'Venus' model for artists, and some other stuff

      I photographed these pictures from some video for studying how to paint 'Venus'.  It was an instructional video that I found on youtube somewhere.

      She recreates the same pose as the famous painting.

      Nice tits, though not as young as depicted in the painting.

      Good enough, though.

      A younger model would have been more historically accurate.  Not always easy to get the right girl for a painting, however.

      A younger model's breasts don't hang over yet, but I wouldn't kick this broad out of bed.

      Anyway, her hand is exploring the possibility of some play.  Actually, it just rests there.

      The hand is just grazing the bush, and not going in.

      Nice to see the model in the same pose from another vantage point.

      Thank goodness for digital cameras.  They work good for screen shots off of the computer screen; plus, you can zoom in.

      Anyway, I'll use these photos for reference at some point.

      Moving along, hands can be very expressive.  They function as indicators of meaning in a painting.

      Isn't that hand beautiful?  It is.

      The weight is on the thumb, and the rest of the hand hangs.

      The next series of photos I got from some movie, I think, or maybe from another art video.

      Not easy to obtain photos with high contrast lighting.

      It is a great face to paint because of the richness of all the tonal values.

      She looks like she is contemplating something.  Whether she is or not, it is good for the drawing.

      A hand with the two fingers spread like that can indicate that she is ready for sex.  Closed fingers means 'closed legs'.  I'm not kidding, I've done my art history research about things like this.

      She is beautiful in the lighting.  I ought to paint this when I have time.

      Older broads look good to me now, because I ain't a spring chicken anymore, either.

      Anyway, nice fleshy cans she's got there.

      Big, real breasts are always better than fake ones which never look right, or feel right.

      Nice pose for a figure study.  You can see how she puts more weight on her right leg.

     It is good to study the figure from all sides.  It is the only way to get a feeling for the anatomy.