The Color of Light: An Artist's Blog

1/8/2022 9:27:57 AM

Working with a live model

Kim Eshelman / Comment on this

I recently took a leap into something I've been wanting to try for some time now - painting a live model with a virtual artists group. These days live Zoom sessions are widely available for artists to join in for a small fee to gain access to a model. 

 

For this session we had approximately three hours. It was a great experience and I'll definitely be joining more in the future. I loved how the timed session really made me work quickly and spontaneously, and not fuss too much. It was also wonderful drawing practice. If you haven't tried a live model session and want to improve your figure work I highly recommend it. But be warned, I have a feeling it can be addictive! 

 

It's much more fun than working with photos. 

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