https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:01:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1681624 Sun, 19 Jun 2016 23:11:42 +0000 Jane 1681624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for your kind comments. It is lovely to have a place to post the drawing where there is a kind understanding. </p> <p>Maneera, thank you for sharing your story. I am so grateful to have read it. It gives me confidence that one day, my head will re wire and think in a different way. </p> <p>Runcarla, how lovely to have a collection of drawings of you, so different from photos. </p> <p>Di, you are so creative and talented. I hope your DS has inherited some of your talent. </p> <p>Vildy, I've done some drawing before, but not a life class. </p> <p>Thank you all for looking and for your kind comments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1681191 Sat, 18 Jun 2016 22:45:21 +0000 Carla 1681191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely work, Jane! I worked as an artist's model when I was in uni, and posed for life classes for a group of established artists, and for the local college's advanced students. The artists were always respectful. I learned that the first years took turns being the life model for their peers during their classes. That took care of any snickers pretty quick! </p> <p>In addition to the hourly rate, some artists would let me pick something from their portfolio, or give me one of their sketches. I amassed a nice little collection during that time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680661 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:41:56 +0000 Ledonna N. 1680661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Strong and healthy lovely drawing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680600 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:18:26 +0000 rachylou 1680600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You draw well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680440 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:10:41 +0000 Chris987 1680440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great drawing Jane. You obviously have a real feel for it. And what a great way to focus on different body shapes without judging the person.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maneera LOVE your posting....how brave of you to tell that&nbsp;story, and what an incredible transformation. You should be very proud of yourself for taking the risks etc.&nbsp;So inspirational. You are lucky to have that sister. </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680433 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:34:07 +0000 Mochi 1680433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great drawing! I took a few life drawing classes and enjoyed them. All of the models apart from one were men : D . It was cool to see people in class (plus the model, obviously) being very natural about the human body.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680432 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:25:30 +0000 Vildy 1680432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, <i>I'm</i> impressed. She looks so strong and grounded. Did you already know you had this talent?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680417 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:23:57 +0000 Anonymous 1680417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that's great Jane! I did quite a few life drawing classes when I did a year at art college many, many years ago. I still have the drawings...in fact I still have my whole huge art folder of work. I had to draw two very different ladies. One very slender and boyish in figure type and the other was rather more sumptuous. I enjoyed the challenge of getting proportions right and worked in pencil and pastels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680416 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:23:11 +0000 Maneera 1680416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that's a lovely sketch Jane. </p> <p>I'm so glad to know your thinking is shifting I know these things take time.</p> <p>I went through my own process about 5 years ago and would like to share my story. I had gained 8 to 10 kilos since my wedding and never really updated my wardrobe. I continued to wear the same or similar clothes I wore back in college, and obviously, I never felt fab. Instead, I always felt overweight and uncomfortable in my clothes and thought the problem was that I was overweight. I tried really hard to lose weight--- I exercised a lot, followed many diets and stressed myself over it for almost a year. I had horrible body image and it reflected in everything - my clothes, my confidence ... Everything. </p> <p>I didn't understand or know of 'body shape guide' back then. I didn't understand that if you didn't look like a model or fit a 28" waist jeans, you aren't "fat". You just have curves! I hated my larger than average bust &amp; was wearing a wrong bra size too. </p> <p>It was my sister who pointed out to me that maybe it's not my body - maybe it was my dressing style. I should try different style of clothes. So I went shopping with an open mind and bought myself a few things that "looked" better in the mirror. I got skinny jeans so my shapely lower half was emphasized and got V-neck shirts that also helped visually de-bulk my bust. I got professionally fitted and got the right bras and then I started to read online about dressing your body. </p> <p>I discovered the "Hourglass" body shape dressing rules and instantly updated my closets with those things. I definitely looked better when I started to dress to embrace my curves! And in no time, I started to accept my body. Something strange happened then ---- when I stopped trying to desperately lose weight and just ate healthy and exercised, ppl started telling me all the time that I had lost sooo much weight. In reality, I hadn't. It was just the changed dressing style. The same people who always commented on me being 'plump' or 'little overweight' now said I had the 'perfect figure'. </p> <p>My eye continued to change and my opinion about body perfection did too. I still am technically overweight for my height but I feel healthy and happy. This 'shift' took a lot of time and is a work in progress. My dressing style has evolved a lot since then, and I no longer adhere 100% to the body type dressing rules....but they really really helped me accept my body - curves and all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680407 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:29:58 +0000 Caro in Oz 1680407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this. Art is a great way to see the beauty in every individual body :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/life-class#post-1680391 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:15:35 +0000 Jane 1680391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey fabbers, so my view of my body is shifting, thank you to all of you who boosted my confidence with my recent post</p> <p>I went to a very short life class yesterday evening. It was excellent. Here's my drawing - so cool that I got to draw another woman's body and really look! </p> <p>I was pleased with the drawing and pleased that my thinking continues to shift. </p> <p>Thank you ladies! </p>