The Dave Nestler Sketchbook Volume 2 Perfect Paperback – June 15, 2005

Nestler is very talented and I actually prefer his black & white sketches to his color paintings.

I really hate Dave Nestler. As a person who used to love to draw, Nestler makes me never want to pickup a pencil again. He's just too damn good. I don't think it would be a stretch to call him the finest pin-up artist working today. Dave's got it rough, too. He has all of these beautiful models come in to pose nude for him...nice work if you can get it. "Bad Girls Ride Again" is the second Dave Nestler sketch book from SQP and contains another 64 pages of his outstanding pencil work. His work combines a traditional pin-up feel with modern day eroticism. I dare you to try to find one bad piece in this book. Gosh I really hate this guy!Nestler's ability to capture a photo-realistic look in just pencil is simply extraordinary. He's one of the very few artists whose drawings look every bit as good, and are every bit as frameable as their finished paintings. His women radiate sexiness! Take the beauty on page 7 dressed in a fishnet top and thigh high leather boots, or Nestler's "police woman" dressed in short, almost no-shorts and a mini-top. This is one cop you'd kill to get stripped-searched by. Then there is that home-spun country girl on page 17 that captures that "Mary Ann" look.A two page spread shows a woman lying on a bed, wrapped in leather straps. There are actually a whole series of pieces with this theme and you can see the actual photographs of the models on Nestler's website. I also love the two page, centerfold-style spread featuring a drop dead gorgeous blonde riding a stool backwards. Another great two pager is the Hawaiian girl with her clamshell bikini top and grass skirt. Like I said...I dare you to find one piece that doesn't make your jaw drop.The book also features a preliminary sketch section where you can see many of the rough sketches that Nestler used for many of his finished paintings so you can compare the two. Included are a number of sketches from the "leather strap" series. This is an absolute must have for any Nestler fan or any fan of pinup or erotic art. Nester is simply the best!Reviewed by Tim Janson

Dave Nestler quit commercial art for the pin-up world and is clearly an artist on top of his game; the collection of drawings in this book are excellent examples of illustrative art, pin-up or otherwise. While photographic reference may have been employed, Nestler is no simple copyist; the intellegent exploitation of light, economy of line and subtle shading techniques make his works a masterclass in how to achive a fitting sensitivity to his subject - anyone who appreciates good drawing will profit by studying this book; aspiring pin-up artists need this book to see how high the bar is currently raised. Some gripes; a handful of images have been spread across two pages making it impossible to see the drawing properly without breaking the book spine - I do wish publishers would think about this. Also there is no indication of the dimensions of the original drawings. And volume 1 (I`m sorry I missed it) is out of print so no longer affordable - maybe the publisher will read this and OK another print run, or maybe pigs will fly! Grab this volume while you can.

happy with it

Buen sketchbook del artista, variedad de bocetos, etc. Esperaba algo de color pero al ser un skecthbook es lo normal