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Elanor Pinup 1940sby *artsangel

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / People / Pin-up

As I was painting this I couldn't get the darn Cheesecake Shop jingle out of my head. If you're Aussie, you'll probably know the one I mean...

So yeah, Elanor from Dreamless in the style of 1940s pinup artist Gil Elvgren. Just for fun, cause I'd never do a pinup of my own characters

Old pinup art is really interesting. The girls are always beaming, going about their business (in less clothes than normal) or looking completely surprised to have been caught with their legs bare. They also have great shoes.
Very classy as far as modern male titillation goes!

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*artsangel Jan 20, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Well to be honest I used a photo reference for the pose this time around. And the woman in the photo looked just as awkward

To get the watercolour effect of the background, basically I just looked at watercolour paint and tried to emulate it - which is mostly just a matter of making the edges of brushstrokes a little darker.

~waterdancer Jan 21, 2009 Student General Artist

XD well that works. yeah sometimes reality can look real awkward. O.o

~dalmuln Jan 19, 2009

retro pinups soooooo much better than modern pinups. Today everything is just so....scandalous

Love this painting, love her shoes!!

~Zaknafain Jan 19, 2009

I am absolutly in AWE of your style.
I just wish I could draw worth...anything really.

Zak

*ShariIsLikeWHOA Jan 19, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh my Elanor! You saucy girl ;D

She looks lovely! I think I'd rather steal her shoes than Jonas' XD

Wonderful job as always

You're amazning ^.^

~Paladin343 Jan 19, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

lovely!

~Letheyann-Elethendyl Jan 19, 2009

cool stuff!!

~fortysecondarcha Jan 19, 2009

Ooh, very cute.

One of the reasons I love old pinup art is that the girls look so happy! No terror, or pain, just smiles. It seems rather wholesome, in a way. ^_^

*Purplefire40 Jan 19, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

You do shoes so very well, they are awesome! Lovely rendition of a pinup.

~Caraig Jan 19, 2009

Lovely! You definitely caught the spirit of 40's-50's pinup perfectly!

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