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This page provides hundreds of examples of male crouching life model poses of diverse body types. This page was last updated August 27, 2015.
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Models
Cesar * Dwayne * Eliot * Jesse * Kevin * Kris * Michael * Vincent * Yuji * NMA Model 2 * NMA Model 4 * NMA Model 7 * NMA Model 13
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Model: Cesar
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Model: Dwayne
All images of Dwayne on this page are used with special permission from On Air Video, Inc., which provides instructional art resources for figurative artists and weekly free online sessions with a nude model in artistic poses.
Model: Eliot
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Model: Jesse
All images of Jesse on this page are used with special permission from Live Model Books LLC. Please visit their website if you would like to purchase these reference photos at a high resolution from many different angles.
Model: Kevin
All images of Kevin on this page are used with special permission from On Air Video, Inc., which provides instructional art resources for figurative artists and weekly free online sessions with a nude model in artistic poses.
Model: Kris
All images of Kris on this page are used with special permission from On Air Video, Inc., which provides instructional art resources for figurative artists and weekly free online sessions with a nude model in artistic poses.
Model: Michael
All images of Michael on this page are used with special permission from Live Model Books LLC. Please visit their website if you would like to purchase these reference photos at a high resolution from many different angles.
Model: Vincent
All images of Vincent on this page are used with special permission from On Air Video, Inc., which provides instructional art resources for figurative artists and weekly free online sessions with a nude model in artistic poses.
Model: Yuji
All images of Yugi on this page are used with special permission from On Air Video, Inc., which provides instructional art resources for figurative artists and weekly free online sessions with a nude model in artistic poses.
Model: NMA Model 2
All images of NMA Model 2 on this page are used with special permission from the New Masters Academy, which provides extensive online art instruction from some of the world’s best artists.
Model: NMA Model 4
All images of NMA Model 4 on this page are used with special permission from the New Masters Academy, which provides extensive online art instruction from some of the world’s best artists.
Model: NMA Model 7
All images of NMA Model 7 on this page are used with special permission from the New Masters Academy, which provides extensive online art instruction from some of the world’s best artists.
Model: NMA Model 13
All images of NMA Model 13 on this page are used with special permission from the New Masters Academy, which provides extensive online art instruction from some of the world’s best artists.
I prefer the photos that have a light background especially to do line drawing. This applies to both male and female photos.
Great site though. Joyce
It would be interesting to know how long some of the poses were held for!
I love this site! My life gesture work just keeps improving the more and more I practice drawing these unique poses!
The only thing is I’d enjoy if there were more male models; there is such a huge variety of female models..
I wish there were more male models too. I have provided all still photos these sites have made available.
Excellent collection of different races and body types compared to other sites I’ve used to practice drawing. I very much appreciate this site!
Love this site. This has really helped my figure drawing skills after being away from it for awhile. Working from live models is great, but now I can spend as much time as I like whenever I like, practicing. I would like to see photos of models in an actual environment–i.e. model sitting on the bed getting dressed, reading a book in an overstuffed chair with table and lamp next to it, looking out of a window, getting in or out of a tub, washing hair, etc. I really want to practice on more complete picture, not just a figure in white space.