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I took a summer class at the School of the Art Institute a few years ago with nude models. If it makes you feel any better, artists go into the same mindset as doctors; they're not looking at the body as a sexual thing or judging it at all. It's just about reproducing it on paper as a bunch of shapes and curves, and it's sometimes easy to forget exactly what you're drawing when you're trying to get a finger or the angle of an elbow right. The atmosphere was really respectful, I thought. If it's something you're thinking about doing, you should at least try it once.[/QUOTE]My aunt does a lot of hiring for the university in my hometown. When I visited her last week, she was talking to a young guy who had been hired as a model. (The school has a fine arts program)
After she was done with that, she was telling me that they desperately need nude models (the guy she had just hired was a clothed model) and then told me what obscene amounts of money they were now offering.
I have an unimpressive body. I am not entirely comfortable showing it to strangers. But I have to tell you: I was sorely tempted, if for no reason than to shock my more prudish friends. But also because I could have made almost $100 in 3-4 hours.
Pbbt. Speak for yourself. When I draw boobs or that incredible outer curve of a woman's side, I pour a ton of sexuality into it. Maybe it's true of beginners, though, before you realize that technical stuff is just a tool, immediately forget it, and start drawing something the way it feels.