First some more inspiration.
Although sculptures, looking at Chiparus was like looking at Art Deco illustrations in 3D, for me.
Update on the Songbird.
The Golden Age of Illustration Project
kevmo
#22
Hi Cris:
The songbird art is really wonderful. I love this style(s) and the reference pix are really nice to see also.
Looking forward to viewing more…
thanx
k!
Cris-Palomino
#23
Thank you, Kevin.
Here are some more illustrators.
Ronald McLoed
Adolfo Hohenstein
Scott Evans
Achille Beltrame
Franz Laskoff
Enjoy!
Cris
Iridyse
#24
Ah, I love the progress! I really like her nose, and the bird looks so cute! Thank you so much for posting the inspirational images too. I’m discovering a lot of artists that I didn’t know, it’s really educational 
Lemog
#25
The time of this week-end was plenty full for you… thelatest new steps was really good, I already like much the light effect in hairs…
jmBoekestein
#28
Very nice images! thx for posting those.
In your image there seems to eb aproblem with the outstretched had, the one for the bird, the curvature is too high, and I think the knuckle should come back in towards the wrist. Good work so far.
Cris-Palomino
#29
jm…are you talking about the thumb? I am actually redoing that area because it’s too far down (so I’m thinking you mean the curvature from index finger to thumb).
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
Cris
Shadowbrooke
#30
I left a message here but when CG Talk went to “back-up mode” my comment was mysteriously lost, sorry. I love the adorable little bird you’re painting and the woman also looks beautiful. I like how you painted her hair too. 
The artworks you found are also inspirational as well. I saw the sculptures in a catalog somewhere…anyway, really cool post!
Looking forward to seeing more,
Brooke.
Cris-Palomino
#31
Thank you, Brooke.
For me, this is such a pleasure to introduce some of these amazing illustrators to people who don’t know them. Most of us know the big guns like N.C.Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, the Leyendeckers, Norman Rockwell, but there so many others.
Here are a few more.
Eric Pape (these are pastel paintings)
Anselmo Miguel Nieto, painting of Mata Hari
The real Mata Hari
Arthur Kampf
Cris
jmBoekestein
#32
As far as the hand I think the outline curvature isn’t in place correctly, but I was looking and you 'd solve the problem of the birdsfee being completely parallel as well, by adding more volume to a knuckle there, and yes the thumb too needs some work.
Thx again for these images, really inspiring.
FarDays
#33
Excellent, excellent choice of illustrations and a real love of mine. May I be so bold as to point you towards the brilliant Turn of the early 19th centuary artist Harry Clarke. His illustrations for Edgar Allen Poe especially, a little darker but colours to die for.
Again I must say a fine choice for a thread and I look forward to keeping an eye on your picture.
mhovland
#34
Cris,
Being a huge fan of American Illustrators, I am loving what you are doing here.
Here is a link for inspiration, has tons of images of the great Pin-up artists:
http://www.thepinupfiles.com/index2.html
Also, if you haven’t seen it, ZhuZhu (Zhu Haibo)has an amazing image he did in the pin-up style here:
From this thread:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=194450
I would love for you to go over your process and the thinking behind your process.
Cris-Palomino
#35
Thanks for the further info[color=White], JM[/color]…I am seeing what you mean.
Karl, I love Harry Clarke.
Interesting note about Clarke was that while he did such wonderful illustrations, his profession and passion remained stained glass.
Mike, I actually have that link among my list of resources…'innit great?! ZhuZhu is one of my favorite inspirations here at CGS. That pinup is definitely a gorgeous one. I see he used the Smeary Flat，Round Camelhair，Sargent Brush，Oil Pastel from Painter. The Sargent brush is really a beautiful brush.
I really love the diversity of the styles throughout this long golden era of illustration. When you think of the major art styles that cropped up during this chunk of time: you had two major decorative genres, Art Noveau and Art Deco. We had realism, stylized, modern. It’s an amazing time and so rich with with fine illustrators.
I want to try my hand at a variety of styles in this thread. I began with one of my favorites, the Leyendeckers. I remember being at an ephemera show in Pasadena one day and seeing an original. The powerful, confident strokes in such a sculptural yet delicate presentation overwhelmed me. I am hoping to capture that in The Songbird.
I was always fascinated with the colorations used. Skin is such a beautifully intricate surface. There is such a great range of palettes that were utilized. Of course, one of the things that must be taken into consideration is the print versus the original. The printing processes certainly changed some of the originals and, of course, many of us have only seen versions that bear the beautiful patina of time. This can be quite wonderful in and of itself, but the difference between the printed format and the original art can sometimes be quite striking.
This is not a full painting. A friend provided me a rendering of the DAZ 3D baby model as this was going to be a parody for the Poser community using a very old Leyendecker styling from The Saturday Evening Post. I painted over the render and put together the cover to pretty good effect, I think.
I hope to explore a number of illustration styles to help me stretch my skills.
Thanks, everyone, for coming to visit. Your comments are very much appreciated. Please feel free to post links or images (but no hot-linking,please) of your favorite resources or illustrators. Or tell me of any illustrators you’re interested in and I’ll try to find something on them.
Cris
FarDays
#36
Fine examples of his work. I was actually told that if one looks hard enough they will find a phallus shape in most of his work, which is shocking in his stained glass work.
I’m lucky enough to have two examples in the local church and when I see them, they stick out like a sore thumb.
Nazirull
#37
Im subscribing…very rare can u get a glimpse of someone like you at work. 
Im loving the pin-up posted here…indeed it was the golden age of illustration. I always wonder 20 years from now, we r gonna look back and say hey, remember the time when we used to rely on PC to draw and paint?
God knows what we’ll be using then!!:bounce:
Cris-Palomino
#38
Nazirull[color=White], thank you for your sweet words.
I am working on some deadlines, so my personal work has to wait for a few more days. Also have some dental stuff interfering…yech.
But wanted to post a few more pieces.
Charles Edward Chambers
C.C. Beall
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Everett Shinn
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Martha Sawyers
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Enjoy!
Cris
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daWinky
#39
Hello Cris!
It’s about time to post a big “Thank you!” :bowdown: for collecting such great illustrations here…I had a look in this thread before and immediately started to google to see more of the artist you show here:) …meanwhile I have a nice little folder with my favorites and couldn’t resist to start some sketches in this style, so it’s truely inspiring for me.
I enjoy to see the developement of your scene and how well you adapt the palette and the style of your references:thumbsup: …
I’m looking forward to see more!
Have a nice day!
-sabrina
Lemog
#40
héhé… that will be a great chance of us so… I’m already enjoy to discover something of you inspired that all these incredibles illustrations… to follow then… :bounce:
Again thanks to Cris to post these major references…