Wednesday, November 30, 2011

How Pin Ups Are Made

This blog really needs some more pin ups! I love pin up art and don't understand why there's such a lack of it in my little bloggywogg. So, here we go! Painted pin ups are always so stylized. No woman really has a body like that - except for Elegy Ellem...With their loooooooong legs, tiny waists, big boobs, and full lips they are the women men dream about having, and women dream about looking like - at least if you're into the old fashioned look...While looking at the perfect finished result of these paintings, I love taking a peek behind the scenes, to see what the artist had in front of his eyes while drawing the pin up. I found some really nice "before" and "after" pictures at "La Boite Verte", from where all the following pictures, by pin up artist Gil Elvgren, come. Enjoy!


















































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9 comments:

  1. KateNovember 30, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I love it. Don't you find that the real pin-ups look slightly more forced though? That's why I love the Elvgrens - everyone's having a genuinely delightful time! x

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  2. OlivierNovember 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Gil Elvgren is the best !
    kiss
    Olivier

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  3. Miss Tallulah PorkchopNovember 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Best post ever! I LOVE this. You know, I never really thought abut where the pictures come from.

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  4. OutcastNovember 30, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Wow, it really is amazing to see the transformation of those photos from being normal to being so beautiful and amazing, excellent stuff.

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  5. HeleneNovember 30, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Haha! This is fun!

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  6. IsisNovember 30, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    I love these kind of pictures!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    The best Photoshopping ever! lol

    Mabel
    Mabel Time

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  8. Superstition VintageDecember 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    These photos are great!! My husband is a tattoo artist, hence all the tattoos, so he draws and paints a lot. I want to see if I can get him to do paint a pinup photoshoot of me like this!! So inspiring!!
    xxAdrian

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  9. Myrtha MeadowsDecember 2, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Cool! If I had a tattooing husband I would probably be covered in his art! I've actually been thinking about getting a pin up tattoo! A vampire pin up!!! :)

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