Archive of all blog posts

Today, professional life model Fleur brings a gorgeous collection of elegant and classical body shapes and poses to our store. In many of these images, she appears to be dancing. Add these to your practice rotation for just $1.49, and help to support a life model whose work has been impacted by the pandemic in the process. Seguir leyendo →

I know that many of you are currently planning for your fall semesters, and struggling to decide how to manage social distancing and figure study from home. This is just a reminder that if you are an instructor who has had to close down your RL drawing/painting/sculpting/whatever that needs a figure model class, please contact me and let me know how long your semester is -- I will give all of... Seguir leyendo →

Nymphaea, a teen who uses the site to practice, spent a weekend at hotel Mona in Zlatibor and brought someone to capture images of the great time that she had there. She wanted to use her own photos to improve her artistic abilities, and share it with the entire community at the same time! Seguir leyendo →

Did you notice that this week we launched a new feature for the Figure Drawing tool? You can now choose to include or exclude specific age ranges. We had been getting requests for the ability to filter out children and babies and have them be part of their own practice sessions, given their dramatically different proportions from adults. Seguir leyendo →

There are 13 new photos in the Figure Drawing tool today, from Betsy and David Art Models. Since quarantine hit, they have been experimenting with doing Zoom figure drawing sessions, getting creative with the best ways to adapt live classes to an online environment and playing with ideas to take advantage of the medium that aren't available in the "real world" Seguir leyendo →

I have 10 farmyard animals from a photographer who prefers to remain anonymous, along with 10 aquatic birds (Canada geese, mallards, and a great blue heron) from the photographer Clara Columbus. Woohoo! :D These are all available immediately, free of charge. :) Seguir leyendo →

Another totally free batch of figure study images is hitting the figure drawing tools today! These come from photographer MaikuBokeh. These are mostly sitting or reclining, and include some great twists and curls. Seguir leyendo →

We have a new environments photo bundle in our store! It features a wide variety of scenery, from the beach to urban centers. Seguir leyendo →

To help support those of you stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering 31 days of "pay what you want" full membership. Full memberships allow you access to goal setting and tracking, achievement badges, more control over what images you see, unlimited image uploads and automatic critique requests, access to the Scenes and Environment drawing tool, and more. Seguir leyendo →

Introducing Line of Action Study Groups! These were specifically designed to help drawing and painting classes that have had to disband because of COVID-19, but anyone can create a study group and invite their friends or classmates. Seguir leyendo →