They want me to model for the College Sketch Class.
2006-06-15 03:48:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
First off, can we assume you're over 18 years old? If not, this may enter a rather gray legal zone (i.e. one person's art is another person's pornography)
Once that assumption is out of the way, it rather depends on how you feel about being naked in front of strangers. Since this is for a reputable organization and not some sleazy "fashion photographer" who promises you a career in modelling if you'll just take a little more off, there is no legal reason to avoid it. I'm going to assume that they'll have you sign something that says something to the effect that you claim no rights to any representations of you that might be drawn in that class (not that any of them will be any good, I'm willing to bet, and you probably wouldn't want any of them), and that you understand you are fairly compensated for your time ($1500 to do various poses in front of a bunch of art students? That's better than when I took Intro to Drawing, but then that was when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, so I guess there's inflation involved)
At any rate, if you feel secure with your body and don't mind posing nude, I'd say go for it; pretty good money for standing around for an hour or so. And if you feel at all self-conscious, just remember -- sketch and drawing classes are usually either introductory courses for those just starting their art degrees or distribution courses for people who need humanities credits to graduate; either way, they probably haven't done much nude drawing before, and will be just as uneasy about having a naked person in the room as you will be standing around nude. Trust me; my drawing class had a lady who must have been around 50, and she'd been posing nude for the art department for upwards of 25 years, so she was WAY more comfortable with the experience than any of us were.
2006-06-15 04:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First you said nude "shots" then you said it was for a sketch class. There's a BIG difference. An art students sketches of your body are probably not going anywhere beyond the students portfolio and even if they end up in an art exhibition chances are no one will really recognize you. Photographs are bordering on "Girls Gone Wild" and can be duplicated a bazillion times - ESPECIALLY if you sign over your rights to ownership of your image by signing a release which I'll just BET you'd have to do to get your $1,500. Something is not right about this deal! I have taken a lot of life drawing classes and $25-100 a session is the MOST I've ever seen the model paid nude or otherwise. Be suspicious, be VERY VERY suspicious!
2006-06-15 07:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by ckswife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am confused too. Is it photos, or a life drawing class?
Photos sounds a little iffy to me unless it is for a book that artists buy to have bodies to use for their art. I have one of those myself and use it and appreciate it.
If it is for a life drawing class, if you are comfortable with it, I think you should do it. There is nothing comparable to a live model when learning to draw the human form. Artists have always painted , drawn, and sculpted the nude figure, there is nothing immoral about it. We love to draw all shapes and sizes of them.....the more "imperfect" the better in some cases.
2006-06-15 17:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Mandalawind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!!! Think of all the people who have had nude photos come back to haunt them down the road. It's not worth the money. Definitely no.
2006-06-15 03:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by daslorelei 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not like it's for a smutty magazine, it's for sketch class in College, go for it, as long as you're comfortable with your body.
2006-06-15 03:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wondering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to have a future in politics or entertainment, no. If you are an artist who appreciates the beauty of the human form and are willing to share yours with others, yes.
2006-06-15 03:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you be embarrassed to tell anyone about it? How would you feel if people you love or respect found out about it. Answer those questions and then decide. I'd go for it!
2006-06-15 03:55:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on you moral values and can you stand in one place in front of a group of people for hours.
2006-06-15 04:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, if it's just for an art class, why not. As long as there are no pics or video taken, go for it.
2006-06-15 03:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only you can answer that. I know several people who have done it for extra cash. It is physically demanding, but as long as you are comfortable with it, why not?
2006-06-15 03:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