Connecting experienced Chicago-area people that figure model for pay or pay for figure models. Two Directories. Accessable ONLY by Registry members. Look up figure models or figurative artists that you would like to work with and contact them. It’s that simple!
Apply for a listing on the Registry when you can provide your headshot (“Avatar”) and verifiable Chicago-area references (email addresses).
Memberships are good for twelve months and are free. To keep your name in a Directory, you need to update your listing and renew your membership each year. This helps to keep the Directory listings accurate and current.
If you are new to figure modeling, The Art Model’s Handbook is an excellent resource for professional models. More information is available at artmodelbook.com. Available from Amazon.com and Bookshop.org
ED – If you haven’t seen this tribute to figure models, a 2015 Sheridan College graduate thesis animation by Taha Neyestani, you owe it to yourself to watch it “ed” – Animated Short Film | Sheridan 2015. After you watch it once, be sure watch the posing sequences again, but at 1/4 speed! Taha demonstrates all the figure rendering techniques that I’ve ever heard of!