Live models aren’t always available to the artist. So a wooden mannequin comes in handy as a reference for proportion. They are available in different sizes and forms, male and female figures, hands, even horses. They can be posed in various positions helping focus in on the figures ratios. Mine sits on my desk unused.

I originally purchased it as a student to aid in sketching the human figure. But with fashion design sketches I am distorting the figure. So it’s become a decorative knickknack. Perhaps if I bought a 9 ½ head figure I might use it more often. Truthfully,  I still probably wouldn’t.