Vote: New Models! Where should I focus?
I'm hoping to hire a few new models this year, specifically some OLD people if I can talk them into it (why do they always think "no one wants to see that!"? WE DO. WE WANT TO.)
Gunna keep reaching out to gyms/dance studios etc to try to get some professional shoots in with Blue in those areas.
Also gunna try to get like a typical "dad bod" type. This one's going to be challenging too, I think. How do I imbue these people with confidence?! WE WANT TO DRAW YOU!
Anyway, please vote for any of these areas you'd like me to try and focus on for new models in 2026:
Comments (19)
The amount of people I know who would kill for good dad bod refs is INSANE. Good ref shots of older people in general are so hard to come by, but my entire social circle goes feral for middle-aged men with beer bellies.
exactly unnnnnnng it's just talking them into it. I need to find a ridiculously confident one 8D
I would love to see some dance posing for pole or ballroom 馃ぉ they have the most beautiful lines and soft defined muscles
AMAB pole dancers! It can be hard to find ref photos
Old people would be great! Particularly some poses that feature the various mobility changes that happen with aging. Typical stuff like walking with a cane or unusual things that come from your models - for example, I'm a champ at picking things up off the floor without bending my knees, because I have advanced knee arthritis but my spine is still bendy. (I'm 58, nearly old but not...quite...yet!) I imagine most folks over 60 have mobility quirks and workarounds that would be interesting to draw.
Older models! I need to improve on wrinkles
Any body really but I voted for dancer with a specific on muscular body. There was a really picture about olympians and how each of their bodies were hyper specific to their athletic competition.
I'm here for ANY expansion of body diversity tbh. There's so many kinds of bodies out there, and it's so hard to find a good array of reference photos of those bodies out there, at least when you want anything other than simple standing or seated positions. I'd love to see some realistically fit older people. I know so many kend艒ka (mostly not personally, except my old sensei) at higher ranks, 锛栨,锛楁, often in their 50s to 70s, whose movement and posture are *amazing*.
(Can I vote old people AND romance?)
Yes to old people, and I鈥檇 love VERY muscular (think barbarian) bodybuilding women. And any weapons use by models who regularly practice with and know how to use those weapons. It makes a difference. I鈥檇 also love models wearing robes, tunics, cloaks, etc.
Yesss more old people models!!!
LOL, try bribing old people with cookies. I can see why they wouldn't want to.
Exciting! I wish you all the luck with finding old models, I do indeed want to draw them 馃槶
Definitely dad bod guys! Would say yes myself if I lived anywhere nearby. I figure you're not in the UK.
Can i toss in a vote for more fat + Martial or Weapons? As in, combined. I know you got some of those but in general theyre so rare!!! And theyre really nice to get some body variety for ttrpg references :)
great idea!!
There's so many good ideas in this list. Im definitely dying for dad bod/realistic fighter type people. Old people would be so great too 馃槶
60+ would be a delight to see!
I need to somehow convince them... money hasn't worked so far.