tˈɪpɪkəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz ɪnvˈɑːlv ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv pˈoʊzᵻz tˈeɪkən baɪ ɐ mˈɑːdəl ɪn ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv tˈaɪm, ˈɔfən æz lˈɪɾəl æz tˈɛn sˈɛkəndz, ɔːɹ æz lˈɔŋ æz fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts.
Typical situations involve an artist drawing a series of poses taken by a model in a short amount of time, often as little as 10 seconds, or as long as 5 minutes.