These wooden figures—often with glass eyes and wigs—appear incredibly lifelike. Discover what’s beneath their skin. Making a Spanish polychrome sculpture by The J. Paul Getty Museum
Watch a sculptor demonstrate the use of traditional tools as he carves a block of marble. Carving Marble with Traditional Tools by The J. Paul Getty Museum
Cut, abrade, polish. With these three actions, Chinese artisans have been refining jade for 6000 years. Working jade by Asian Art Museum
It takes many hands—and a lot of heat—to cast bronze. Follow the steps of this complex, non-intuitive process. Bronze Casting Using the “Lost Wax” Technique by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
X-rays of this unique bronze figure revealed an iron armature, as well as vital clues to the sculptor’s process. Adriaen de Vries’s bronze casting technique: direct ... by The J. Paul Getty Museum