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Be Your Own Model

A tip to add to your figure painting knowledge

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

It's not as easy as painting someone else, but painting yourself does give you experience drawing from a 3-d person, rather than a photo. Buy as large a mirror as you can afford and attach it to the wall. Ideally you want to be able to see your toes and top of your head at the same time.

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