vintage clipart help for business cards

[ohairas]

Does anyone know of any cute 30's, 40's, 50's hairstyle/beauty parlor pics that are royalty free, ect.. that I can use for business cards?

I've burned my eyes out looking on the net. Googled everything I can think of. There are a few free ones, but you have to buy the cd, and I'm not crazy about the art work.

There's an Elvgren pinup redhead sitting at a vanity holding a pair of scissors to her hair. I ADORE this and would like to find something similar.
Thanks for any advice or info!
Nikki

 

[Jonny's Angel]

Don't know if you've seen this already but it's a whole page of retro art resources. Hope it's helpful

http://www.retroadart.com/links.html

 

[dundeedavie]

Does anyone know of any cute 30's, 40's, 50's hairstyle/beauty parlor pics that are royalty free, ect.. that I can use for business cards?

I've burned my eyes out looking on the net. Googled everything I can think of. There are a few free ones, but you have to buy the cd, and I'm not crazy about the art work.

There's an Elvgren pinup redhead sitting at a vanity holding a pair of scissors to her hair. I ADORE this and would like to find something similar.
Thanks for any advice or info!
Nikki

if your avatar is a picture of yourself then why not have someone photograph you and use the image , or even photoshop it and stylise it more so it isn't blatantly a picture of you ?

 

[Lilredrooster]

Does anyone know of any cute 30's, 40's, 50's hairstyle/beauty parlor pics that are royalty free, ect.. that I can use for business cards?

I've burned my eyes out looking on the net. Googled everything I can think of. There are a few free ones, but you have to buy the cd, and I'm not crazy about the art work.

There's an Elvgren pinup redhead sitting at a vanity holding a pair of scissors to her hair. I ADORE this and would like to find something similar.
Thanks for any advice or info!
Nikki

If you find any please pass them on to me, i spent days looking the net for something like that when i was designing my business cards, it was a mess i did fine one guy that does them custome made but the cool thing is he does them in shapes he will give you sampes for free i found something else i liked more but he did send me a sample of one that was business card size but it was cut out like a little pink blow dryer, maybe you could use something like that. you may also want to look into www.gotprit.com there cards are really cheap but the quality is great!

 

[ohairas]

Thank you everyone!!
Jonny, that link had some stuff I had not seen, yea!! What do you think of this one?
http://www.retroclipart.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=941

Dundee, I had thought of using this image of myself before, but just felt weird. I don't know how to make it look more "cartoony", and not me, lol...

Rooster, I had seen a little pink dryer too and was starting to lean that way.
So frustrating!
Nikki

 

[RetroBabydoll]

fftopic: ohairas ----Love your avatar picture!!!

 

[Johnnysan]

Great photo, Nikki. There's a LOT that can be done with Photoshop...especially by someone who understands how to use the filter palette much better than I do. Here's a meager example...

 

[Jonny's Angel]

I am a bit of a photoshopper, so I thought I'd try something out. Here's the rework of your picture. I though it looked like a painting, rather than just a picture (you said cartoon-I guess on the same lines)

maybe it might be ok, I'm not sure.

I had to guess with colours and skin tones, and it took me ages to get it just right. Hope you like it

 

[Vintage Betty]

Clip Art

Keywords: Retro, Beauty, Art Deco, Scissors, Hairdressing

IStockPhoto
RetroClipArt.com
RetroAdArt (my personal favorite)
Microsoft Clip Art Gallery

Fonts
Font Diner
P22

 

[jake_fink]

Thank you everyone!!
Jonny, that link had some stuff I had not seen, yea!! What do you think of this one?
http://www.retroclipart.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=941

Dundee, I had thought of using this image of myself before, but just felt weird. I don't know how to make it look more "cartoony", and not me, lol...

Rooster, I had seen a little pink dryer too and was starting to lean that way.
So frustrating!
Nikki

Why don't you hire someone to draw the image. Say, Mr. Stovall of the Flounge. Right up his alley, I'd guess.

 

[Idledame]

How about Lady Day-she does cartoons -her current avatar is a cartoon of herself.

 

[Fletch]

Leslie Cabarga, SF's deco designer/illustrator, has put out several paperbacks of vintage spot illo and clip art from the 20s to 40s era. One book, I forget which, has a whole section of several pages devoted to beauty care.