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Originally Posted by Flinn
It's certainly distracting if the model is good looking, but what if the model they hire is the complete opposite and grotesque looking? Couldn't you make an argument that this is just as distracting? At least if the model is good looking you can actually draw some inspiration from that, but how do I draw inspiration from someone that looks like they belong on nbc's the Biggest Loser?
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You'd be surprised. It's really a whole lot easier to just tune out and let the creative side of your brain take over if your hormones aren't kicking into overdrive. Besides, grotesque is a lot easier to draw because you can go as crazy as you want and still come up with a decent picture. Beauty is about subtlety and symmetry and those can be difficult traits to capture. Even putting hormones aside really trying to capture the essence of what makes a beautiful woman beautiful can be a frustrating experience.
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Originally Posted by joenruth
in any case a few months back i went to a workshop where every week we had a different model and each week she was smoking hot....all college students looking for extra money over the summer....i was turned on by it but at the same time focused on the art...looking around it seemed the others also didnt have a problem with it....maybe it was just the crowds i have been around. maybe its different depending on the class...like in a college where the kids just need the credit or just want to see a naked woman....of course they will be distracted by it...but in my experience artists tend to appreciate beauty
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Workshops are a totally different game. They're often run by professional artists who are trying to make enough money to pay for their studio space and they hire whoever they want to hire. I know a few artists who actively recruit their models from the local college campuses because the women are young cute and, just as importantly, they usually don't know that the going rate for nude art models around here is $17+ dollars an hour.
But, in my experience, the workshops that exclusively hire attractive young women aren't that common and they tend to cater to the weekend dabblers rather than the serious artists. Drawing cute 20 year olds is a lot of fun but if you really want to know how to draw people then you're going to want a lot more variety in models.