Product Description

World renowned pin-up artist Joe Chiodo has spent the last five years teaching painting and drawing. Now, with the release of his new book, Chiodo brings his techniques for drawing and painting to a wider audience. Joe Chiodo Drawing and Painting presents a step by step guide for drawing and painting good girl pin-ups.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #531748 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781932563863
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

A nice perspective on modern pinup art
I have been practicing art, mainly pin-up art as only a past time for the last year or so. I have bought many books and gone through various methods. I really dig this book. In the introduction he mentions all of the past artists that should be researched and the importance and style of pin up art. He addresses throughout the accetuations that separates a pin up girl from a life portrait. He also tries to keep up with modern times with where 'sexy' art is.

His methodology was great, I wish there was more, but with his great examples you get plenty. He has some nice break downs, from pencil to paint, all the while pointing out key ingredients. He deffinitely has inspired some good art out of me already.

great girls
A book filled with great girls by the amazing Chiodo. It was exactly what I expected and I am doing some great work referenced from this book, good stuff.

It's ok, but...
The book is nice to look at and the drawings and paintings are more than well executed but he leaves out some important info. Number one is breasts, this should have been up there for size, perkiness, nipple placement etc. As well he left out feet. As much attention as he placed on hands this should have been equal with feet and yet he left them out.

Then there's a typo that's quite annoying, it's regarding drawing mouths. It explains that the top part of the mouth should be drawn as a "w" this should be corrected with "m". Nit picking? Maybe, but what happened to editing? Aren't they paid quite well to just let this kind of mistake go unnoticed?

Then he explains about legs and the drawings are supposed to be broken up into three sections...I'm sorry but you can't tell by the drawing just what he means. There isn't a diagram and it leaves you feeling like your stupid to not get his explanation.

The painting technique is worth it's weight alone. But to leave out what I explained above just seems ridiculous when it's talking about Pin-ups. Other than that, the pictures are wonderful, the history helps. It's not bad, but it sure could have been better.