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BECOME A MODEL MEMBER

Life Drawing class

MODELS

Art of Modeling offers a variety of fine arts modeling opportunities at a broad range of artistic venues in the Denver/Boulder/

Fort Collins metro areas to new and

experienced fine art models.  

 

Art of Modeling provides models new to the profession with the necessary training to be successful in the industry, with basic fine art model training in Boulder, CO or at a master

fine art model training retreat in Jamaica.

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Podcast by Courtney Blacker-Reynolds

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We pay our models up to $25/hr

MODEL MEMBERSHIP $199/yr
*this equals 54 cents/day

*You must be over 18 years of old, as most bookings are nude

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If experienced, complete the Online Application, where you will be asked to p​rovide two professional art modeling references

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After your references are verified you will be invited to become a model member and will complete these sign up steps:

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-Submit your Model-Membership fee (purple payment button above).  While full payment at one time is preferred, we do have a financing option available 

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-Submit a $100 conditionally refundable deposit (purple payment button above)

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​-Complete online Model's Responsible Cancellation Agreement

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-Provide a W9. Email to:  artofmodelinginfo@gmail.com

 

-Provide a photo of your Driver's License. Email to artofmodelinginfo@gmail.com

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-Provide a headshot (professional preferred, but not required) & a clothed body shot​ that shows your body type 

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-Finally, you will then be given new model information and a model contract

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BOULDER FINE ART MODEL TRAINING 

If inexperienced, we offer professional training.​​​ Art of Modeling has professionally trained upwards of 150 new, and highly accoladed art models over the past eight years!

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​​​​$149  You will be mailed The Other Side of the Easel fine art model training manual and are expected to read it (it takes about 1hr to read) prior to attending a scheduled virtual Q & A with the author, founder/director of Art of Modeling and former fine art model Ellen Allen.  After passing a quiz you will receive a digital "certification of completion", will be informed and ready to perform fine art modeling country and even world-wide. You will also be eligible to join Art of Modeling as a model member and to receive area life modeling bookings with our dozens of clients.

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NEGRIL, JAMAICA FINE ART MODEL TRAINING MASTER COURSE

training in the tropics

More information on the Jamaica training coming soon!

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Email with interest  Here

LEARN MORE

'Not Just a Bowl of Fruit' a short documentary about an 85yr old life model by Greta Griniute

A real, but humorous video- "Why I draw from live Models", Louis Guidetti

‘Ed’ by Taha Neyestani

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“A tribute to all life drawing models, and to the passion

of the craft — exploring form, figure, life and all that lies within.” 

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Thesis film by Taha Neyestani made at Sheridan College, 2015. Animated in Photoshop. Winner of the Annie Award for best student film, 2015.

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Used with artist's permission

Links to articles about fine arts modeling:

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The Psychology of Nude Art Modeling: From a Naked Guy Named Dave  *this article features a former AOM model

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The Nude Art Model by Daniel Peters *this article features a former AOM model

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Meet Andy Pollock | Artist & Figure Model, Shoutout Colorado *this article features a former AOM model

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The Challenging, Lasting Career of the Artists’ Model​

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Naked Ambition by, William Hageman

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How To Be A Great Life Model, by Memphis

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Musings of a life model, by Ruby Magic

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The naked truth about life models, by The Guardian

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Life models by The Guardian​

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Figuring it Out by Gage Rabideaux

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Zen and the Art of Art Modeling by Josh Max

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Longmont artists group bares itself in public, by Quentin Young

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Drawing the human body continues to challenge artists, by Marianne L. Hamilton

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Nude models are crucial figures in CSU art class, by The Coloradoan

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6 Art-Historical Poses You Should Know, by Sarah Gottesman​

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“Modelling felt liberating”: ten life models tell us about their experiences of baring all for art by Rebecca Fulleylove

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Figure drawing brings personality to class: Tyler School of Art offers figure drawing classes, which model Jennifer Hermann said she enjoys by Claire Sasko​

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FAQ about nude modeling for art classes by Melinda Tichelaar

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The naked truth about nude art modeling by ROBIN EILEEN BERNSTEIN

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Night at the Figure Drawing Class BY DANYA RUBENSTEIN-MARKIEWICZ

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Artists Go Back to School for Will Cotton’s ‘Take Home a Nude’ Drawing Party by Sarah Cascone

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The Dos and Don’ts of Working With Nude Models: 6 Steps for Keeping Things Professional by Sarah Cascone

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Message behind nude modeling for art: 'There is no one way to be beautiful' by Michael Greenlar​

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For Artists' Models, It's All in a Day's Work by SYDNEY LADENSOHN STERN

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Life drawing artists and nude models tap into creativity at pub venue by  Luke Wong

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Naked ambition: Why do people become nude life models? by  Hannah Reich and Barbara Heggen

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The bare facts: Exploring nude modelling and life art classes in Adelaide by Brett Williamson

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Nude models, despite initial awkwardness, essential to artist development by Daniel Wheaton

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How To Become A Life Drawing Model

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How to serve as an artist model

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The Art of Figure Drawing, The Science of Modeling

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Art Model Tips, by Charley Parker

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Art classes that pay for your naked ambition, by  Rebecca Katherine Hirsch


How I Earned $20 an Hour By Getting Naked — Without Getting Arrested, by Susan Sh

 

Life Modeling Undraped, by Amy Stoltenberg​

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https://www.youtube.com/c/GESDRAWPARTY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4hDF_mVqA  (scroll toward the bottom of the page)

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https://dhjonathan.com/2016/08/30/a-writer-who-models-for-art/

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