How Do You Be A Nude Art Model?
Modeling nude for an artist or art class is much more complicated than it may seem. In addition to the obvious requirements of being able hold still and being willing to appear undressed in public, there are many other requirements for successfully fulfilling the role. • Find places to work: Contact your local art school or college to see if they are hiring art models. You can start with the art department, but ask if there is someone in particular assigned to hire models for all classes. Sometimes each instructor hires their own models. This is the first step because it may in fact be difficult to find work, particularly for male models. • If required by the institution, prepare a resume. Include any previous modeling experience, performances, art schooling, dance, yoga, or other activity you have done which would benefit an artist model. • Ask the person hiring if there are any rules or guidelines that models must follow. Discuss payment or hourly sitting rates, which can vary greatl
• Find places to work: Contact your local art school or college to see if they are hiring art models. You can start with the art department, but ask if there is someone in particular assigned to hire models for all classes. Sometimes each instructor hires their own models. This is the first step because it may in fact be difficult to find work in a tight economy. Interestingly, male models are in especially short supply. • If required by the institution, prepare a resume. Include any previous modeling experience, performances, art schooling, acting, dance, yoga, or other activity you have done which would benefit an artist model. • Ask the person hiring if there are any rules or guidelines that models must follow. Discuss payment or hourly sitting rates, which can vary greatly but generally are between $15 and $25. Also discuss average length of poses, how many breaks, and does the artist or group use one pose or many different, varied poses. • Plan for the session by thinking about po
