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Jesse modeling one of the figures from The Burghers of Calais A newly edited pose.
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NEW! The Art Models 3 Companion Disk is now available. The Art Models 3 CD has over 60 poses -- the product page shows a full list including a preview image for every pose. The poses for Art Models 3 were chosen by readers and website visitors. The response was so great we could not include everyone's choices this time, but they will be at the top of the list for the next Art Models. To everyone who chose poses, Thank You! If you are wondering about the Art Models 3 book, it will be going to the printer this month and will be available this summer in late July or early August.

Ansleigh is a new model and we have only worked with her once. We would like to have her back in, so if you have any requests or suggestions, let us know using the contact page.

In preparing Art Models 2 to be reprinted (we sold out of the first print run), I was reminded of this photo by Dan. Sometimes the younger models get all the attention but Dan did a great job of capturing the expression of a wounded and dying combatant and we thought it deserved to be featured.

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*Download & View* Related FAQ	This first video goes through the process of downloading a pose, extracting it to a folder, and viewing the pose in various ways. We hope this will give a good overall feel for the process. This was done on Windows XP using Internet Explorer. No special software is used, everything required is built-in to XP. This is video only (no audio) in Windows Media Player format, about 9 MB. Time: 2:50 . Let us know what you think of the video. Should we make more?

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a source for photos of models in a variety of poses intended for artists or anyone who wants an ultra high quality figure reference. All poses are photographed in rotation at high resolution. The *Pose Tool* is free and enables you to search our collection of poses and view small previews. We also offer Books and Companion Disks with select poses. Downloadable poses include 24 views of each pose, every view in full resolution. Susan Spinning at right shows the multiple angles.

Where to start
The Pose Tool is a free, easy to use, searchable figure reference of nearly 500 full color poses. Use it, for example, for pose ideas, instructing models, and planning compositions. If you would like to get the full resolution pose in 24-point rotation, most poses are availble to purchase starting at just $4 each! Collections of select poses can be found in the Art Models books and Companion Disks. A pose set consists of 24 views of the pose photographed at this size every 15 degrees.

Announcements

NEW! The Art Models 3 Companion Disk is now available.

The Art Models 3 CD has over 60 poses -- the product page shows a full list including a preview image for every pose.

See people's choices for Art Models 3
and make your own selections. See the poses that people are choosing for our next book, Art Models 3. You can add your choices by logging in and visiting the Pose Tool page then clicking the letter B above any poses you want to select.

New Model, Valentine
See the results of our new proportional reference in valentine001. This Vitruvian Man pose includes a new view with a superimposed grid of head heights.

Expecting Mother, Carolyne, added!
Please see the New Poses page and look for Carolyne for poses from our new model, who was at six months when she worked with us.

We are planning the poses to be included in the next Art Models book. If you would like your favorites to be included, you can let us know what they are by adding them to your "Book Choices" from the Pose Tool.

Here's how...
1) Visit the Pose Tool and log in.
2) Clear the check from the box next to Available Only, Choose 'None' from the In Book drop down list, and click Apply Choices.
3) For any pose you would like to see in the next book, click the B above the pose to add it to your Book Choices list. That's it!

We will periodically tally the choices and use them to help select which poses to include in Art Models 3.

New Poses -- See the latest uploads.

New Free Pose
Take a look at our experimental lighting and leave a comment. Mandy302 "The Repentant Magdalene," is now available for free download. To Get the Pose Do not add the pose to your cart. Instead, just log in and click on the ! icon or the "Buy with Credits" button. The pose will be added to you library with no deduction of Pose Credits. Once you have seen the pose--
Please leave a comment (it's easy to do): Log in, visit the Pose Tool and click on Mandy302. Then just type your comment below the Zoom Viewer. Thank You! -Maureen and Douglas

Register (free) for access to sample poses. The first time you log in, the following two complete poses will be added to your Library. When you respond to our confirmation email, you get five Pose Credits you can use to choose any pose you want from our catalog of finished poses.

Features
Please look around and use the various features- most especially the Pose Tool, an interactive search tool that helps you find just the right pose based on a variety of search criteria. When you log in, you will have access to a favorites list to help organize your choices and you will be able to leave us (and all other visitors) feedback on the poses.

You can also browse our list of Books and Companion Disks--simply expand the 'Shop' branch of the navigation tree at left and click a category to see what we have.

We are actively developing new features for posespace.com and hope to offer much, much more in the coming months. Your thoughts and ideas are always welcome!

