Bubble-gum Bouguereau: OutFit (Patreon)

In our final solo-set in the Bubble-gum Bouguereau series Esme references William Bouguereau's 1900 painting 'Before the bath' with a the daily ritual of dressing. If you've ever life modelled or even  tried to pose your hand for a short study you will know how difficult it can be to search for a natural  pose. Every posture you adopt becomes forced and artificial and you find yourself questioning what you even do with your hands all day. In this set Esme went through the process of dressing, pausing on Justyna's request to create shapes and gestures informed by a familiar action.  

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About the model

• Esme (pronouns: they/them) is a musician & life model - you can follow them on Instagram HERE.
• Esme's life photo-set can be found HERE,  clothed set HERE, portrait set HERE,  tutu set HERE and you can spot Esme as a deer in the Drawing Circus HERE and as a mermaid HERE!

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About the photos

• This photoset was shot by Justyna Neryng - you can buy or commission photosets from her directly HERE
• You can follow Justyna on Instagram HERE
• For the full list of autumn 2023 release dates, have a look at our teaser photo-set HERE

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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.

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• Download these pictures to your own computers and devices, downloading the Zip files for all images, or saving individual photos.
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• Share these pictures with anybody else – they are between you and us
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Thanks!