Demoness

Demoness tease

Demoness - roughs

Girlie sketches

Also at the Beach

At the beach

Girls in glasses

Party Girl (inks)

 

Party Girl (pencils)

With pepper shaker lense flare :-P

Take it on the chin

 

The Sunday Girlie is on a stool

Doodle note: I did this drawing at lunch, and the halo was traced from a small plate with slightly ribbed edges. I've used this tactic before.

Sketchbook Sketches

Sent out some sketchbooks recently, and of course each one gets an original sketch!

Haven't gotten one yet?

GET A SKETCHBOOK!

Sketch requests welcome :-)

YUP, YOU WANT A SKETCHBOOK!

Walking with purpose

Digital Pencilling in Manga Studio

I've been making good use of Manga Studio for inking, but during a recent doodle break I tried some "pencils."

Biker Mom

Playboy Bunny Research

The many bunny facts and figures (get it-- "figures?" hehe) I've presented on here of course come from research I've done on the subject. Hard work, I know!

If you are a fan of the Playboy Bunny, or just the era that brought them, there are two books I can't recommend enough:

The Bunny Years by Katherine Leigh Scott is a first hand account of life as a Playboy Bunny. Not only is it an endearing biography of her time at the club, but an extensive history of the club itself with contributions from a multitude of women and men who were involved. It is full of little details that I now try to incorporate into my drawings, as well as just having the knowledge and feel for the Bunny life. The book also presents stories from many women who worked at the club, what it meant to them, and what they went on to become. There were/are many misconceptions and attitudes towards Playboy Bunnies, and this book will leave you with an entirely new appreciation for one of America's most enduring cultural icons.

50 years of the Playboy Bunny is by far the best visual book produced to date, having been released only last year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bunny. It also acts as a mini history of the club but its main draw is the fabulous photographs that chronicle the phenomenon.

I'm a longtime fan of Playboy itself, not just the Bunnies. It's not uncommon to find Bunny images in the magazine proper, tho random. There were a few special editions over the years that focused on the Bunny, and these can be found through second-hand book dealers and e-bay. I love these vintage magazines because they are a time capsule of the era from photos to advertisements.

There are a few resources online, aided of course by the ever-useful google image search. However The Ex Playboy Bunny Website is a trove of information, FAQs, and links.

These aren't my last bunny doodles by far, tho I'll be moving on to other subjects for a spell. Check back often for more cool doodles and lovely ladies!

And don't be shy, Cup Doodle loves to hear from our visitors!

Playboy Bunny corset variations 3

Playboy Clubs had a "VIP Room" long before strip clubs usurped and ubiquitised the name. VIP Bunnies that worked the room had white trim to set them apart. As the clubs grew in popularity through the sixties, they branched to Europe where the London Playboy Club saw the first patterned fabric. These were custom fabrics by in-vogue artists at the time, and set a trend that would see many striking patterns appear throughout the international clubs and back to America.

There were many more variations, some questionable, as the clubs apassed through the decades and eventually closed. Of course that only made way for the eventual rebirth in Las Vegas. The "Modern Bunny," as I call it, the ones now found at the Playboy Club Palms, has multiple style corsets with totally different cuts, tho the classic cuts are still seen in use. I may get to drawing some of those eventually...

Playboy Bunny corset variations 2

The black corset, for whatever reason, was rare amongst the original choices for Playboy Club Bunnies.

Kick-ass bunnies were rewarded shimmering outfits for attaing "Bunny of the Month" and the prestigious "Bunny of the Year."

Playboy Bunny corset variations 1

There were a surprising number of variations to the Bunny corset over the years. The very first didn't even have a collar or cuffs. While they eventually found consistency in the basic design, geographic locations found custom looks and state-required compromises. Miami's were thought to be the more risque, with high French-cut thighs. New York decency laws at the time required lower cuts on the legs and more coverage on the bodice (the legs they got, but women were too individually proportioned to enforce the bustline).

Fun fact: Every bunny corset was custom fit by the club's dedicated tailor.

More to Come

More Bunny Sketches

"The Bunnies should kiss"

"The Bunnies should kiss" was the club lingo for how ladies should orientate the cufflinks. Prior to reading that I wasn't even aware the cufflinks were cast for both left and right wrists.

This was one of the more difficult details to verify, as photos of the cufflinks readably visible are rare. And more than few showed them worn backwards! There are technically a few different ways the heads could face each other, but my tireless research leads me to believe the below is correct.

Yet surely such a rule need not be limited to cufflinks, yes? ;-)

Playboy Bunny Sketches