For generations, Artist's Models have been used in the most famous works of art. If you've ever thought about being a participant in works of art, need some extra cash with a schedule that YOU control, or want to just be a part of art but have no artistic talent - this might be for you! We aim to include models of all gender, size, ethnicity, age, etc. Every body is different, beautiful & interesting in their own way!

This class is geared toward beginning models.

ABOUT THE CLASS...you will:

Learn about the types of modeling

Learn about marketing yourself

Learn safety during your modeling sessions

Have the opportunity to model (nude) for real artists

Book one open studio session at Gage during Winter Quarter

Gain traction toward joining the Gage model roster in order to be considered for other classes

MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER

About your teacher, ShawnaArtModel:

Shawna has been a full-time model for 8 years. "Full time" in art modeling means 3-10 hours a day, 6-7 hours a week. Having achieved 10,000 pose hours in 2020 alone, she is on the roster of 20 schools in the Puget Sound region and 20 community series in the area. Shawna also collaborates with individual artists, working in their homes or studios. Additionally, Shawna coordinates and hosts community ""open sessions"" and hires models for both her own self-hosted series and for other community series. As of Summer 2022, Shawna began coordinating models for Gage Academy of Art.