Join the family.
Welcome to the wonderful world of life modelling! You’re here, which means you’ve taken the first step towards doing something really special and for many, really empowering. We love meeting new models and are always looking for people to join the team.
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Experienced life models.
Welcome! If you’ve been modelling for a while, on or offline, we would love to hear from you. Please register as a life model here on the website before making a booking to model. We love meeting new models and introducing new styles, faces and locations to the group. Our online sessions are pre-recorded, then produced at ATYN HQ for live broadcasts on the internet. Drop me an email if you would like to get involved and we can discuss your ideas.
Catch up with this session on our Replays page
Absolute beginners.
You’re intrigued and want to know more about this, right? Anyone can pose for artists and we are here to help you make a success of it. We host model training workshops, if you’re brand new to life modelling. Read more about these here on our blog and/or register your interest for the next one down below.
How does it work?
We welcome anyone interested in modelling, both experienced and brand new. If you’re new to life modelling, we will work with you and coach you so that you know exactly what to expect from your session, and what the sketchers expect of you. For online modelling sessions, we will exchange a formal agreement in advance of your session and will pay you promptly after you have delivered your pose set.
The Skuddy Chef on Life Modelling
Our trusty friend and life model Erwin! What fun to still be working with the guy. Erwin used to show up to The Flying Duck back in the day fresh with pose ideas and props every time. He's a joy to work with and so lovely to hear his take on modelling and what benefits it brings for him.
Follow Erwin on Instagram: @the_skuddy_chef
Register your interest in our next Modelling Workshop.
Every few months, we host life modelling workshops both online and in person. These workshops are designed so that we can meet you and you can meet us. The workshops are always a lot of fun. It’s great to meet so many people interested in this amazing pastime/career/hobby - whatever it is to you!
Anyone can attend the workshop. You don’t need any experience. We keep the details of the workshop private and you can choose whether or not you want to pose for artists afterwards. It’s certainly not a requirement. It’s up to you.
After you have attended the workshop you will be clear on what is expected from you as a life model, both on and offline. You will be eligible for a reference from ATYN, which means that you can approach any life drawing group and offer them your services. We’re looking forward to meeting you all.
Grassroots.
The ATYN family has been working with life models since 2008, welcoming in and hiring up to 6 models weekly, to venues across Scotland. It’s been a ball and an absolute pleasure not only to work with such a great group of people, but to make so many good friends along the way. Many of our life models started their career with us at The Flying Duck club in Glasgow. We’ve always encouraged new models to take part, offering a friendly, fun and inclusive evening. We are currently operating our in person sessions from Sloans in Glasgow and Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh as of Spring 2022. Come along some week soon.
Community.
Nothing is more important to us than community here at ATYN. The sketching community and your support is what’s kept us going strong all these years. The life model community is a huge support too. We love to work with new models, hosting our workshops a couple of times a year both on and offline. Ensuring that models are comfortable, that they feel safe and that they are paid fairly has always been our priority.
We welcome students to attend our sessions for less. We continue to support students and universities both online and offline. Our terms and our ethos is clearly laid out for models actively working with us online so that everyone is agreed on usage before we begin working together.
Quality Online.
Through our online live broadcasts we strive to deliver the best quality life model pose videos possible to bring our sketchers an experience like none other they will find on the internet. ATYN is a project driven by passion, love, creativity and innovation. We are pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve online. Joanna is a trained animator and film producer/director, working only 1 or 2 days a week on ATYN. We’ve always hosted ATYN for the love of it, and from your feedback, you seem to love it too! Our online episodes come at you like a modern day Art Attack or Hart Beat; This is full-on interactive entertainment. We broadcast each episode across a fiberoptic connection on a platform that delivers the fastest streaming you’ll find online. This is where we differ from other life drawing groups. To achieve these high standards, and to ensure the best possible sketching experience for our audience, we work with the models, coaching them on how to set up their scene and how to self shoot.
Looking Forward.
Along with hundreds of other groups all over the world, we are now hosting life drawing sessions online. We believe that being able to open up and share our life drawing club online is an honour and an opportunity like none that has ever come along before. The adrenaline and excitement of being the first group, worldwide, to live broadcast one of our models to hundreds of sketchers to draw from home, came along with a huge number of questions. We know how important this is and there is a great dialogue between ATYN and the models we are working with. Every day we are working to improve, develop and evolve our online strategy. We love to innovate, we love to hear your stories, what ATYN has done for you.
Life Model Testimonials
"The workshop was absolutely brilliant and I loved every minute. Joanna and her team were fantastic and provided excellent instruction & guidance. If you're even slightly curious, give it a go!"
— Brian Wilson
“I found that your model training session was empowering and that the colleagues who you employ at your Sloans Bar sessions make modelling an enjoyable pursuit in a supportive environment. Your payments to models for live model work were also slightly higher than those paid by some other drawing groups I know of. Well done for helping to raise the status of life models.
Drawing at Sloans is also a great experience and your online sessions have really helped to keep us drawing during the 'lockdowns’.”
— Jim
Click the image to watch Rhona’s session
“I’ve really struggled with my own body through lockdown and felt horribly out of place.
You were so kind the whole way through.
Throughout the night I kept going between sketching and happy tears because everyone’s words were so kind and I started to see myself through their eyes!
I can’t wait to work with you again! Thank you so much.”
— Rhona Anderson | @rhonas_key
"The workshop was so much fun and the atmosphere was really friendly. I felt included and safe, and to me that is a big part of being comfortable while posing nude in front of other people. Joanna and all the models from ATYN were fantastic and kept the session lighthearted while presenting lots of useful information both live and with cool videos! Their advice and experience modelling were invaluable in thinking about the artistic process and the making and holding of the poses. The highlight of the evening were of course the group activities, where we got posing for other participants and all the ATYN models, who gave real time feedback and insight into our poses. After going to the workshop, I felt so energised and excited to do some modelling, it was a such great feeling. I would definitely recommend this workshop to anyone who is curious about life modelling, it has brought a new joy into my life! "
— Marina
Meet the models!
Coming to your screen live from Barcelona, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Paris, Brooklyn, Mallorca, British Columbia…
When modelling with ATYN, we always ensure we make time for a quick introduction with our model of the evening so the sketchers can get to know a little more about you. During the session we encourage models to mingle with the sketchers at the break and after the session.
Craig Thomson • Carpenter, Glasgow | @craigandersonthomson
Vee Smith • Performer, Glasgow | @veesmith_lifemodel
Dave Hunt • Photographer, Perthshire | @davehunt.photography
Rebecca Teal • Barcelona | @lifedrawingduo
Rob gives us some insight in to why you have to walk so far from the plane to the luggage pick up at one of our modelling workshops in Glasgow.
Sophie Harley • London, Contortionist | @spinspinsophie