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Portrait photo-set: Patch

Added 2025-01-17 09:00:04 +0000 UTC

Patch is back and dressed for the season! As temperatures plummet here in the UK we lean into the saying that there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes; so Patch has layered up with the best of them. As part of this shoot Olly was keen to play around a different set of lights and gobos to create a dappled light effect. This is certainly challenge-level lighting for drawing, so if it's too much of a distraction, you should find a great range of more conventionally lit portraits in this set to work from.

About the model

You can find Patch's Life Rotation and Clothed photo-sets by following the links.
You can follow Patch's modelling on Instagram HERE

About the photographer & photos

These photos were shot by Olly Hearsey at his own studio in New England House. You are welcome to tag him on Instagram here - he always enjoys seeing work made from the photosets.
You can find our full schedule of winter photosets in our original 'Winter '24 & '25 Teaser' post HERE

Use the Draw Patreon Navigator to find any of our past photosets and take a look at our blogs on how to gather, manipulate and translate photo reference.

Guidelines for using the photographs

Please do:

Download these pictures to your own computers and devices, downloading the Zip files for all images, or saving individual photos.
Use the pictures to draw, paint, print and sculpt from, being as realistic or creative as you like
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Edit the photo files as reference for your own drawings - you can change the contrasts, colours and backgrounds to provide more tailored reference for yourself.

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Share these pictures with anybody else – they are between you and us
Share the photos themselves online – thanks for respecting our models’ privacy
Edit the photo files themselves for artwork – we want to see original work you’ve made

Thanks!