so you wanna model for artists, huh?

I WILL NOT REPLY TO ONE SENTENCE ENQUIRIES WHICH GIVE ME NO INSIGHT INTO YOUR PERSONALITY OR MOTIVATIONS. Also, female yogis will need to work hard to win me over. This is because there is already a high volume of slim, able bodied, cis women on my books. As for you suspected exhibitionists, you’ll also need to convince me of your credentials, because a scenario where the model is ‘getting off’ on being looked at will never be a mutually consensual arrangement in my life drawing rooms.

First, read this, pretty please. Models have a lot of responsibility, so I’m afraid I need to make sure you’re ready to tackle the job with the attitude of a professional. Absolutely anyone can take their clothes off and feel comfortable naked. Anyone can strike a pose, theoretically, and drawing anyone at all is a good start to an artist's practice. However, it takes much, much more than that to elevate the drawing experience to the next level. Models know how to command the room by projecting a beguiling expressiveness; a strong sense of their own uniqueness. It’s this which makes an artist want to look twice. I need you to think about how you stand out. I’ll need to know about you and your background, in terms of how you view and use your body, and more about your understanding of how the body, your body in particular, can be artistically used.

If you think you’ve got what is takes to seriously begin modelling in Edinburgh, please fill in this form. (It’s a snazzy google spreadsheet. Filling the info in the fields below won’t fill in the spreadsheet). If you’re not sure or have a more general query, please email me via the form below and we can discuss how I can help.

Here is a bonus video

Documenting two of London’s best professional models, which really gets to the heart of what life modelling is.