I have attended many "erotic" life drawing classes where erections were allowed. As an artist I was never offended by what I saw there, or in fact would consider a perfectly "natural" human behaviour. Indeed, the class led to situations which were very interesting to draw from a purely artistic point of view. Several models interacting with each other in various ways is certainly not easy to sketch. However, it is interesting to note that some people seemed to find the term "erotic" deeply offensive. I often received vile abuse online because of this. My answer is simple, and indeed Biblical. If thine right eye offends thee, then thou shalt pluck it out...

I try to think of something mundane if I feel myself getting hard. That has been quite successful except for one time when I couldn't prevent it and it gegan throbbing. If anyone has tips on job to prevent it every time I'd be interested to hear about it

Masturbate prior to the session. Unless of course you think the artist(s) want you to get hard.

Never happened to me, or even remotely feeling like having an erection. Usually just concentrating on the pose or counting the time (I count seconds in my head for shorter poses, up to about 10 minutes).

Thinking about my ex wife would probably do it for me, lol.

Spot on, Jeff. Sensible artists see nothing wrong if a model becomes erect; it is a central part of life. The artists I regularly work for are quite happy for nature to take its course. As I mentioned some months ago, I've just finished several sessions in Kent portraying the theme of crucifixion (the forthcoming body of work, when made public, will be entitled "Crucify Him") and the poses I had to adopt made tumescence inevitable.

The ancient Romans thought an erect penis was a symbol of good luck. They often used it on their houses. I used to work in museums, we had many pots with this symbol on it. One was on public display in Colchester Castle museum for years. It is probably in storage now...

I wonder who modelled for the Cerne Abbas Giant ? Probably the biggest erection in the world and only seen as positive which is kind of strange in the prudish UK, surprised thee are no attempts t cover up his erection !

I have noticed that a post on erections has got far more views than my drawings and photos of nude ladies. I am batting for the the wrong side here I think!