Reformma Institute · Contemporary Figure Reference Archive

The body
as it exists
right now.

A licensed archive of natural undraped self-portraits for leading art schools and universities worldwide. No studios. No professional models. Real bodies in unposed, everyday positions, photographed on personal devices and submitted by contributors who earn up to $500 per institutional licence.

Partner as an Institution Earn as a Contributor
Graphite · Seated Male
Sanguine · Seated Asymmetric
Charcoal · Reclining
Charcoal · Standing Study
10 Pose Categories
Slouch · Weight-Shifted
Screen · Looking Down
Mid-Stride
Floor Sprawl
Overhead Reach
Crouch
Wall Lean
Over-Shoulder Twist
Seated · Asymmetric
Gesture · Expressive
For Institutions

License the archive.
Teach the present.

Leading universities, art schools, and ateliers partner with Reformma for contemporary figure reference their students cannot find anywhere else: natural, unposed, and photographed in the real world.

Request Institutional Access
For Contributors

Your work.
Your royalty.

Photograph yourself in natural, unposed positions on your own device and earn up to $500 every time a school licences your work. No studio, no agent, no exclusivity required.

Apply as a Contributor
The Problem

Life drawing archives have not changed since the 19th century. Art students study classical contrapposto whilst the bodies around them slouch, scroll, lean and sprawl in ways no hired studio model has ever captured.

Reformma is the only reference archive built on natural undraped self-portraiture. No studios. No professional models. No staged poses. Contributors photograph themselves on their own devices, in their own spaces, in the positions their bodies actually inhabit. Art schools licence that for classroom reference.

Archive Categories 8,400+ references across 10 pose families
01
Slouch / Weight-Shift
Standing but not standing straight. Hips off-centre, spine curved.
02
Screen Reference
Head dropped, shoulders rolled. The defining posture of the decade.
03
Mid-Stride
Walking, running, moving through urban space. True foreshortening.
04
Floor / Ground
Seated on floor, sprawled, cross-legged, propped against wall.
05
Overhead Reach
Arms raised, torso extended. Full underside anatomy exposed.
06
Crouch / Low Centre
Knees bent, body compressed. Foreshortened limbs at extreme angles.
07
Wall Lean
Supported posture weight transferred to a surface. Casual gravity.
08
Over-Shoulder Twist
Spine rotation at various angles. Counter-pose between hips and shoulders.
09
Seated · Asymmetric
Chair, floor, step. Informal sitting that breaks the vertical axis.
10
Expressive Gesture
Hands and arms as communication. Contemporary body language.

How
it
works.

01
Contributors photograph themselves
We want the postures that define how bodies actually move today. Contributors photograph themselves on their own device, in their own space, and submit through our secure portal. All EXIF and GPS metadata stripped automatically at upload. Our curatorial team reviews within 72 hours.
02
Institutions apply for access
Accredited art programmes colleges, community schools, ateliers apply once. Approved faculty browse the full archive in watermarked preview mode immediately. Poses are tagged by category, angle, body type, and lighting so instructors find exactly what each module needs.
03
Licence, download, teach
Schools licence sets at $500 each: full-resolution photographs, perpetual classroom rights, model release documentation included. Contributors earn $500 every time their set is licenced, from every institution that purchases it. Tracked transparently in a contributor dashboard.

Archive Preview

Full-resolution access for licensed institutions only
Figure study Pastel · Curled / Foetal
Figure study Sanguine · Seated Asymmetric
Figure study
Charcoal · Reclining
Figure study
Charcoal · Standing Study
Figure study
Ink · Male Figure
Figure study
Pastel · Foetal Study
For Institutions

A formal partnership,
not a stock library.

Reformma Institute doesn't sell individual photographs to individuals. We partner with accredited art programmes on an institutional basis. Your department applies once, gets approved, and gains ongoing licensed access to the full archive for your faculty and students.

