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Art Models 2
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Index
Contents
Photo Contents
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Bonus Poses
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Ar t Models 2
Features
O
ur first book in this series “Art Models” generated a lot of discussion and suggestions. A
few people told us not to photograph poses that
are based on famous works of art. Many others
suggested we look to the classics for inspiration.
After all, they reasoned, if you are posing the human body as an art reference, what better inspiration than existing works of art? This is one of
the thoughts behind the selection of poses you
see here in Art Models 2.
For each pose, we have included an
information box with notes about the
piece we were thinking of when we instructed the model. When available,
we include the artist, an approximate date for the piece and a
location where you can view it.
These details are not definitive,
we simply wanted to share with
you
the source of inspiration for the pose selection
and give you the opportunity to see how similar poses were used in existing pieces of art.
One thing that makes a work of art “classic” is that it evokes emotion. We were
fortunate to find a talented group of
models who were willing and able to
display emotions for the length of an
entire rotation (see, for example, Jesse’s “Struggle” on page 30 and Susan’s
“Liberty Leading the People” on page
108). This is something that seems
to be uncommon in other pose
books and even in live classes, but
we think emotion is essential to art
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and it was important to capture those emotions
for your study. We hope you are pleased with their
efforts and that their work will inspire you.
In response to numerous requests for a proportional reference, we added the Vitruvian pose
inspired by Da Vinci’s famous “Vitruvian Man.”
The end of each chapter provides a full-page anatomical reference for each model.
Companion Disk
To help you quickly find the poses
from the book on the disk, the information box that accompanies
each pose also has a disk symbol
with a name beside it. That
name refers to the folder on disk
for the pose. We also note the
folder names for those poses that
have overhead views.
The disk has 24 high-resolution
photos of every pose, one photo every 15-degrees in rotation around the
model. It also has some bonus material
that just did not fit in the book. For
example, the disk has some photos
taken from overhead looking down
on the model, all 24 views of each
“Vitruvian” and two additional
bonus poses.
Companion Disk Instructions
The book shows 4 photos for each pose. The
disk has 24 photos in high resolution for every
pose, over 1500 photos. The average size is
about 4.5 megapixels.
Steps for viewing the photos
1. Put the Companion Disk in your disk
drive.
2. Browse to the drive as you would any
data disk.
3. Open the folder containing the pose you
want to see.
4. Open any photo by double-clicking it.
We hope you find Art Models 2 to be genuinely
useful and a valuable addition to your artist’s
toolkit. If you have any suggestions, thoughts or
comments, we’d love to hear from you.
am2@livemodelbooks.com.
- Maureen & Douglas 2008
See Readme.htm in the root folder for more information.
Art Models 2 is available with and without the
Companion Disk. If your book does not have the
Companion Disk, you can find it at our web site
www.livemodelbooks.com or ask your bookseller
to order it. See the back pages in this book for
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In the book the
poses have 4 views.
On the disk every
pose has 24 views
in high resolution.
This page shows a small
preview of the photos
for just one pose. Each
of these 24 photos is
actually as large as the
one on the facing page.
We put them on disk
rather than in the book
because to print them
all at full size would
have taken 1,500 pages!
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shandra020
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1
Shandra
14
15
Isolation
Fallen Caryatid, Rodin, 1882, Sculpture Garden at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
On Disk: shandra020
16
17
Odette
Ballet - Swan Lake
On Disk: shandra017
18
19
Forlorn
(This page) A Cemetery sculpture, Artist
Unknown
The Bather
(Following pages) Bather, Christophe-Gabriel
Allegrain, 1767, Louvre, France
On Disk: shandra011,
overhead: shandra011o,
shandra003
20
21
22
23
24
S
Shy
(Prior page) Artist reqquest. Shy is repeated by
Mandy, p54, for comp
parison of different body
types and variation in
n position.
Vitrruvian
(This page) Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci, 1492
On Disk: shaandra008,
shandra002
2
Jesse
28
29
Isolation
Fallen Caryatid, Rodin, 1882, Sculpture Garden at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
On Disk: jesse021 &
overheads: jesse021o
30
31
Struggle
Hagesandrus, Polydoros, and Athenodorus,
Laocoön and His Two Sons, 1st Century AD,
Sculpture, Vatican
On Disk: jesse010
32
33
Justice
Emperor Octavian as Jupiter, 1st half of 1st
century, The State Hermitage, Russia
On Disk: jesse017
34
35
Atlas
We did not reference a specific portrayal of
Atlas.
On Disk: jesse018
37
Torso with a Twist
A Red Ink study by Michelangelo, circa 1510
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
This pose is repeated by Michael and Jim for
comparison of different body types and variation in position.
