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Friday, February 11, 2022

Older than Average, Part 2 - Academic Art


Part two or our "Older than Average" series focuses on academic art.
Emile August Ruffin drew this handsome fellow in 1874, and I can only 
hope that current art schools continue to insist that their students 
draw and paint the nude male form with a variety of model types.

 

5 comments:

  1. Interesting to note here how hair and beard will change the proportions of a model, thus making the head appear too large for the body. To answer your question. There is, based on my experience, a reasonable range of male and female models. Some have even said older models are more interesting to draw. I tend to get rebookings based on my look and pose range.

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    1. Thank you, David! Good to know that they are still doing it and that you are in demand as a model.

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    2. My pleasure as ever Jerry. I'm modelling next Tuesday thanks to, last time one of the artists requesting another booking. I note, like me, all these have beards. Definitely part of the older male model look.

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    3. Funny you mention beards. I'm working on a bearded double feature for about two weeks from now, and this model will appear there by a different artist.

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