Imagine Cara Delevingne without her iconic brows or Alton Mason without his “cantilevered jawline” captured perfectly in their model headshots. Pretty inconceivable, right? That’s because a ...

The model has long been essential to the work of the artist. They often serve as artists’ muses—mortals who can sometimes be almost otherworldly in their ability to inspire creativity—yet a talent for ...

(Rodin used a model, didn’t he?) “You only fell asleep once,” one of the artists joked. I laughed. But that’s not the truth. I never dozed. Drawing me did present challenges aplenty ...