Life Modelling Un-Covered

By Tina Hilton

Welcome to the wonderful world of life modeling. The book is light-hearted and shows my passion for the unusual career path.

A profession that has a very checkered history and is very much in demand in the present day. It is a book that will give you answers to age-old questions a life model encounters often.

The book is to answer questions on the life of a life model, give a little biography, give tips on poses, and the funny incidents that invariably pop-up.

Enjoy the book!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Nov 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524594817

Tina Hilton

In this book, Tina shares her unique of life modeling with you. She is a professional model with many years of experience. Within the delightfully quirky book, Tina shares her wealth of knowledge with you. The book starts with how Tina became a life model and the tips for getting the best out of a pose. Tina finishes the book with funny events that have happened within a life-drawing studio.

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Copyright © 2016 by Tina Hilton. 745374

Photo Credit: Alan Lyall-www.awlpix.com

ISBN:   Softcover       978-1-5245-9480-0

             EBook               978-1-5245-9481-7

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Rev. date: 11/23/2016

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Contents

Dedication Page

Life Room Rules

How Did I Become a Life Model?

Photo Shoot Tips

Ideas a tutor might ask a life model to do.

Poses

Techniques artists use to create a life drawing

Odd moments that have happened, whilst I have modelled

Dedication Page

A little thank you to all the artists who have helped me to write this book with little things you inadvertently do and say whilst drawing Tina your life model. Being humbled when I am given a painting from the session. All the little things you say and do have helped me to give an insight to the wonderful world of life modelling.

A special thank you to Wendy, Alan, Tim and Claire who have supported me and encouraged me in my chosen profession. You will never know what it feels like for you all to believe in me; it really means a lot to me. You are all very special and cherished.

And how could I forget Isobel, Natalie, Olivia and Evelyn, who bring joy and laughter with your little ways; I am so privileged being your Nutty Nanna!

Life modelling has

been around since time in memorial. There are ancient life modelling poses that have been found in caves.

With life modelling until religion was formed was an acceptable practice for artists to paint or sculpt nudes. Along with religions came a certain prudishness that frowned upon the naked human form. The artists became eventful and added fig leaves or a cloth to cover the nether regions. As the years progressed the artists painted nothing to offend anyone so all life models looked androgynous.

Later on, life models were prostitutes plucked from the streets. The profession had certainly fallen from grace. Even today some folk still say that, I for one was told by a close friend that I was a prostitute doing life modelling.

Today, life modelling again is held in high regard; there is a respect for a life model. We are all ordinary people working in a fascinating profession.

There are lots of pictures of me that hang in people’s homes, artists plan chests, (a unit of large shallow draws that can be used to keep large and small pictures from getting damaged), there are pictures of me hanging on my walls. All of the pictures have been given to me by generous artists. How was I given the pictures? I am a Professional Artist Model.

So you want to be a life model? Read on this will inspire you and give you tips on how to get the best poses for all the artists to capture from any angle. It will