Josh Batten
@ink58.bsky.social
Art, Illustration, Typography, Portraiture, Pinups
T-Shirt Design & Production, Print Production, Sign Production
Art installation, Museum & Gallery Exhibitions
T-Shirt Design & Production, Print Production, Sign Production
Art installation, Museum & Gallery Exhibitions
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Josh Batten
@ink58.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Calling this portrait of Dallas Cheerleader Zhenya my best work of 2024. Overjoyed when DCC Zhenya stated her approval on Instagram. Simply a solid, classic style pinup. #pinup #art #illustration #cheerleader #Dallas #Texas #football #NFL #airbrush #typedesign #dance #dallascowboys #fanart
Going back way with this 02 copy I painted of the 1943 grand portrait of Natasha Gelman, originally by Diego Rivera. Oil on canvas, 61x47. Just removed the canvas from old torqued frame and re-stretched properly. MUCH BETTER!!! #diegorivera #mexicanart #portraiture #oilpainting #mexico #vintage
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Going back way with this 02 copy I painted of the 1943 grand portrait of Natasha Gelman, originally by Diego Rivera. Oil on canvas, 61x47. Just removed the canvas from old torqued frame and re-stretched properly. MUCH BETTER!!! #diegorivera #mexicanart #portraiture #oilpainting #mexico #vintage
Inkwork from waaaaay back in the 90's. Christy Turlington on the half shell. Rendered in ink. #christyturlington #ink #inkart #illustration #birthofvenus #botticelli #renaissance #inkdrawing #portrait #portraiture #cartoon #lineart #fashion #calvinklein #venus #runway #art #supermodel #inchiostro
September 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Inkwork from waaaaay back in the 90's. Christy Turlington on the half shell. Rendered in ink. #christyturlington #ink #inkart #illustration #birthofvenus #botticelli #renaissance #inkdrawing #portrait #portraiture #cartoon #lineart #fashion #calvinklein #venus #runway #art #supermodel #inchiostro
Love seeing what other Typographers are doing!
#typography #calligraphy #handlettering #freestyle #typedesign #romanfont #architecture #sculpture
#typography #calligraphy #handlettering #freestyle #typedesign #romanfont #architecture #sculpture
September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Love seeing what other Typographers are doing!
#typography #calligraphy #handlettering #freestyle #typedesign #romanfont #architecture #sculpture
#typography #calligraphy #handlettering #freestyle #typedesign #romanfont #architecture #sculpture
Quick parody sketch of masterpiece by Fragonard. Livened up facial expression and got fresh with the freestyle script. Ballpoint pen. #ink #inkdrawing #sketch #parody #masterpiece #typography #calligraphy #rococo #ballpointpen #cartoon #characterdesign #literature #drama #illustration #artmuseum
September 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Quick parody sketch of masterpiece by Fragonard. Livened up facial expression and got fresh with the freestyle script. Ballpoint pen. #ink #inkdrawing #sketch #parody #masterpiece #typography #calligraphy #rococo #ballpointpen #cartoon #characterdesign #literature #drama #illustration #artmuseum
Moving on with project wish list... Classic Pinup of Aeroflot Flight Attendant. Rendered with iPad Procreate. #pinup #flightattendant #retro #stewardess #procreateart #cyrillic #typography #russia #airtravel #aeroflot #iconography #digitalart #illustration #portraiture
August 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Moving on with project wish list... Classic Pinup of Aeroflot Flight Attendant. Rendered with iPad Procreate. #pinup #flightattendant #retro #stewardess #procreateart #cyrillic #typography #russia #airtravel #aeroflot #iconography #digitalart #illustration #portraiture
Moving forward with Goldy Deadlocks Pinup Character Design. Decided mode of transpo... Now to develop character of her trusty steed. Rendered with iPad Procreate. #pinup #burlesque #characterdesign #procreateart #cartoon #antiheroine #horseriding #illustration #oldwest #cowgirl #texas #pinupgirl
