Have Du ever wondered what was happening before the era of Photoshop, whereas all the Fotos are edited, all mistakes are erased and then we see this perfect result in spots and magazines?Well, before this era there was a magician, named Gil Elvgren, one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
Relying only on his abilities and a black and white Foto of each model, this man transformed the pictures to pieces of pure art. He added colour and created beautiful colourful images, many of which were used in product advertising.
Have a look at his talent:

(I have only translated this Artikel in English. Original Artikel in Pinnokio.gr)