What does /ic/ think about J.C. Leyendecker?
>>2398784
fag
>>2398785
He really was, but that's ok. Shame what his bf did to the work after his death
>>2398788
oh, didnt know that, i was talking about you
>>2398784
Great composition and use of brush strokes. I fucking love how well he painted hands.
>>2398784
I like his work. The way he uses strokes of paint reminds me of Charles Dana Gibson's work, and I think it's cool.
>>2398784
my faves
>>2398784
J.C. Leyendecker exploited realism with his sheer skillfulness. The lesser known great american illustrater, and it's a damn shame. He knew his job as an illustrator, which was to find the right medium between style and realism. One of the best illustrators of all time for that. My favorite artist beside Phil Hale.
But not everyone can draw like J.C.. We need anime artists, abstract artists, etc. all so alphas like him can exist through probability.
>>2398788
Best males ever
>>2398937
Well, at least we have Araki
>>2398788
what did he do?
>>2398784
ty op, now I know who I will study today
>>2398950
Really shame, that Leyendeckerfag is one of biggest /ic/ shitposter.
>>2399154
Him and Leyendecker's sister had a yard sale and sold his paintings for as little as $75.
>>2399333
You say it like they were worth more...
75 / illustration is more than fair price
>>2399350
75/ illustration isn't such a problem ... if the artist is alive and still going
>>2399350
It's not just about the price, it's about the works just being spread around to anyone who came by. Who knows where some of those paintings are now?
>>2399366
$75/illustration is an awful price for an original oil at that caliber of work. $200-350 for a living artist, depending on size and detail. Where did you learn to price work?
>>2399398
here https://www.freelancer.com :^3
His brother was the better illustrator
>>2399490
oh yeah he knew it too, that's why he ended up killing himself with drugs
Does anyone knows a good source of his artwork in good quality and quantity? I'm looking for the best collection of his work there is.
>>2400699
go and google his name, and choose a big image size
>>2398784
One of the greates Illustrators that ever lived. Achieved mastery of style and technique that I'm yet to see in another illustrator. Even Rockwell studied him and didn't ever try replicating him.
>>2398784
His name is rad as hell
>>2400699
there is a complete full high res pack floating around the internet.
>>2401214
link?
>>2399374
There is a museum in Stockton that has some 60 something original canvases. There are drawings and sketches too but you need a private viewing to see them.
>>2401214
Well, that is something I'm looking for. If somobody knows where to find it, I would greatly appreciate it
>>2399366
I thin, its more of the fact that they liquidated some fine assets rather haphazardly nevermind how much 75USD was in their time
>>2398784
He had great design skills look at all those sexy shapes and simplifications. top notch maybe one of my top 10 favorites after sargent, sorilla, but hes up there for sure.
>>2400699
>>2401214
>>2404022
I just spent a few hours compiling a good chunk of his artwork together. I tried to get the highest resolutions available for most of the images. Here's a RAR with something like 160 different productions from J.C. from covers to sketches to photos of J.C.. All organized
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e055j502ntwlb2m/J.C.%20Leyendecker%20-%20A%20Collection.rar?dl=0
>>2406964
dope
>>2398784
How come when you look at Leyendecker's work up close you can see white between brushtrokes? Is it the canvas beneath showing through? Is it some kind of deliberate technique?
>>2406964
noice, can't wait to get home and download it
>>2406968
Not OP but I assume it's just a way of playing with the viewers eye. You have these somewhat realistic looking figures that go in and out of looking like actual objects. But he still makes it work.
I also think he was a fan of trying to show how much you can do with how little. This technique could be apart of that mentality.
>>2399333
Fucking why?
>>2407100
space? they wanted more room in their house?
>>2406964
in credits should have mention why he had money problems while he had such big clients
>>2406981
it was a way of showing reflected light
>>2407150
yeah it's just a painted hatch mark.
>>2406964
Thanks dude
>>2406998
Yeah I also find it quite cringe worthy when others try to copy it. People like Funkeymonkey I think do it badly, but maybe someone like Moby Francke could pull it off nicely. I guess you need a certain level of mastery to be able to do crap like that.
Sometimes in his work, the crosshatching does get distracting. Although I'm glad he did it because it was a good servant to break up monotony. (pic related to that point)
Why does all of his stuff look like its been starched to shit? the rigid folds on everything
I fucking adore the man's work.
>>2407325
Well clothing was heavily starched at the time, the collars were rigid.
>>2407869
This.
It's fucking beautiful. I wish I could paint like him, so so much.
>>2408046
He makes it look like only linen fabric existed at that time, which wasnt the case.
>>2407325
>>2408046
It's a stylistic choice. He heavily simplifies shapes into geometric representations, it stands to reason that if he didn't simplify his folds in the same way they'd stand out in a way that likely wouldn't benefit the piece.
I recall one piece where he rendered it more in keeping with reality, on a figure, but the curved and thin graphic elements that resulted were intended to draw attention to the figure's grace.
>>2406964
Thanks, anon, great work
>>2406964
This is great, thanks anon.
So what media did he use to make most of this work? I can't tell if it's gouache or oil paint.
Also, pic related, does anyone know his process for the white highlights? Did he do an underpainting with white and then hatch on top of that? Or did he pick out the white highlights?
>>2408797
I don't even know what guache is, and I never got the change to try out oil painting but from what I can see, some of the white are painted some are from the white paper
the white background and highlights are with paint, and the hatching was done in skin colors with gaps between brushes
>>2408797
It's mostly oil, but some think that he might have used s primer to paint in certain sections.
He mostly painted around highlights, some of which he would accentuate more white paint. He starts on a toned surface and paints in transparent shadows with an earth tone.
>>2408801
>guache
don't even know what guach is? man, someone explain to this fool what it is.
>>2406964
Thank you so much anon!
btw did he ever do pensil drawings / drafts?
>>2408848
he would make a good shota artist had he lived in this era
>>2408892
Why did you even think of that, you pedo?
>>2408894
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Whats with that grid he uses everywhere?
>>2408904
Even if his work is skilled, you made the reach of him making actual CP. Why?
>>2408908
Probably anatomy helpers? Since people tend to have a hard time drawing bigger scaled stuff.
Am I the only one who thinks the art reflects the fact that the artist is gay? I don't even mean it in a bad way, but there's a strong focus on fashion, aesthetics, cleanliness and theatrical poses, with a running theme of drawing handsome men.
I just get the feeling that many of the men are drawn by someone who has a romantic or sexual interest in his subjects, in the same way pinup artists would idealize women.
>>2408962
you are stating the obvious. just sayin'
>>2408962
I don't see that at all.
>>2408962
For sure. I see him projecting his own relationships with Beach, Agusta and probably Frank too in some way - into his paintings.
I noticed a connection between these two images earlier and couldn't help but point it out here. The way he draws women is not nearly as sexual as his men. A lot of his women are depicted in his paintings almost like friends, which he and his sister were. He was also not interested in them sexually as we all know.
You're right, and I think people's personal lives reflect in their art more than we think.
>>2408801
You can clearly see the same hatching in the whites under the skin tones as in the background.
>>2408962
>fashion, aesthetics, cleanliness and theatrical poses
Stereotyping much? But yes you can definitely see the idealisation of his subject matter in the same way as a pinup artist.
>>2410090
yes, but I didn't bother to tip that too
>>2408797
his men are absolutely beautiful