On Disk: jesse013
38
Simple Prone
Manao Tupapau, Paul Gauguin, 1892
On Disk: jesse023 &
overheads: jesse023o
39
40
41
Herakles
(This page) Herakles with Nemean Lion
Skin, circa 120 A.D., Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, MA
Vitruvian
(Following page) Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci,
1492
On Disk: jesse003, jesse002
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3
Mandy
46
Pleading
The Implorer, Rodin, 1900
On Disk: mandy017
47
49
Reaching
Artist request
On Disk: mandy217
50
51
Sublime
The Ognissanti Madonna, Giotto, circa
1305-1310, Galleria degli, Uffizi, Florence
On Disk: mandy016
52
53
Naiad
Naiad, Antonio Canova, circa 1820, National
Gallery, Washington DC
On Disk: mandy019
overhead: mandy019o
54
55
Shy
(This page) Artist request.
Birth of Venus
(Following page)The Birth of Ve-nus, William Bouguereau, 1879,
Musee D’Orsay, France
On Disk: mandy205,
mandy009
56
57
58
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci, 1492
On Disk: mandy002
4
Michael
60
61
Torso with a Twist
A Red Ink study by Michelangelo, circa1510
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
On Disk: michael021
62
Missing You
A Cemetary Sculpture, Artist Unknown
On Disk: michael030
63
64
65
Shepherd
(This page) Sheperds of Arcadia, Nicolas
Poussin,1863, Louvre, Paris, France
David
(Following page) David, Michelangelo, 1504
Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy
On Disk: michael017,
michael005
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67
68
69
Adam
Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, circa 1511,
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome
On Disk: michael035
overhead: michael035o
70
V
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, D
Da Vinci, 1492
On Disk: m
michael002
Niecy
5
72
Awakening
Awakening, Prosper d’Epinay, 1873, The
State Hermitage, Russia
On Disk: niecy006
73
74
75
Seated Bather
Seated Bather Drying Herself, Edgar Degas,
1899, Private collection
On Disk: niecy009
76
77
Magdalene
(This page) The Repentant Magdalene, Antonio Canova, circa1809, The State Hermitage,
Russia
Weary
(Following page) The Death of a Virgin,
Caravaggio, 1605-1606, Louvre, Paris
On Disk: niecy018, niecy020
overheads: niecy018o, niecy020o
78
79
80
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, DaVinci, 1492
On D
Disk: niecy002
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Isabella
82
83
Chado
Yukata, Kotondo, 1930 woodblock print
On Disk: isabella012
84
85
Lotus
We did not reference a specific portrayal of
Lotus
On Disk: isabella013
overhead: isabella013o
86
87
Defiant
(This page) Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva,
Unknown Artist, 960-1279 A.D., Portland
Museum, OR
Samurai
(Following page) Woodblock print, Utagawa
Yoshifuji, 1859
On Disk: isabella011,
isabella006
88
89
90
Geisha
Six Poetic Immortals, Gosôtei Hirosada, 1852
On Disk: isabella011
91
92
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, DaVinci, 1492
On Disk: isabella001
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Dan
94
95
Thinker
The Thinker, Auguste Rodin, 1880
On Disk: dan017
96
97
Tending the Fire
Parisian Sunday, Paul Signac, 1890
On Disk: dan014
98
99
Dying Gaul
Dying Gaul, Sculptor Uncertain, circa 230
B.C.
On Disk: dan020
100
101
Wiseman
Painting, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
On Disk: dan004
102
103
Instructor
Calliope, Augustin Pajou, 1763, National
Gallery, Washington, D.C.
On Disk: dan009
104
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, DaVinci, 1492
On Disk: dan002
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Susan
106
Testing the Water
Dancer with Gazelles, Paul Manship, 1916,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
On Disk: susan312
107
108
109
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix, 1830
On Disk: susan303
110
111
Pondering
(This page) The Hangover, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887-1889, Fogg Art
Museum, Cambridge, MA
A Losing Battle
(Following page)
On Disk: susan303,
susan326
overhead: susan326o
112
113
114
Vitruvian
Vitruvvian Man, Da Vinci, 1492
On Disk: susan302
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Jim
116
117
Torso with a Twist
A Red Ink study by Michelangelo, circa
1510 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York
On Disk: jim013
Sword Swing
Red Chalk over Stilus, Raffaello Sanzio, circa
1510 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
On Disk: jim011
119
120
121
Kneeling
Neapolitan Fisherboy, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, circa 1860, National Gallery, Washington, DC
On Disk: jim026
122
123
Slain
Red Chalk over Stilus, Raffaello Sanzio, circa
1510 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
On Disk: jim023
124
Vitruvian
Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci, 1492
On Disk: jim001
Index
Production Notes
Some poses are repeated by several models. We do
this not just to show the difference in body structure but also to demonstrate the sometimes subtle
differences each model injects into the pose. One
example of this is the tilt of the head and position
of hands in the pose “Isolation” by Shandra and
Jesse. In each case, we try to give the model the
same instruction. Variations in the pose are then
an expression of each model’s personality. We hope
this gives some insight into the different ways one
can express emotion through body position.
