The artist needs a model. Usually, the body and the face are taken from two different people. But there are times when a whole mannequin is based on one person. Their body are usually toned due to regular exercise. B ut, you do not have to be in either of the three professions mentioned above to be a mannequin model.
Mannequin sculptors are usually on the look out for new models.
They just do not announce it to the general public. T owards the left are some of those who modeled for Decter Mannequins, their youthful grace and beauty translated into fiberglass and paint. T here is an ongoing debate whether mannequins are works of art or just commercial manufacturing. Whatever your opinion on this matter, the long hours of work by various artist and the model could not be denied. The models poses for the artist, the original done in clay which will be the template for the factory.