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| Open Studio 1 |
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Have you ever been curious about open studio painting sessions? This is how it works. The organizer of the open studio typically contracts with a professional model to pose for a group of painters. Painters all contribute to the "sitting" fee. Sometimes the model is clothed, but more often they pose nude. The organizer and/or group decides on a pose and adjusts lighting to both accomodate the comfort of the model and create interesting angles for the painters. Many models ask that no photos be taken, but I've also had models allow it and just ask for a promise of discretion and use only in finishing the painting. A timer is set for a particular duration and when it goes off, the model puts on her robe and gets a break. The total session is usually three hours.
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There isn't a huge market for nude paintings, but these sessions are great practice for painters. It helps to know how the human figure is constructed when inserting figures (with clothing) into a painting.
I was happy with the likeness and the angles of these sketches, although not so much with the way the charcoal sat on the paper (bumps, lines etc.) On this evening, whenever the model took a break, I moved my easel to a new spot, thus the different angles. These aren't meant to be finished works, but for me reinforcement of figure basics for use in landscape and otherwise.
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