figure model
Artist's human reference
A figure model poses for artists, typically nude, serving as a reference for drawing, painting, or sculpture.
The work requires holding poses—sometimes for extended periods—while students or professionals study human anatomy and form.
Also called a life model or art model.
She worked as a figure model to pay for art school.
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- life drawingSketching from live models
- art classInstruction in visual creativity
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- classical sculptureAncient carved figurative art
anatomy · human form · statue · studio · clay · nude · sketch · muse · drawing · proportion · body language · drapery · life · form · curves · silhouette · posture · torso
function and purpose
figure modelmannequin
Life-sized display figure
dress form · crash test dummy · ventriloquist dummy · scarecrow
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