Life drawing reference
Who we work with
01
Art Schools
Dedicated fine art colleges and university art departments running life drawing as core curriculum.
02
Community Colleges
Further education providers offering figure drawing modules who need affordable, rights-cleared reference.
03
Independent Ateliers
Private life drawing studios and teaching ateliers running regular sessions for practising artists.
04
Animation Programmes
Games, film, and animation courses that use figure reference for anatomy, movement, and character study.
05
Online Art Platforms
Digital learning platforms and online art schools that deliver life drawing instruction to remote students.
06
Not sure?
If you run any structured art teaching that involves figure drawing, get in touch and we'll assess eligibility together.
How the partnership works
01
Apply for institutional access
Submit your institution's details via the access request form. We verify accreditation and teaching context. Most applications resolved within 5 working days.
02
Browse the full archive
Approved faculty get immediate watermarked preview access. Search by pose category, body type, lighting, and movement quality. Tag sets for your modules.
03
Licence what you need
Purchase individual sets at $500 each, or subscribe for full department access at $1,200 per academic year. Model release documentation included with every set.
04
Request custom pose briefs
Department subscribers can submit pose briefs directly to us. Describe the postures your module needs and we'll source and commission them from contributors.
What you get
Pose diversity
8,400+ contemporary references across 10 pose families. Nothing available anywhere else.
Rights clarity
Every set comes with full model release documentation. No copyright ambiguity for your institution.
Body diversity
All genders, body types, ages, and ethnicities. Deliberately representative, not a homogenous ideal.
Custom briefs
Tell us exactly what your curriculum needs. We source it. Department subscribers only.
Faculty dashboard
Manage licences, track downloads, handle invoicing, and share sets across your department in one place.
Institutional Access Request

Partner with Reformma

Complete the form below. We'll verify your institution and respond within 5 working days.

We respond to every request within 5 working days. Accredited institutions only.

Single Reference Set
$500
one-time per set
Per-Set Licence
Department Subscription
$1,200
per academic year
Full Archive Access
Contributor figure study
Charcoal · Reclining figure
Become a Contributor

Your body.
Your terms.
Your royalty.

No studio. No agent. No professional camera required. Photograph yourself in natural, unposed positions on your own device. The contemporary postures art schools need and can't find anywhere else. You retain copyright throughout. We handle every licence.

Apply Now
$500
Per licence issued
Every time a school downloads your set, you earn $500. Unlimited institutions.
72h
Review turnaround
Our curatorial team reviews every submission within 72 hours.
0%
Exclusivity required
You keep full copyright. Withdraw your set at any point, no penalty.
All
Bodies welcome
All genders, body types, ages 18+, ethnicities, and modifications. Tattoos, piercings, scarring, disability. The archive reflects real bodies.

What we
want

Undraped self-portraits in natural, unposed positions. Contemporary postures that classical archives have never captured. Not heroic, not idealised, not staged.

✓
Everyday postures
Slouching, leaning, sprawling, reaching. How your body actually rests and moves through a normal day.
✓
Screen-era poses
Head dropped to phone, hunched at desk, legs crossed on floor. The defining postures of 2024.
✓
Motion and stride
Mid-walk, crouching, reaching overhead. Dynamic poses that reveal foreshortening and weight-shift.
✓
Natural light, real spaces
Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen floor. Wherever your body actually is. Window light, lamp light. No studio required..
✗
Classical contrapposto
We don't need what every other archive already has. No heroic standing poses, no formal academic stances.
✗
Staged or studio shots
No professional lighting setups, no backdrops, no directed poses. We want authentic self-portraiture, not production.

The
process

Step 01
Apply below
Fill in the application form. Tell us about yourself, what poses you have in mind, and upload 3 to 5 sample images. No professional experience required.
Step 02
Curatorial review
Our team reviews your samples within 72 hours against technical quality, pose diversity, and consent standards. You'll hear back either way.
Step 03
Sign contributor agreement
A simple digital agreement confirming you hold rights to the work and granting Reformma Institute a non-exclusive licence to sublicence to institutions. You keep copyright.
Step 04
Upload your full set
Submit your full reference set (20 to 60 images) via the secure portal. All EXIF and GPS metadata stripped automatically on upload before anyone views the files.
Step 05
Go live and earn
Your set is listed in the archive. Every time a school pays $500 to licence it, that $500 is yours. Track every transaction in your contributor dashboard.

What you
can earn

One set, licenced by multiple schools, compounds over time with no extra effort from you.

Per licence issued$500
10 schools licence your set$5,000
50 schools over 2 years$25,000
Your cut100%

Your rights, protected

You own the copyright. Reformma Institute holds only a non-exclusive sublicensing right. You can exhibit or publish your work anywhere else.
Withdraw anytime. Remove your set with 30 days notice. Existing licences remain valid; no new ones issued.
Anonymous by default. Institutions see only a contributor ID. Your name, location, and device data are never disclosed.
Academic use only. Licenced for classroom reference. Your images cannot be used commercially or republished by schools.
Transparent dashboard. See exactly which institutions licenced your set and when each payment was made.
Become a Contributor

Apply to
contribute

Photograph yourself in natural, everyday positions on your own device and earn up to $500 per institutional licence. All body types, modifications, and identities welcomed. Takes 5 minutes. We reply within 72 hours.

Camera
iPhone standard or better
Setting
Your own space, natural light
Age
18 or over, ID required
Start Your Application

Secure application. We review every submission personally and respond within 72 hours.