NUDE: The Job of Figure Drawing

by Jim Silke

In the world of contemporary pin-up art, few artists can capture the sexy essence of a gorgeous woman as well and as wonderfully as Jim Silke. For years Silke's signature luscious paintings and sensuous drawings have delighted the hearts and eyes of everyone who appreciates the beauty and grace of the female form, as portrayed in his other bestselling art books, including Bettie Page, Queen of Hearts and The Illegitimate Art. This time, the pin-up master strips his subjects of dress and other distractions to better reveal the delicious details that are usually hidden from admiring eyes. And, as fans have come to expect from the gentleman genius behind the brush, Silke adorns his intoxicating imagery with sage insight and cunning wit, as he recounts his long and exceedingly happy career flirting with fine art and foxy women.

100 pages, Paperback

First published July 19, 2011

About the author

Jim Silke was an American graphic designer, screenwriter, and comic book artist. He wrote the scripts for Sahara and King Solomon's Mines. In 1994, he created the comic book limited series Rascals in Paradise.
Over the course of his career, Silke was nominated for four Grammy Awards for best album design. He won in 1962 for his cover for Judy at Carnegie Hall.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

Slapdash money-grab. Recycled catalogue and sketchbook material with maybe a half dozen pages of vapid introductions. No labels on the work, no captions, no individual commentary. Not worth the time or money you might spend.

[MB Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short book (100 pages) with some text by Jim Silke (about 7 pages); and lots of reproductions of Silke's work, some of which I think have appeared before (or at least looked very familiar).

The was also a short closing section (12 pages) of work by 11 other artists Silke likes. The Frazetta sketch was amusing and the McGinnis piece was interesting.