July 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Moving forward with Goldy Deadlocks Pinup Character Design. Decided mode of transpo... Now to develop character of her trusty steed. Rendered with iPad Procreate. #pinup #burlesque #characterdesign #procreateart #cartoon #antiheroine #horseriding #illustration #oldwest #cowgirl #texas #pinupgirl
Had fun creating Miss Firebird with iPad Procreate. Got cute with the double entendre. Used the "KISS" font for the title. #ballet #balletdancer #kiss #firebird #dancer #gesture #illustration #characterdesign #typography #firedancer #russianballet #procreate #digitalart #performingarts
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Had fun creating Miss Firebird with iPad Procreate. Got cute with the double entendre. Used the "KISS" font for the title. #ballet #balletdancer #kiss #firebird #dancer #gesture #illustration #characterdesign #typography #firedancer #russianballet #procreate #digitalart #performingarts
Found a Cosplay girl on Instagram and illustrated her portrait with iPad Procreate. Added superpower &super nickname... "Therma Claw" rendered with graffiti style letters. #cosplay #cosplaygirl #catsuit #pinup #graffiti #superpower #characterdesign #procreateart #portrait #illustration #burlesque
July 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Found a Cosplay girl on Instagram and illustrated her portrait with iPad Procreate. Added superpower &super nickname... "Therma Claw" rendered with graffiti style letters. #cosplay #cosplaygirl #catsuit #pinup #graffiti #superpower #characterdesign #procreateart #portrait #illustration #burlesque
My second "Mirage Lady" pinup illustration. A fitting title... Beautiful, elegant, and honest. She marks my second color experiment with Ipad Procreate. #pinup #mirage #illustration #typography #burlesque #heavymetal #pulp #art #digitalcolor #anatomydrawing #sepia #kitsch #procreateart
June 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
My second "Mirage Lady" pinup illustration. A fitting title... Beautiful, elegant, and honest. She marks my second color experiment with Ipad Procreate. #pinup #mirage #illustration #typography #burlesque #heavymetal #pulp #art #digitalcolor #anatomydrawing #sepia #kitsch #procreateart
Pinup character design. Swarthy Belly Dancer whose name "Onyx" will probably be extended. First color experiment on Ipad Procreate. #bellydancer #bellydance #burlesque #odalisque #odalisca #pinup #pinupgirl #dance #procreateart #characterdesign #exotic #exoticdance #illustration #digitalcolor
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pinup character design. Swarthy Belly Dancer whose name "Onyx" will probably be extended. First color experiment on Ipad Procreate. #bellydancer #bellydance #burlesque #odalisque #odalisca #pinup #pinupgirl #dance #procreateart #characterdesign #exotic #exoticdance #illustration #digitalcolor
Pixie Vampirella is my most advanced Pinup character design. Soon enough she's gonna need a plot. Rendered on Ipad Procreate. #vampirella #vampirellacosplay #fumetti #horror #pinup #illustration #typography #heavymetal #pulp #cosplay #cosplaygirl #goth #procreate #portrait #characterdesign
June 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Pixie Vampirella is my most advanced Pinup character design. Soon enough she's gonna need a plot. Rendered on Ipad Procreate. #vampirella #vampirellacosplay #fumetti #horror #pinup #illustration #typography #heavymetal #pulp #cosplay #cosplaygirl #goth #procreate #portrait #characterdesign
Just a practice illustration... Literally the second drawing I've created on Ipad Procreate. Model is Ali Lee, photo reference credit Zabu Mutua. #pinup #procreate #digitalart #alilee #fitness #fitnessmodel #typography #ledzeppelin #heavymetal #portraiture #bikini #bikinimodel
June 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Just a practice illustration... Literally the second drawing I've created on Ipad Procreate. Model is Ali Lee, photo reference credit Zabu Mutua. #pinup #procreate #digitalart #alilee #fitness #fitnessmodel #typography #ledzeppelin #heavymetal #portraiture #bikini #bikinimodel
