Nannooka Jo

Jo, 46, Greek low brow artist & designer, loves tattoos and anything retro, pinups, rockabilly and burlesque, God, her dog Chris, exotic flowers, the sun and the summer, jeans, high heels and lipsticks, sweet wines, cold beers and chocolates.

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Rainbows on a Buddha. Poetry of the Random in my Home. #buddha #rainbows #rainbow #canvas #painting #nannookajo https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgCRfbI_Js/?igshid=79anvsxkwycc

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Never showed you guys, the catalogue I made for Ippo bar, a tiny and cozy and playful speakeasy downtown Athens. And oh boy, I really enjoyed this work, so I do hope you like it too. #catalog #catalogue #bar #ippo #ippobar #speakeasy #illustration #toys #doodles #doodling #color #colorful #nannookajo https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1NH_Ho4P8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o9mlspoeazar

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It's been a while but a lot of things were happening around here. Anyway, I missed summer so much and that's why I was looking to some old photos from Hawaii, and I wanted to show you one of them, guys. Now I am planning my next trip there to meet again with these stunning jolly gals and make some new art together. Stay tuned for a lot of new updates, because there is a glorious summer coming ahead. #illustration #pinupgirl #pinupart #pinupgirls #tiki #tikigirls #hawaiian #hawaii #retroart #retro #vintage #oldphotos #oldpostcards #nannookajo https://www.instagram.com/p/BuElJkoAzcY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=me66ykqzvnzr

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Wheels, booze and vixens... Doodling the good life

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The girl and the crocodile. Part of the new swamp gang. #gator #gatorpet #aligator #crocodile #pinupart #pinupgirl #pinup #swamp #swamppeople #swampgirl #louisianagirl #bayou #bayoulife #illustration #nannookajo

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My little China Girls

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China girls coming to life, one by one and the nature blossoms with them.

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it was cloudy again, so i thought of Hawaii.

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it was somehow stormy again today in the Greek tropics. luckily this sweet gal from Hawaii kept me company.

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Hello fellas! I had this idea to show you some of my workflow, particularly for those who are creative like me, but also for anyone who might wanna know how i do my drawings. In stage 1 i just draw in a piece of paper, first with pencil and when i am satisfied with the result with markers, (sometimes i also add an outline like in this case, in other i may add it afterwards). Then i scan it and i isolate the lineart in a separate layer on photoshop, so i can change the backgrounds any way i want to. In stage 3, i just coloring it, which is easy and fun. In stage 4 the real fun begins. This stage takes me most of my time as i add volume to the figure adding shadows and also different tones on skin to make it more realistic. In stage 5 i use a bluish tone to add the drop shadows and in stage 6 i add the lights to make my figure pop out a little more - and also because for some reason i enjoy the shining! And this is it! I hope you found this interesting and maybe useful. And stay tuned! There are a lot of girls coming!

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Baby it’s too damn hot!

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I missed my China Girls. <3

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So, today it was a very productive day,...and i had a taste for sailors.

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Well, that took me a bit longer that i intended to, but at last, here she is. A sexy pole dancer in a totally burlesque show, riding her flying carousel pig. Hope you like it!

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I know it's been some while, really i am working on it! So for now just a sneak pic from my latest work. A Ginger gal probably dancing, or something... (?!?)

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Today i want to show you one of my favorite sweethearts of all times and one of America's most legendary couples. It's just an old photo really, a Calotype actually, but i promise you, i will restore it very soon to it's colorful glory. I am pretty sure there's no need for special introductions, everybody knows Popeye and Olive.

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Sneak pic of a new side illustration I am working on today. This gal is a little bit more demonstrative towards her man. Well she was always a saucy personality but we love her like that... #drawing #draw #marker #pinupart #pinupgirl #pinupstyle #rockabilly #rockabillysweetheart #sweetheart #lovebirds #couples #couple #love #embrace #nannookajo