I studied Ludlow's painting technique and then gave it a try myself. Gouache is a tough medium but also a lot of fun. Here's the result of my first effort...
I'm hoping to get back to doing some more of these -- check back soon!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Some Classic Gouache Pin-Up Paintings
A few years ago I got very interested in 1950s pin-up art. One of the best illustrators working in that genre was Mike Ludlow, who painted the 1957 Esquire magazine pin-up calendar. Here's a page from that year...
I studied Ludlow's painting technique and then gave it a try myself. Gouache is a tough medium but also a lot of fun. Here's the result of my first effort...
I'm hoping to get back to doing some more of these -- check back soon!
I studied Ludlow's painting technique and then gave it a try myself. Gouache is a tough medium but also a lot of fun. Here's the result of my first effort...
I'm hoping to get back to doing some more of these -- check back soon!
Monday, February 04, 2013
My Kawaii Paintings
A few years ago I became really interested in a type of cartooning called "kawaii"
This little green-eyed cat is my favourite, but I did a bunch of other paintings which you can see in a set on Flickr
This little green-eyed cat is my favourite, but I did a bunch of other paintings which you can see in a set on Flickr
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