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Book Review – Pin-Ups in 3D by Celeste Giuliano

Book Review – Pin-Ups in 3D by Celeste Giuliano

Probably the most awesome pin-up book EVER arrived in the mail this week. I don’t normally open up a book and immediately say “woah…” but this one is a complete work of art. I’m talking about Celeste Giuliano’s “Pin-Ups in 3D” from Schiffer Publishing. The book comes...

Promoting Your Art on Instagram: #Hashtag Power Tips

Promoting Your Art on Instagram: #Hashtag Power Tips

The following is a repost of an article I originally wrote on my personal blog, but based on the positive feedback I have received, I thought I would feature it here as well. I think a lot of artists will find it useful. I have a couple other artist marketing related...

Augmented Reality Pin-Ups

Augmented Reality Pin-Ups

I wanted to give you a little update on what I have been doing over the last few months, as many have been asking why I haven't been posting so much lately on the blog. Recently I have partnered with a digital agency in Germany called INSCALE. My title is Virtual...

Bombshell – The Pin-Up Art of John Gladman

Bombshell – The Pin-Up Art of John Gladman

I received a really cool surprise in the mail the other day. It was a copy of “Bombshell – The Pin-Up Art of John Gladman” from Schiffer Publishing. John Gladman is an award winning photographer that specializes in creating really slick, traditional looking pin-up art...

What Sells On Zazzle?

What Sells On Zazzle?

The following is a repost of an article I originally wrote on my personal blog a few years ago about some research I did on selling art on Zazzle. I had a lot of positive feedback from it, so I thought I would share it here on my art website as well, in case some my...

Tutorial – How to Create a 3D Vintage Style Military Pin-Up

Tutorial – How to Create a 3D Vintage Style Military Pin-Up

One of my most well-known pieces is a vintage style, military pinup called Sgt. Davidson. I get asked quite a bit about my workflow, so here is a short tutorial that helps to describe the process. Step 1 – Poser Pro All of my pin-up work starts by using 3D modeling...

Book Review – Keyhole Cuties

Book Review – Keyhole Cuties

“Keyhole Cuties, the Pin-Up Art of Celeste Giuliano” is such a freaking beautiful book! Celeste is a world renowned pin-up photographer and a true master of the art form, taking the girl next door and transforming them into the classic, iconic pin-up beauties of the...

Glam! The Performance of Style

Glam! The Performance of Style

Today I had a chance to go see Glam! – The Performance of Style exhibition at the Shirn Museum in Frankfurt Germany. It was a full on trip through the wayback machine to the times of Bowie, T-Rex, the best guitar albums in history and sparkly everything. Definitely a...