Anti Heroine Goldie Deadlocks marks my very first creation using Ipad Procreate. Stepping up my Pinup Character Design game here. #pinup #pulp #burlesque #illustration #comics #procreateart #ipad #typography #digitalart #antiheroine #hair #cheesecake #kitsch #caricature #oldwest #gunsmoke
June 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Anti Heroine Goldie Deadlocks marks my very first creation using Ipad Procreate. Stepping up my Pinup Character Design game here. #pinup #pulp #burlesque #illustration #comics #procreateart #ipad #typography #digitalart #antiheroine #hair #cheesecake #kitsch #caricature #oldwest #gunsmoke
My LadyBug Lady #3. Inspired by Cycloneda Sanguinea AKA the Spotless Ladybug. Rendered in graphite with Paisley & Graffiti inspired typography. #ladybug #cyclone #surrealism #art #anatomy #pinup #graphite #typography #pencildrawing #illustration #bikini #ladybird #bug #beetle #insect #typedesign
May 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
My LadyBug Lady #3. Inspired by Cycloneda Sanguinea AKA the Spotless Ladybug. Rendered in graphite with Paisley & Graffiti inspired typography. #ladybug #cyclone #surrealism #art #anatomy #pinup #graphite #typography #pencildrawing #illustration #bikini #ladybird #bug #beetle #insect #typedesign
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May 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Feeling Punk Rock lately. Here is Freckle, another "Anti Heroine" character I created with Copic pens. Wanted to incorporate Manga elements without "being" Manga... If that makes any sense. #ink #demonology #illustration #typography #underground #tattoo #tatouage #manga #punkrock #heavymetal #devil
May 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Feeling Punk Rock lately. Here is Freckle, another "Anti Heroine" character I created with Copic pens. Wanted to incorporate Manga elements without "being" Manga... If that makes any sense. #ink #demonology #illustration #typography #underground #tattoo #tatouage #manga #punkrock #heavymetal #devil
Ironic clash of repetition. This one got me kicked out of a creative agency way back in the day. Vive le Punk! Rendered in ink, 1995. #pinup #burlesque #ink #tattoo #tatouage #illustration #irony #typography #lineart #cartoon #satire #parody #inkdrawing #baltimore
April 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ironic clash of repetition. This one got me kicked out of a creative agency way back in the day. Vive le Punk! Rendered in ink, 1995. #pinup #burlesque #ink #tattoo #tatouage #illustration #irony #typography #lineart #cartoon #satire #parody #inkdrawing #baltimore
Opalescence fascinates me and @rynbow.bsky.social is one artist I have found who executes it quite well. Hats off! #spectrum #colortheory #art #colorcomposition #digitalcolor #popart #fantasyart #surrealism #characterdesign #manga #anime #graphicnovel #avantpop #hyperpop #vaporwave #popmusic
Wanted to share a main OC from my graphic novel—presenting as M and F throughout the story. It's a sci-fi twist on the myth of Castor and Pollux. I like to describe it as "a queer, hyperpop Guardians of the Galaxy"💫
#OC #GraphicNovel #Genderfluid #QueerOC #ArtSky #Nonbinary #TransOC #Genderqueer
#OC #GraphicNovel #Genderfluid #QueerOC #ArtSky #Nonbinary #TransOC #Genderqueer
April 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Opalescence fascinates me and @rynbow.bsky.social is one artist I have found who executes it quite well. Hats off! #spectrum #colortheory #art #colorcomposition #digitalcolor #popart #fantasyart #surrealism #characterdesign #manga #anime #graphicnovel #avantpop #hyperpop #vaporwave #popmusic
"Scroll on"... Except for the ink work of @davemoe.bsky.social Clever parody of the old AT&T slogan: "Let your fingers do the walking". Dave really should create a Ween poster, IMO. #ink #art #parody #ween #surrealism #underground #typography #illustration #psychedelic #punkrock #funkadelic #drawing
April 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Scroll on"... Except for the ink work of @davemoe.bsky.social Clever parody of the old AT&T slogan: "Let your fingers do the walking". Dave really should create a Ween poster, IMO. #ink #art #parody #ween #surrealism #underground #typography #illustration #psychedelic #punkrock #funkadelic #drawing
