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Bodies: His Photographic Art by Boris
Vallejo Pub: Paper Tiger. 128 page hardback. Price: £20.00
(UK). ISBN: 1-85028-268-4. Check out: www.papertiger.co.uk
This book is a selection of photographs he takes of various models that he then uses in his fantasy paintings. This is the second volume of his photographs. The first, 'Hindsight',
is no longer available.
That being said, I also go along with his sentiments at the beginning that the pictures weren't selected for their erotic content. If anything though, there's far too many back and sideviews. If you were going to use these photos as studies to practice your
own life-drawings, then a lot more variety is needed. Saying that
although there are some artist's model books available without resorting
to the newsagents' top shelf, I doubt if those models would be quite
so muscular or well-formed. Looking here, I wish Vallejo had considered showing the paintings he'd used these models in as a comparison. If nothing else, it would show how much more work was done on the final painting. With so many of these photographs in black and white, it looks
like he was more interested in the chiaroscuro - the levels of light
and shade - than skin tone itself. Although I'm not sure this book will end up in every fantasy art fan's bookshelf - even if there are a couple of photos touched up by illustrating, I doubt if there'd be a softback version. Inevitably in such situations, this book is likely to end up being
collectable simply because so few will own copies. GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - November 2002
Other Reviews: November 2002 Books Forests Of The Heart by Charles De Lint Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek edited by David Langford The Last Hero (A Discworld Fable) by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Paul Kidby The Frank Collection: A Showcase Of The World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane and Howard Frank Blood And Honour by Simon R. Green Prowlers by Christopher Golden Prowlers: Laws Of Nature by Christopher Golden Star Trek Star Charts: The Complete Atlas Of Star Trek written and illustrated by Geoffrey Mandel Angel: Endangered Species by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte The Hobbit Companion by David Day and illustrated by Lidia Postma Bodies: His Photographic Art by Boris Vallejo Drinking Midnight Wine by Simon R. Green TV series
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In
some respects, this book could be regarded as the equivalent of
seeing Boris' shopping list. 
I
doubt if anyone here is not familiar with Vallejo's work enough
to realise these models, mostly female, are mostly in a state of
undress. 
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