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Very nice pin-up, with stocking
It’s very nice to see evidence of how Gil Elvgren respected his models artistically, in that his images weren’t just libido-induced fantasy figures but (slightly enhanced) real women. Indeed, in an Elvgren pin-up it’s usually the woman who’s the most interesting thing, and not the ‘naughty bits’ at all.
[...] Before and after with pinup models and pinup centerfolds: think, your grandmother might be one of th… [...]
[...] Before and after with pinup models and pinup centerfolds: think, your grandmother might be one of th… [...]
In the dog and puppy “before” picture, can you see the bulldog clip holding her sweater tight?
The 50′s version of photoshop
So…apparently the models’ bodies were good enough, but not their faces?
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[...] here, here, here, and Taschen’s book Gil Elvren: All His Glamorous American [...]
In at least half of these, if not all of them, the models look better than the women in the paintings. The paintings just add a feel of the fantastical.
[...] Before and after with pinup models and pinup centerfolds: think, your grandmother might be one of th… [...]