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Here’s the CliffsNotes version of some of America’s earliest gay pinup magazines, the challenges they faced along the way, and why the victories they secured have shaped modern gay male. Paul Richmond ‘s “ Cheesecake Boys ” series shows hunky men in midth-century style pin-up portraits, which traditionally feature women. The series features well-known gay personalities such as photographer Mike Ruiz, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and comedian Alec Mapa.

Jan 12, - Explore Herofan's board "Classic Male Pinups" on Pinterest. See more ideas about male art, leyendecker, gay art. Artist Paul Richmond’s popular series of male pin-ups feature hunky guys in midth-century-style cheesecake poses. Each hunk is shown in the midst of a revealing and “accidental” wardrobe malfunction, struggling to gather his aplomb (and his pants) without ever losing his cool. In reconstructing the issue into a 70 by 32 inch poster, readers reveal the ultimate centerfold, a paean to the male body to post above their bed, breakfast table or toilet.

Its models are often. Social media can be used for all kinds of purposes, one being showcasing your art for the world to see. The man behind popular Instagram account Bullethole has done by proudly displaying his incredible pin up work of stars from all different kinds of industries including , reality television and more. His fascinating depictions of people we know and love and others who are unknown but are easy on the eyes have helped him develop a huge following in the years since this journey began.

The colors and precision he puts in each are truly outstanding and something worth taking a peek at this holiday season and beyond.

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Check out our exclusive with him below where he talks about career beginnings, favorite subjects, COVID setbacks and more. I began as a small child and was doing it for attention. When I got a lot of positive feedback. I just kept on doing it. That ego boost worked through elementary school, high school and into college. I also really enjoyed comic books as a kid and as an adult and loved drawing superheroes and making up my own.

After taking art in high school, I pursued a degree in design and took lots of art classes throughout. I work professionally in advertising as a Creative Director but I love to paint and draw to unwind. For erotic art there has always been Tom of Finland. His hyper masculine imagery set the tone for the medium and I think everyone is influenced by his work in some way.

I also love Harry Bush who was an erotic artist from the s and 80s. Jim French aka Rip Colt founder of Colt Studio was also an influence with both his illustrations and photography. I really like to toggle the line between realism and fantasy. I accentuate the masculine traits and musculature but I also love to do portraits and catch a resemblance in the work I do.

I also love to do photography. Even though my Bullethole art has evolved over the past 3 years, I hope that it is a recognizable style that followers and fans will recognize and appreciate. Hopefully it turns guys on. Do you usually search for them or do they come to you? When I first started, I just would draw guys that I followed on Instagram that I found attractive, who had a certain look or physical aesthetic.

I will say for the majority of my real life subjects, most have been super gracious and wonderful to work with when doing a drawing of them. As I said before, I have met more nice guys than not but a few stick out in my head. Kid and Jack Mackenroth have also been very gracious. I had entered the Tom of Finland new artist contest for but was disqualified for having sold my work commercially. I also had planned to try and travel to do some of the bear events.

In particular, I had wanted to do Provincetown Bear Week and set up a booth to do print on demand and sell my shirts and just meet people in person. COVID put a damper on those plans but hopefully when the travel becomes a bit more safe I can revisit them. I also am thinking of possibly doing a calendar or coffee table book of my work through a Kickstarter or something like that.

My Facebook following has surprisingly grown organically without much support but I should really focus on Twitter because they have less strict policies on nudity and erotica. What does the future hold for you and what are you looking forward to the most in your career?