In The Days Before Photoshop...

My peripatetic mind won't go where i want it to currently, and refuses to focus to write more than a sentence or two at a time. So we sidestep for today's edition of

Back in 1967, if one wanted to alter photographs it took time, patience, blades, airbrush and skill.
And yet, somehow, this happened anyway...

Those 10 images & limericks actually comprise about 85% of the book. It really did take a lot of effort to create this sort of thing without the wonders of modern photo/art software. No wonder i went all digital in the art almost 25 years ago.

This odd post comes from

words & pics by Mel Norman and Arthur Benwood for Treasure Chests (1967)