Finding the Perfect Model

One Hundred Ninety Sixth Post: Finding the Perfect Model

Often it is better to draw from life and to have a model to base the artwork on. In my basic drawing course we would bring a student to the front so that we could make little sketches of them. It was all for fun and I really learned a lot. But there is still a fact that if you are modeling someone in a 3D program (which I am trying to learn), the most convenient method is to use magazines and photographs. But those are 2D. If the price is affordable it would be nice to hire a model. Of course, that would take a lot of work and preparation. Plus you would have to be proficient in 3D modeling because your charged by the hour. Don’t forget there are also legal issues such as how the photos or model will be used, how payment will be made, and who owns the rights to the work.

It would probably be easier to find models around the city. It may appear it would be simple to find a model, but it is actually a challenge especially when artists and designers never used a live model before. This reminds me of a news story I read that an adult “gentile men’s club” were zoned out of town by new zoning laws because they were a strip club. Their answer was to become a modeling place and they gave each visitor pencil and paper to draw their models. This is breaking the rules with an idea that could be used legitimately. I mean if art was the focus of the viewers intentions all of the dancers would have a legitimate modeling job. I know it doesn’t sound realistic, but the fact is that artists, directors, and marketing groups all need models. The perfect model is just too hard to find.

But until you start you 3D character... May the Creative Force and Holiday Spirit be with You