Professional Art Photography makes a huge difference. Now for high rez printing. Portrait of "Ladybug Lady" Laura Marie Masse rendered in graphite. #highrez #surrealism #graphite #illustration #pencil #drawing #pinup #ladybug #typography #artphotography #art #portrait #anatomy
April 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Professional Art Photography makes a huge difference. Now for high rez printing. Portrait of "Ladybug Lady" Laura Marie Masse rendered in graphite. #highrez #surrealism #graphite #illustration #pencil #drawing #pinup #ladybug #typography #artphotography #art #portrait #anatomy
Went to the drawing gym and pushed the ballpoint pen to the limit here. No erasing necessary. #ink #inkdrawing #ballpointpen #surrealism #anatomy #illustration #typography #ballpointpenart #art #typeandimage
March 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Went to the drawing gym and pushed the ballpoint pen to the limit here. No erasing necessary. #ink #inkdrawing #ballpointpen #surrealism #anatomy #illustration #typography #ballpointpenart #art #typeandimage
With a hint of Manga and generous helping of graffiti style, developing an original pinup character... Most definitely anti-heroine. Rendered in graphite. #pinup #illustration #graphitedrawing #hula #hulagirl #manga #pencildrawing #pulp #kitsch #comicart #typography #graffiti #art #burlesque #hair
February 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
With a hint of Manga and generous helping of graffiti style, developing an original pinup character... Most definitely anti-heroine. Rendered in graphite. #pinup #illustration #graphitedrawing #hula #hulagirl #manga #pencildrawing #pulp #kitsch #comicart #typography #graffiti #art #burlesque #hair
I should add that Miss Blaze put the 'B' in Baltimore also. If I consider myself a Baltimore pinup artist, she should top my 'A' list of portraits to illustrate... Absolutely. #Baltimore #burlesque #pinup #dance #performance #illustration #blazestarr #portraiture #nightclub #exotic #stripclub #art
Come.... Gaze upon the deliciousness of Blaze Starr. That #burlesque entertainer that puts the "B" back in "subtle." Viva la Blaze. Which also has a "B."
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January 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I should add that Miss Blaze put the 'B' in Baltimore also. If I consider myself a Baltimore pinup artist, she should top my 'A' list of portraits to illustrate... Absolutely. #Baltimore #burlesque #pinup #dance #performance #illustration #blazestarr #portraiture #nightclub #exotic #stripclub #art
Theme night promo from my archives. Club Charles Nikki on the trapeze... Yes, she really did perform on a trapeze in the nightclub. Rendered in Adobe Illustrator 2007. #Baltimore #circus #pinup #burlesque #trapeze #art #performance #acrobatics #illustration #dance #nightlife #party #cosplay #swing
January 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Theme night promo from my archives. Club Charles Nikki on the trapeze... Yes, she really did perform on a trapeze in the nightclub. Rendered in Adobe Illustrator 2007. #Baltimore #circus #pinup #burlesque #trapeze #art #performance #acrobatics #illustration #dance #nightlife #party #cosplay #swing
Next airbrush project is to illustrate DCC Candice in airbrush with new composition. Goal is to step up skills by rendering her anatomy entirely in airbrush. No doubt her face/hair will require classical painting method. #pinup #airbrush #DallasCowboys #Iwata #illustration #cheerleader #ink #art
My illustration of Dallas Cheerleader Candice Estefan with her name in funky background lettering. Rendered with colored Micron pens. #cheerleaders #pinup #ink #dallascowboys #art #illustration
January 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Next airbrush project is to illustrate DCC Candice in airbrush with new composition. Goal is to step up skills by rendering her anatomy entirely in airbrush. No doubt her face/hair will require classical painting method. #pinup #airbrush #DallasCowboys #Iwata #illustration #cheerleader #ink #art