We don't just teach models, we develop them.
We pay some of the highest rates in the industry and run the world's first life-model coaching programme. If you're curious about modelling, or already do it, read on.
Among the highest rates in the industry.
We pay model rates at the top of the market, and we built the world's first life-model coaching programme to match. Whether it's your first time on the stand or you've posed for years, you arrive prepared, paid, and respected.
Explore coachingEtiquette & expectations.
How we work together: the standards that keep every session safe, professional, and focused.
Arrive ready, and read the room.
Be prepared and on time, and stay aware of the group's energy and pacing.
Work collaboratively with the session facilitator.
Clear, stable, sustainable.
Hold poses you can sustain, and say so if one needs to be adjusted or ended.
Breaks are expected, and necessary.
Your boundaries are absolute.
You are never required to accept direction from artists, and may decline any request or suggestion.
Your comfort and safety come first, always.
Say what you need.
Notify the organizer in advance of any needs, limits, or concerns.
Speak up immediately if something feels off during a session.
Handle the studio with care.
If using studio wardrobe or personal items, treat them with care.
Return everything in the condition received.
You set the session's centre.
Your stillness, focus, and presence shape the room. You are not performing.
You are holding a space for looking.
Rights & responsibilities.
Your rights
Bodily autonomy, you control- What poses you take
- How long you hold them
- What you wear, within session agreements
- No photography or recording
- No inappropriate comments, gestures, or behaviour
- Immediate intervention if boundaries are crossed
- Stop a pose or session at any time
- Ask for assistance or adjustments
- Concerns taken seriously and addressed promptly
- Your likeness is never reproduced, shared, or commercialised without consent
- Drawings remain studies, not ownership of your image
Your responsibilities
Professional reliability- Arrive on time
- Communicate clearly about availability and changes
- Honour session commitments
- Choose poses that are safe and sustainable
- Take breaks when needed
- Avoid injury through overexertion
- Respect studio property
- Use furniture and props appropriately
- Report any damage or issues
- Work in alignment with the session structure
- Be responsive to timing, breaks, and flow
NOOD is not a typical drawing space. We take model work seriously: how you're treated, how you're paid, and how you're prepared. For those new to life modelling, we offer private one-on-one coaching that takes you from first steps to working professional.
The coaching is specific: pose technique, industry knowledge, real session shadowing, and portfolio development using drawings made of you during the programme. When you complete it, we make introductions, to studios, organizers, and the wider life-drawing community.
Payment: E-transfer registration fees to [email protected].
Workshop 1: Introduction to Life-Modelling, Intensive Focus
2-day intensive · 6 hours total.
Date, time, and location flexible, determined between parties.
Workshop 2: Introduction to Life-Modelling, Soft Pace
3-day version · 9 hours total.
Date, time, and location flexible.
Workshop 3: Life Model Foundations
Prerequisite: Introduction to Life-Modelling.
Workshop 4: Life Model Coaching
Prerequisite: Life Model Foundations.
Graduates of the NOOD coaching programme.
Get in touch.
Whether you're considering modelling for the first time or have been doing it for years. We'd like to hear from you. Send us an email. We read every one.