Below the muscle of the Houdon Écorché Head sits the skull, the bone every portrait and figure is built on.

This is the foundational skull reference for artists, with deep eye sockets that pool with shadow, the hard turn of the brow and cheekbone, and the jaw as its own distinct form.

Study how light cascades across the cranium, catches the orbital ridge, and drops into the nasal cavity from any angle you choose.

The kicker? Some references raise eyebrows. This one drops jaws, literally. Open and close the articulating mandible, and see how the whole form reads as it moves.

The same jaw articulates on the fully Posable Skeleton too.