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.

FRANK P. MELENDEZ teaches at The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York. His teaching and research engage topics pertaining to architectural drawing and 3D modeling, ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After Kent Van Dusseldorp turned 50, he wanted to shake up his life a little. Did he buy a cherry-red sports car? Did he sign up for the Peace Corps? Did he enter a profession that ...

The thought of stepping in front of a roomful of artists as a figure drawing model for the first time was nerve-wracking for Michelle Long. She recalls nervously rehearsing for her modeling debut in ...

A life drawing class at the Boston Figurative Art Center (photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Aaron Bogan, a professional art model and illustrator originally from New ...

Disparate methods involving pencils and computer software each had their place as students explored new ways of studying artifacts. Practicum exercises in Jessica Paga’s advanced seminar course The ...

Kent Van Dusseldorp creates dynamic poses for artists during Zoom sessions on his computer. Through the coronavirus shutdown, he's discovered that can now pose for anyone around the world. Nude ...

Pencils and paintbrushes rise when Kelly removes her robe and perches on a wooden platform one recent Sunday morning. Each artist in the small group at the Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach ...