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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 application 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) & a clothed body shot​ that shows your body type (needn't be a professional photo)

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

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MODEL TRAINING $129/$149

FINE ART MODEL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

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Art of Modeling has professionally trained upwards of 150 new, and highly accoladed art models over the past eight years!

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If inexperienced, there are two training routes to choose from, each outlined below. 

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Option #1: $129

 

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One day, 3.5 hr group workshop training

includes The Other Side of the Easel fine art model training manual, a model timer, a two-hour professional fine art model observation with personal Q & A with the author, founder/director of AOM and former coveted fine art model Ellen Allen, another professional fine art model, and a model-led practice session where you can test out your pose striking wearing form-fitting attire. You will receive a digital "certification of completion",  You will be informed, practiced and ready to perform fine art modeling country and even world-wide. If you are interested in becoming an Art of Modeling model member, you are now ready for the next step-setting up a 2hr nude practice session with artists drawing you

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Option #2: $149

 

 

Two day, 4 hr personalized training includes The Other Side of the Easel fine art model training manual,  a 2 hr professional fine art model observation with personal Q & A with the author, founder/director of AOM and former coveted fine art model Ellen Allen, another professional fine art model,  You will receive a digital "certification of completion",  You will be informed, practiced and ready to perform fine art modeling country and even world-wide.three part, two studio day fine arts training will be 'reference ready', formerly trained and experienced. or our one day, 3.5 hr group  sometimes the artists pitch in their two cents); followed by your own personal two-hour nude practice session for artists at the NoBo Art Center with an opportunity to be tipped.  You will receive a digital certification of completion.

The Other Side if the Easel

Our standard fine art model trainings takes place in Boulder, Colorado 

Our master course fine art model training retreat takes place in Negril, Jamaica.

More information on the Jamaica training coming soon!

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'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

LEARN MORE

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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