done in watercolor on 140 lb block i have been asked were do i get my models photographs from were ever i can find them and a program called virtual pose you can get this program at barnes and noble it is a program designed for artists it allows you to turn the model 360 degrees until you find the pose you want it costs about 40 dollars it is the poor artists way of having live models without the cost all the models in this program are nude it is very cool check it out you can look it up on the internet virtual pose