Max Riffner
Classics Illustrated
Inspired by the classic pinups of yesteryear, here are my takes on the vintage pinup girl calendars (with a cartoonist's twist). Each month, I'll produce a pinup illustration available for download to use as wallpaper for your computer desktop. I may change my style from month to month in subject and in illustrative technique. For example, some may be very Vargas inspired, where as the next month could look like something Tex Avery would have done. Either way, these retro-inspired girls will hopefully give me a chance to explore the past (along with the female form in sexy and fun ways), and for you to enjoy the present everytime you turn on your computer.
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Instructions
- Click on the size you want.
- Your choice will download directly to your desktop.
- The desktop pinup images available on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons License
Pinup Archive
- July 2006 · Thursday July 6, 2006
- June 2006 · Thursday June 1, 2006
- May 2006 · Tuesday May 30, 2006
- April 2006 · Sunday April 2, 2006
- March 2006 · Friday March 3, 2006
- February 2006 · Saturday January 28, 2006
- January 2006 · Monday January 2, 2006
- December 2005 · Sunday December 4, 2005
- November 2005 · Sunday October 30, 2005
- October 2005 · Sunday October 2, 2005
- September 2005 · Friday September 2, 2005
- August 2005 · Sunday July 31, 2005
- July 2005 · Thursday June 30, 2005
- June 2005 · Sunday May 29, 2005
- May 2005 · Saturday April 30, 2005
- April 2005 · Tuesday March 29, 2005
- March 2005 · Sunday February 27, 2005
Pinups
June 2005
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Notes: Well, I dreaded doing June’s pinup, especially after the praise I received from everyone for last month’s pinup entry. However, I had put it off long enough. So today, I sat down and hit this one out.
Friday, I talked it over with a couple of friends on a porch over some beers as we enjoyed the beginning of Memorial Day weekend. Instead of doing some beach bunny scene (as appropriate for the start of summer), I had wanted to do something a little bit seedier. I’ve been thinking about motels and their function as a rendezvous for sex, either illicit or adulterous. Some of my favorite older pinups appear to be set in a motel room; their mood is more of base sexual desire rather than fun.
For this month’s entry, I wanted to capture the seediness of an old motel with its garish colors, and the texture of an older pulp novel cover. To me, the two themes go hand-in-hand, as most pulps dealt with dark deeds taking place in motel rooms (sexual or otherwise). I also wanted to draw a blonde for a change. I think I ended up channeling some Twin Peaks:Fire Walk With Me, which was accidental, but a happy coincidence. Miss June looks like she’s pretty sweet in the outside world, but she appears ready to pounce as she waits for a lover to meet her at their secret location – perfect!
The desktop pinup images available for download on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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