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Dear Ngaire,
Typically, the life drawing sessions I am familiar with are in three- hour spans, with the models on for 20-25 minutes, off for 5 minutes, throughout the session. I don't know whether four hours will work with the model, but as a painter I could happily go five hours. I tell my students that the most important person in the room isn't the student, isn't me, it's the model: If the model ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Keep the model comfortable, and able to break.
In a group session, the model has to be on an elevated stand, 18"-24" works well. And one person has to be in control of what hppens. Everyone has to be able to see. Ceiling lights do not work. You will need movable directional lighting ( see the many threads on lighting)
Set up the light and model before starting, then you must (well you should) go to every artist's position, to see if the view is adequate.
Ngaire, go into the Open Studio threads to search for etiquette, etc. Otherwise, mayhem might ensue.
Chris Saper
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