Inspiration: Norman Rockwell

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   Bladien on August 3, 2015 at 7:50 am

   Ahh Rockwell, a constant source of inspiration. Great post Dan.

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   johan grenier on August 3, 2015 at 11:58 am

   That guy with a hat totally looks like James Gurney !!!

   http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/dinotopia/images/8/81/Gurney_portrait.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090226001757

   Coïncidence? I think not!

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   Dan on August 3, 2015 at 1:01 pm

   Haha. He DOES look a bit like Gurney!

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   Nicholas Avallone on August 3, 2015 at 2:50 pm

   LOL! I thought the same thing.

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   Mark Martel on August 3, 2015 at 5:55 pm

   This was a cover for Literary Digest, November 1920. Most of his other covers then were 2-color until the mid-20s and didn't use models as much. Budget, tech and time are eternal issues!

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   Nathan on August 3, 2015 at 10:55 pm

   You can really tell the J.C. Leyendecker influence in his earlier work. The graphical way he renders drapery and creates striated highlights. It's more subtle than Leyendecker for sure, but definitely there. Love this beautiful image!

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   Max West on August 4, 2015 at 1:16 am

   Rockwell may have painted realistically, but he was always careful to use his imagination to infuse his painted characters with life rather than make them look like stiff, uninteresting things.

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