Visitor Comments

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jesseshandra005

This is a great pose. Reminds me of that comic cover for Crisis (George Perez).
7/25/2008,ArbiterChrono

shandra205

there are some nice shots within this pose
7/24/2008,marshall

dan008

Good model. Nice pose.
7/22/2008,marshall

shandra204

Nice pose. Very natural. Variants with upper body twist and slight flex of one leg (while keeping feet planted next to one another) would be good too. Thanks!
7/22/2008,marshall

valentine014

Good one. Close to what I want for one of my projects.
7/17/2008,tvc

mandy009

too much hair!
7/15/2008,rkersting

jesseshandra026

this pose could really use images from overhead (looking down)
5/4/2008,Lisa

ansleigh002

Let us know if you have any ideas for Ansleigh poses.
4/30/2008,Douglas

mandy201

Would like to see more casual poses.
3/12/2008,Douglas

mandy021

Beutiful girl and beutiful pose
2/28/2008,boneyard

mandy302

Great ! Need more of this and with one light source from upper left or right.
2/24/2008,patt

mandy302

I think too that even some unusual back lighting is good
2/24/2008,patt

mandy302

look forward to seeing more poses with shadows
2/10/2008,wculbert

shandra202

One of our goals is to capture a variety of postures and expressions, even if the result is not a beautiful photo. Slouching is one of those postures. Credit to Shandra for allowing herself to be photographed in a less than flattering pose.
1/22/2008,Douglas

jesseshandra023

Everything is photographed in rotation, so Jesse is in the light half the time. Click Show All Angles above.
1/22/2008,Douglas

shandra207

Shanda's pose is nice, her face has a nice serenity but her left hand seems to be hidden underneath the material and is just a lump...I'd suggest that perhaps it should meet her other hand and either go over her right hand or perhaps her right hand c
1/20/2008,dianecaudle

jesseshandra023

Why is the guy almost totally in the dark while the female is beautifully lit?
1/20/2008,dianecaudle

shandra208

I think this pose would be more effective if Shandra was doing something else with the material besides clenching it in front of herself. A pose where she had the material draped partly over her arm and her breasts would be nice and also, tilting he
1/20/2008,dianecaudle

mandy316

I would have liked to have seen this pose with some sheer fabric draped on part of her body. As an artist I much prefer adding some sort of draped material to a model. I think the 'mystery' of what is hidden beneath the material is much more inter
1/20/2008,dianecaudle

shandra202

I don't think it's a good pose: her body is too slouchy, her face has a 'don't care' look as she looks at the viewer and the pose is not particulary flattering to her body at all, especially with her legs spread out a little.
1/20/2008,dianecaudle

jesseshandra011c

In this case, the draping just obscures the models forms too much, I think, to make the pose very useful.
1/15/2008,ebelfs2

jesseshandra023c

This pose actually does a better job of being a draping reference than the shots with the sheer cloth. But I think that both draping schemes are useful in studying body draping.
1/15/2008,ebelfs2

valentine001

The head proportion diagram is specifically for class instruction. Personally, I don't think that a tool or two for class instruction among the catalog of poses is a bad idea at all. Remember everone has to start out.
1/15/2008,ebelfs2

valentine001

Quite well done! Let's see the head proportion diagram applied to a few other models as well.
1/15/2008,ebelfs2

valentine002

I would like to see more experimentation with sheer cloth like this, perhaps sometimes wetted to encourage it to drape more closely to the model's form.
1/15/2008,ebelfs2

jesseshandra023

I agree with graybann. The kneeling figure of Jesse is very good but too dark to use.
1/11/2008,LisaB

carolyne005

Superb classical position dividing weight between her left leg and the column
1/7/2008,Maltart

valentine001

Great idea,esp. for the beginning artist. Even though I'm a little past 'beginning' I would like to see more poses that include the 'grid', namely more dynamic poses.
12/21/2007,tarpalsfan

jesse016

Good
12/20/2007,tarpalsfan

mandy301

Cont'd...Hasselberg's "Snowdrop" and "Waterlily" sculptures would be a great basis for a Mandy pose!
12/17/2007,damyers3

mandy301

This frankly is spectacular...although as a sculptor I'd like to have the pose in full light as well. Your intended allusion was Bernini's St Theresa but it is even closer to Daniel Chester French's Andromeda! Please check out KarlPeter Hasselberg'
12/17/2007,damyers3

valentine014

Our objective was a compact form with facial detail visible.
12/14/2007,Douglas

valentine014

This is really hot - she would be great to sculpt. and there is that wonderfully coy look she's giving ...
12/12/2007,ficrost

shandra221

This is beautiful to paint!
12/12/2007,Boris Bello

mandy220

This is wonderful to paint!
12/12/2007,Boris Bello

mandy018o

This is wonderful for painting!
12/12/2007,Boris Bello

valentine001

This was requested by numerous customers. I'm glad it's useful for a class, though.
12/11/2007,Douglas

valentine017

This one is inspired by "Emperor Octavian as Jupiter" from the 1st Century.
12/11/2007,Douglas

shandra220w

You're right, I probably cropped this preview image too much. The foot IS visible in the actual finished pose.
12/11/2007,Douglas

shandra202

This was one of a series of poses that shows what happens to the body when you are wearing shoes. The whole point was that the feet were not flat on the floor.
12/11/2007,Douglas

mandy301

Thanks! We were attempting Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Theresa. See, for example (www.bbc.co.uk/arts/powerofart/images/popups/bernini.jpg)
12/11/2007,Douglas

mandy303

The roses are there to hide the prop and to restrain the cloth so it doesn't hide the model. We prefer not to have the same blank expression in every pose, a slight smile adds variety and I therefore think makes it a more effective reference.
12/11/2007,Douglas

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Jesse modeling one of the figures from The Burghers of Calais

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