Art Models 4: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts [With CDROM]

I haven't bought any of the previous editions, but I am very satisfied with this one. The included CD is terrific! Because I work alone in my studio most of the time and I live way out in the suburbs, I don't have a lot of opportunities for live figure drawing, so this book will be very helpful! I will probably buy the earlier versions now, and next years' too!

This is a great tool and money saver for artists. The book contains pictures of the models, but in the DVD which comes with it each pose can be rotated to give the artist at least several views of the same figure. They are royalty free, so you can use them as your model and, if you like, make whatever facial or figurative changes in features or other details on your own. It is like having a set of genii models. Some of the poses, are unfortunately rather stiff looking, but the majority are quite useful. Although you can go to the website and download individual poses, some of which are free, others of which you must purchase, it is far cheaper to buy an entire book of poses than to buy them individually. However, keep this in mind, on a rush job, on a week-end or holiday, with no live models available, the download idea can be a commission saver. You have the fall back that you can always look for a pose that works on their website and download. Before buying any of the books, however, you might want to check out the contents and see if the poses are appropriate for your work before buying. Art Models 3: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts (Art Models series) (No. 3)Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing Painting and SculptingArt Models 4: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts (Art Models series) I would say, all in all, if you are an artist, it is a boon to have this book, and although I do prefer live models, in a pinch and for very little money, you can be secure in the knowledge that numerous models are right in your studio, virtually sitting on your bookshelf, and those photos within can be expanded or contracted to a variety of sizes and with very solid, clear resolution. I often use a Projector for enlarging to life size or larger, after I make the initial drawing from the Model. I own books 3, & 4 and will soon order 5 and I highly recommend this system. I give them 4.5 stars.

Art Models 4 joins the winning collection of Art Models 1-3, adding more diversity of models and poses to an already great collection. I paint, and I compose my paintings with Photoshop Elements Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 [OLD VERSION], so I greatly appreciate the high resolution jpg files from multiple angles, and with no retouching. I also appreciate that the producers of Art Models series invite artists to recommend new poses, and to help select the poses that will grace the next disc.

Art Models 4 is the best of the "Art Model" Series. There are some new models: Becca is the best because she has a dance background. There is a model who is photographed when six months and eight months pregnant, yielding a series of images not often found in a book like this one. I am a male figure model and purchase this series for ideas for poses. I have found that this volume in the series provides a good set of ideas.

I have all of the books in this series and they just keep getting better and better. The photography is excellent, the selection of poses gives great variety, they've added stronger contrast lighting, and the models (like Becca on the cover) are superb! Others: Art Models 3: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts Art Models 2: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts The original Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing Painting and Sculpting