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I saw a job posting and thought . . . what the hell why not? Anybody have experience doing this for pay? What's it like?
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Aug 6, 2016 03:28
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It's boring and you get cold. Also sometimes the long poses make your muscles hurt. No matter what you do, don't look at the drawings the students do of you, because you will either be creeped out by how pinuppy they made you look or filled with self-loathing at how flabby and out of shape they made you look.
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Aug 6, 2016 04:27
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I'll give you my favorite story from the artist side I've ever heard about a nude drawing. Normally, you don't do detailed genitalia in a sketch of a nude figure. You usually just make a general shape and move on. This applies to male and female. You spend most of the attention on the form. When I was in college for illustration and design, everyone's drawings were put up on the wall to be evaluated. One of the student's drawings was a lovingly detailed drawing of the models dick. Veins and everything. Very careful shading and depth, of a circumcised penis. The thing is... The model was uncircumcised. We all wondered: "Who's dick was he drawing?" Was it his own dick? Was it a friends dick? I knew that the dude doing the drawing was straight so it wasn't his boyfriends dick. Also, why the dick? There are plenty of more interesting parts of the body. Why not draw a hand? For real advise, don't feel embarrassed to pose. When you're drawing, you decouple the person from the shape so no-one is thinking of you sexually. It is cold, and you'll get sore from the pose. It's easy work though.
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Aug 6, 2016 05:47
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Take a shower beforehand, bring a robe, be prepared to sit/lay/stand in one position for 30 minutes- an hour at a time, the professors usually tell you what position they want you in but sometimes they expect you to think of poses. Source: I took 3 life drawing classes in college.
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Aug 6, 2016 16:06
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We've had lots of nude models back in art school, none of them were very remarkable except the old dude that liked to do sexy poses to make us all bust out laughing. One time he came in covered lick-on tatoos... lol Bring a prop or two that you can incorporate into your poses. Some models bring a stick to lean on and so on. Have a timer of some sort so you can change poses every 5min etc. Ask the class what types of poses they'd like to study, but don''t do any pose that makes you uncomfortable generally. Bring a light source, that makes posing atleast a little more interesting for the students. Nude does not mean sexy time, although some seem to think so be prepared for the creepers if you are female.
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Aug 7, 2016 09:06
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AlbieQuirky posted:
I had the opposite experience. I loved looking at the drawings afterwards because everyone draws/paints slightly differently, and seeing how every person in the room interpreted my form artistically was interesting to me. Some students would be a bit awkward about me looking though. I remember one being really apologetic because she'd drawn me with a pot belly. I told her not to worry, because that's what I looked like! To answer the OP, the pay was ok. But it is uncomfortable and kind of boring. You get stiff and sore from having hold a pose, even if you're reclined. Some general advice: don't do this if you have any sort of digestive issue and are easily embarrassed. If you fart during a pose, it's the loudest sound in the world.
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Aug 8, 2016 10:45
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It's just like everyone's said: boring, quiet, and cold. Ask for a chair or stool to help with longer poses since you're new, and bringing a broomstick as a prop is always helpful. Maybe ask to attend a class before you start so you'll know what it's going to be like. One time in college we had a model wearing so much patchouli that no one finished their paintings because we didn't want to stay in the room with him.
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Aug 10, 2016 05:31
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You'll probably be cold on the first day. Feel free to ask the instructor to turn the AC down. I modeled at a women's college a few years ago. Everybody was super professional, the prof teaching the class had a cute dog that would hang out with me in the office on break, and occasionally one of the students would decide to paint me with massive flattering boobs. Easiest money I ever made. If you like the quiet tedium of yoga, you'll love nude modeling!
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Aug 11, 2016 02:31
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I had a professor creep out on a model once my god it was the most uncomfortable thing I've ever witnessed. He was clearly trying to position her so he could look at her rear end in a top hat and everyone in the entire room knew it.
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Aug 21, 2016 20:54
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I did it a while ago and it was fun  We started out with short poses (so the students could practice speed drawing) and worked up to longer ones. If they suggest a pose that is a bit uncomfortable don't be afraid to say and be prepared to think of your own. Remember to stretch before because your muscles will feel a bit achy after. I found it interesting and fun to look at the art after. There were a few people who made my boobs comically big and others who were more shy and just did a blob of shading for the "naughty bits" 
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Aug 22, 2016 03:46
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It is a boring but easy way to make a little cash. Don't try to suck in your gut or you will feel the next day like you did a thousand crunches. If you are female, prepare a cold stare for creepers. If you don't routinely look at yourself in a 360° mirror, look at the drawings with caution.
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Aug 25, 2016 12:54
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If you can, bring a supply of blankets/pillows. These aren't always available and having them will not only make you more comfortable, but give you more pose options, especially once you get into the 15+ minutes range. Also, though it's rare, it is possible that some of the students may try to hit on you. Hopefully this will only happen once your robe/clothes are back on, but not always.  If it's overhead by the instructor, or other students, they'll probably get shamed for it because it's really frowned upon. Some people assume that anyone who takes their clothes off is DTF, and the art world is sadly no different.
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Aug 26, 2016 15:45
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