Monday, December 11, 2017

In The Days Before Photoshop...

My peripatetic mind won't go where i want it to currently, and refuses to focus to write more than a sentence or two at a time. So we sidestep for today's edition of


Back in 1967, if one wanted to alter photographs it took time, patience, blades, airbrush and skill.
And yet, somehow, this happened anyway...











Those 10 images & limericks actually comprise about 85% of the book. It really did take a lot of effort to create this sort of thing without the wonders of modern photo/art software. No wonder i went all digital in the art almost 25 years ago.

This odd post comes from

words & pics by Mel Norman and Arthur Benwood for Treasure Chests (1967)
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4 comments:

  1. KidDecember 11, 2017 at 5:30 AM

    Funny how a few little tweaks to the perfect female form can be so 'disturbing'. Blechh!

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  2. -3-December 11, 2017 at 5:40 AM

    Oddly, the one with two sets of arms doesn't key that disturbing reaction for me the way the others do.
    But, yeah. Definitely. I was rather amazed to find this little oddity in part because it has that creep factor lurking in the background.

    Have to admit, though - he/they did some pretty good work with the limited tools of the day.

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    1. KidDecember 11, 2017 at 2:07 PM

      Yeah, that one wasn't quite so disturbing, but there's still something a little 'freakish' about it. Can't argue with the fact that whoever did them did a good job.

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