O.K. this is going to sound a little funny so please bare with me. I work as a graphic designer. I am trying to get a fantasy art portfolio together in the vein of Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Frank Frazetta, Olivia etc. I'd like to get models to use for reference poses. However I cannot pay a professional model at this time. I've thought of approaching a dancer or several dancers about posing.
Due to the nature of the type of art I think dancers would be the perfect fantasy models. Athletic bodies, fluid movements and very sensual. I would be willing to give acknowledgement to them as the model on any prints that are made. In the near future a website will be made where the model photos could be posted and they could use as reference. And of course they get immortalized as a piece of art. To clarify, the photos would be digital and the models would be nude. They would be required to pose with weapons (swords, axe etc) and possibly armor.
My question I guess would be, what would be the best way to approach a dancer with this proposition, and what, in your opinions do you think the reaction of most dancers would be? Have any of you encountered an experience like this. Your help is much appreciated..



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Try posting an ad on a college campus nearby, or putting a want-ad in the local paper. For an amateur model, you should expect to pay about $50-75 for a 3-4 hour session, possibly higher since it's nude.



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