Surrounded by dozens of artists eager to put charcoal to paper, I take a deep breath, remind myself to avoid direct eye contact and let my bathrobe fall to the floor. I strike a pose, pulling in my year-old stomach, and resist the urge to clasp both hands, fig-leaf style, over myself, praying that the blood rushing to my head rushes nowhere else. Even now, I am skilled at covering up in changing rooms and on beaches. But experience — and therapy — has taught me that the root of this anxiety lies not in a fear of physical exposure but in the fact that the choice had not been mine. So what better way to test this out than to strip off for a life-drawing class? This time the decision is mine alone, but will this make any difference? Initially, no. But minutes into my second pose, paranoia takes hold. Is the strait-laced, dark-haired girl sniggering at her etchings or her subject? Why is the bearded hipster narrowing his eyes like a scientist?
The following pages provide thousands of examples of life model poses presented by several models representing a wide range of body types. Click the photo to access the type of poses you want to view. For even more pose ideas, see the listings provided at pose ideas for life models. All these web sites provide fine art instructional resources for figurative artists. To access these offerings, click here:. Anyone can be an artist model if you can find work. See the Frequently Asked Questions page , the detailed instructions on how to find work as a life model , and the instructions on how to serve as an artist model. First of all you need to be extremely comfortable with your body, you should not be shy to be nude or showing your body in front of the camera. So first make sure you are comfortable with that. But I think there needs to be a few more flexing poses for both genders.
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Surrounded by dozens of artists eager to put charcoal to paper, I take a deep breath, remind myself to avoid direct eye contact and let my bathrobe fall to the floor. I strike a pose, pulling in my year-old stomach, and resist the urge to clasp both hands, fig-leaf style, over myself, praying that the blood rushing to my head rushes nowhere else. Even now, I am skilled at covering up in changing rooms and on beaches. But experience — and therapy — has taught me that the root of this anxiety lies not in a fear of physical exposure but in the fact that the choice had not been mine.
So what better way to test this out than to strip off for a life-drawing class? This time the decision is mine alone, but will this make any difference? Initially, no. But minutes into my second pose, paranoia takes hold. Is the strait-laced, dark-haired girl sniggering at her etchings or her subject?
Why is the bearded hipster narrowing his eyes like a scientist? Luckily Anne is on hand to calm my fears. After more extended poses, along with pins and needles in my left leg and an itch just west of my right thigh, the two-hour session draws to a close. No one laughed. But suburban nakedness? To join a London Drawing class, visit londondrawing. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Topics Drawing Do Something creative. Art features. Reuse this content. Order by newest oldest recommendations.
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