Modelling Application
If you are interested in modelling for our group please get in touch.
All ages, body types and experience levels are welcome!
Details
On average, our group consists of a dozen or so artists who range in age from young students up to the retired. They are a friendly group and serious in their work, a few of whom are professional artists or art tutors. Many have been attending our group for several years or more and have sketched a whole variety of male and female adults of all shapes and ages.
Our models choose whether to pose for 1 x 20min, 1 x 30min and 1 x 50min OR 4 x 25min. Generally the shortest pose is stood or seated, the middle pose is seated on a stool or sat upright on a cushioned plinth and the longer pose is reclined on cushions (but models are welcome to stretch within their strengths and mix it up a bit).
Helpful advice is given to inexperienced models at the sessions and we assist with the choice of poses if necessary.
You are welcome to bring a chaperone.
Etiquette
Models are required to bring a robe which they must wear between poses and sit on during poses.
We will settle you into your pose while you wear your robe and once you are comfortable it is removed.
Rate of pay
We pay £45 per session.
Build your experience!
Applicants can book a FREE training session ahead of their first booking to pick up lots of tips and boost their confidence. These can be arranged at Falcon Mill, Bolton (pictured) or at a location of your choice (within Lancashire or Greater Manchester). Applicants will be given tips and advice as well as being guided through a few poses.
If you don't wish to book a training session and have never stepped into a life class then you are encouraged to drop into one of our life classes ahead of being hired to see another life model at work and understand what being a life model requires.
Apply now!
To be considered as a model please send a quick message with your age, location, experience and a photo.
Click here to apply!
Disclaimer
We respect our models by paying them well and ensuring that they are warm enough and as comfortable as a pose will allow. As such we receive a large number of model applications and it's not always possible to respond to every applicant individually. Additionally, during busy times of the year we may not have the availability of time to book in every requested training session. Just as with any job application, filling out a form does not automatically entitle an applicant to paid work. We have to find the balance of keeping our artists happy with lots of new models whilst also giving our established models frequent bookings.
We do not forward our models' details on to other life classes but we are happy to provide references for our models if they wish to source additional work.