Life drawing replay: Hester & Lilith (The Kiss)

This video is a recording of a live Zoom life drawing session from 14th Feb 2024. The recording is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a drawing if you attended live! As this is a recording of a live session the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally and undergo more rigorous processing before their release. Please feel free to work from the video directly, or to take a screenshot to work from - if you take a screenshot please do be mindful of the photo guidance below. Click the cog in the bottom right of the screen and select 1080 for the highest resolution image - if you're working on a tablet or phone, enable rotation and turn your devise into the orientation of the video for the best view.

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In this video

• 5 x 3 min poses
• 2 x 10 min poses
• 1 x 30 min pose

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About the model & session

Aired on Valentines day, this session of dual poses from the most stylish life modelling couple around was inspired by the August Rodin statue 'The Kiss', with poses which take their cues from the entangled intimacy of the well sculpture. Despite its romantic associations Rodin's international renowned work depicts a tender moment between the adulterous lovers Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini, who were later murdered by Francesca’s outraged husband. Appearing in Dante’s Inferno, their passions developed as they read the story of Lancelot and Guinevere together; the book can just be seen in Paolo’s hand as they embrace. You can read a little more about The Kiss HERE.

About the model

• You can find Lilith & Hester's joint life poses and clothed poses via the links and their joint life drawing replay HERE
• You can follow Lilith's modelling Instagram HERE
• You can find Lilith's portrait, life & clothed photo-sets with Olly Hearsey via the links.
• You can find Lilith's life photoset with Justyna Neryng HERE and Portrait photo-set is HERE
• You can find Lilith's tonal portrait set HERE
• You can watch Lilith first & second portrait recordings by following the links & life drawing replay HERE
• Lilith and Hester's pronouns are they/them; Hester recently changed their name from Arthur.
• You can find Hester's solo life photoset HERE, portrait photoset HERE & tonal portrait photoset HERE
• You can follow Hester's instagram HERE and listen to their music HERE 
• You can watch Hester's portrait replay HERE & life drawing replay HERE

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