Hi all,

I'm about to start a sculpture.  My initial sketches are finished and it's time to start the dirty work.  The sculpture is to be life-size and realistic, a la the ones often seen in museums (you know, the dioramas with the cavemen hunting paleolithic beasts).

I'm thinking about getting ahold of a mannequin, using it to form a chicken wire armature, and going from there.  The figure will be wearing a cloak and a hat, which should be fairly simple.  The face, however, needs to be detailed (although it will be bearded).

Does anybody here have some tips (regarding life-size sculpture, sculpting realistic people, etc.)?  Or, better yet, have experience sculpting figures for museum dioramas?

Thanks so much for any help!