Yep, difficult to be certain whether heavy photo-retouch or very exact following of photographic reference. Probably not with the main portraits, but thought the guys at the bottom particularly, looked retouched.
On 13 Jun 2013, at 19:57, Jay Pea wrote: > Richard, > > Its hard to say for sure.. but im thinking the 2 large portraits are, indeed, > rendered art. The others look rendered, too.. aside from maybe Barrymore and > Donald Meek, in the bottom center. > > But these may be wonderful, detailed renderings too.Would they have used a > combo of retouched photos AND created images on the same poster? > > Jeff > > > > --- On Thu, 6/13/13, Richard C Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Richard C Evans <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:12 AM > > Not sure that isn't retouched photos. > Those cheek highlights all a bit too plastic looking for me. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13 Jun 2013, at 19:07, Jay Pea <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Or this Belgian, for YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU (1938): >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> --- On Thu, 6/13/13, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:40 AM >> >> I think Belgian poster artists, in MANY cases, have gotten the image and >> feel of actors, spot on, in numerous examples. >> >> Poster after poster from the 1940s and '50s have just stunning images >> created of Monroe, Bergman, A Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant and so many >> others, IMO. >> >> They can be both beautiful and extremely close in presentation, emotion and >> energy. >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 13, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: >> >> > Marilyn's posters - across here entire filmography - often to do not look >> > like Marilyn. Very few of the illustrations get >> > it really right. Most of them are Marilyn-like. This is often the case >> > with film posters. The image of Veronica Lake on THIS GUN FOR HIRE does >> > not look like >> > Veronica Lake. Some Blonde is pictured. >> > >> > So here's a question for the list - excepting photographs - which >> > illustrations on film posters really get the image of a star - >> > doesn't matter which one - REALLY right? >> > >> > I point to the Roger Souble portrait of Veronica Lake. There is art that >> > really captures the look and the essence of the star's appeal. >> > >> > K. >> > >> > >> > >> > Kirby McDaniel >> > MovieArt Original Film Posters >> > P.O. Box 4419 >> > Austin TX 78765-4419 >> > 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com >> > mobile 512 589 5112 >> > >> > On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:30 AM, Zeev Drach <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Gorgeous poster but is it just me or does Marilyn not quite look like >> >> Marilyn on all posters on this title. >> >> >> >> Zeev >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirby >> >> McDaniel >> >> Sent: June 13, 2013 12:56 AM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD >> >> >> >> http://www.movieart.com/niagara-1953-385/ >> >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> >> MovieArt Original Film Posters >> >> P.O. 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