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Tens of thousands of years ago an aspiring artist picked up a piece of charcoal and drew an image of another early human being on the rocky wall of a cave. Across the millennia that followed people ...

Good morning. They're among the “blue-collar workers of the arts,” one figure-drawing model told Hyperallergic Staff Writer Isa Farfan, describing long days of holding difficult poses that are a feat ...

Alida Pepper was staring down depression. Stuck in her apartment in San Francisco, she worried that all the plans she’d made were about to unravel. For months, Pepper, a full-time life drawing model, ...

Figure drawing is thriving in L.A. Every week, the city’s artists have a plethora of opportunities to get together in real space and draw from life. Pros and amateurs alike can sketch a famous drag ...

Don Branagan takes great pride in his calendar and his busy schedule. As a full-time art model, he likes to book gigs as early as possible. But when COVID-19 hit, Don’s calendar suddenly dried up.

After London's Orbital Comics would normally close this Friday – it is reopening. For a special occasion. Infinity War: A Life Drawing Spectacular will be kicking off instore, alongside the release of ...

Over the years I’ve scrutinized, squinted at and visually dissected every inch of easily more than 100 naked humans. That’s because my passion is figure drawing, so I rack up a lot of hours staring at ...

France’s professional nude models are fed up with stripping down for low wages in terrible conditions. A group called La Coordination des modèles has been fighting since 2008 to improve the working ...