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One of our primary design goals was to make the
photos in the book as large as possible. This makes
for a less consistent layout than our previous book.
When we designed Art Models, we thought people
would use the book as an index into the Companion Disk and view the photos at full size on their
computers. But, many people told us they wanted
to work directly from the book. That being the
case, we judged larger photos at the expense of a
consistent layout to be a worthwhile trade-off.
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The following Index is divided into categories; first
by position, then by Artist and finally by the title
of the work that suggested the pose.
Crouching
Isolation
Shepherd
Kneeling
Atlas
Chado
Kneeling
Pleading
Sublime
34-35
81-83
120-121
45-47
50-51
Prone
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Another change from Art Models is the lack of
screening in this book. We received so many complaints and cries of ‘censoring’ regarding the blurring in AM1 that we decided to leave the photos
untouched for this book. This is a risk, as it may
cause the book not to be stocked in certain venues.
This book is clearly an art reference and should be
viewed in the same light as anatomy books are for
medical students. But, to many people, there is still
a strong bias against nudity and we felt it warranted
a mention.
13-15, 27-29
64-65
Simple Prone
38-39
Reclining
Adam
Defiant
Dying Gaul
Losing Battle, A
Naiad
Odette
Slain
68-69
86-87
98-99
112-113
52-53
16-17
122-123
Sitting
Justice
Lotus
Magdalene
32-33
84-85
76-77
125
Missing You
Pondering
Reaching
Seated Bather
Struggle
Tending the Fire
Thinker
Torso with a Twist
62-63
110-111
48-49
74-75
30-31
96-97
93-95
36-37, 59-61, 115-117
Standing
Awakening
71-73
Bather, The
20-21
Birth of Venus
56-57
David
66-67
Geisha
90-91
Herakles
40-41
Instructor
102-103
Liberty Leading the People
108-109
Samurai
88-89
Shy
22-23, 54-55
Sword Swing
118-119
Testing the Water
105-107
Vitruvian
24, 42, 58, 70, 80, 92, 104, 114,
124
Vitruvian with grid
25, 43
Wiseman
100-101
Supine
Forlorn
Weary
18-19
78-79
Index by Artist
Allegrain, Christophe-Gabriel
19
Bouguereau, William
55
Canova, Antonio
53, 77
Caravaggio, Michelangelo
77
Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
121
Da Vinci, Leonardo 24, 41, 58, 70, 80, 92,
104, 114, 124
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Degas, Edgar
75
Delacroix, Eugene
109
d’Epinay, Prosper
72
di Bondone, Giotto
51
Gauguin, Paul
38
Hirosada, Gosôtei
90
Kotondo
83
Manship, Paul
106
Michelangelo
37, 61, 65, 69, 117
Pajou, Augustin
103
Poussin, Nicolas
65
Rodin, Auguste
15, 29, 46, 95
Sanzio, Raffaello
118, 123
Signac, Paul
97
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
111
Yoshifuji, Utagawa
87
Index by Artwork Title
Ballet
Swan Lake
17
Paintings
Birth of Venus
Creation of Adam
Death of a Virgin, The
Hangover, The
Liberty Leading the People
Manao Tupapau
Ognissanti Madonna, The
Parisian Sunday
Seated Bather Drying Herself
Shepherds of Arcadia
Six Poetic Immortals
Woodblock Print
55
69
77
111
109
38
51
97
75
65
90
83, 87
Sculpture
Awakening
Bather, The
Calliope
72
19
103
Dancer with Gazelles
106
David
65
Dying Gaul
99
Emperor Octavian as Jupiter
33
Fallen Caryatid
15, 29
Hagesandrus, Polydoros, and Athenodorus, Laocoön and His Two Sons
31
Herakles with Nemean Lion Skin
41
Implorer, The
46
Naiad
53
Neapolitan Fisherboy
121
Repentant Magdalene, The
77
Seated Guanyin Bhodisattva
87
Thinker, The
95
Sketches
Red Chalk over Stilus
118, 123
Red Ink Study
37, 61, 117
Vitruvian Man 24, 41, 58, 70, 80, 92, 104, 114,
124
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