Ministry of Silly Hats - 10 Santa's Gift

This post is dedicated to anyone who is alone,

 or feels alone this Christmas and I hope it cheers your day!

 

Nothing personal Frank, but I doubt that anyone could look sexy in a Santa Hat

Even Frank himself looks very doubtful here.

Maybe he's putting his faith in that smouldering look,

or is it just that he came down the chimney,
 while the fire was still alight?

 

Oh dear! You'd think the photographer would say, 

"Hey, Frank, just tilt the hat back or to one side. Give it a rakish look"

But no, he's opted for pulling it right down over the ears.

(That skinny belt's doing some peculiar things too!) 

 To give him credit, Frank looks pretty cross now.

Well, at least the hat doesn't resemble a male organ tip like hat No 9 did.

No, this one's red, floppy, with hair around the base......

No, perhaps we'll abandon that chain of thought!

 

Ah! Thank goodness that's over! 

Now we pro's can get back to some proper man-posing 

out in the open air with a chunky rubber accessory, 

That's more like it! 

Great pose Frank, reputation restored.


There's another Christmassy theme in Silly Hat No 6, 
for other silly hats, click on the 'hats' label below

Bareass Blogs 11

Bareass SwishBuckling Buccaneer

(Audition for Captain Hook? Or Pirates of the Caribbean?)

The mitchmen motto is :- "Where there's rope there's hope!"

Go to No12 

 View series from No 1

for more bareass boys click on the label below

Bareass Blogs 10

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Bareass Rugger-Bugger Bootlacing on the Bench

(it's behind you!)

Go to No 11

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Shaved and Discharged

"Shaved? Erm, are you sure that's what he said?
But I'm due for discharge tomorrow!"

As part of my policy of updating early articles in the A-Z of Fetish Artists series, I have now revised the article on Julius. During that exercise I discovered these two images which are a rather nice example of shaving fetish. I have taken the liberty of substituting new captions for Julius original which I think will have wider appeal to my particular audience. 

"Jeez! I think I'm gonna be discharged early!"

The two original pictures came from Julius' work: "Bavarian Chronicles - Part 3"

See more on the artist in my revised A-Z article on Julius 

For more shaving and medical themed pictures click on the appropriate labels in the list below.
For other examples of artwork modified by me, click on the mitchmods label below

Fujimoto - Cops Abducted

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This is the cover art for Fujumoto's epic called 'Okinawa - Slave Island'

 It shows a squad of cops who are being abducted for manly service duties and this ties in with my long running 'Caps and Collars' story at the 'mitchmen' Yahoo group. My cops are cuter than this lot though (imho)! I do like chunky guys and mature men, but Fujimoto's characters probably exceed my lust boundaries. however it's always good to see a big man put in his place and cops often deserve it. There's plenty of that in this story but it was the noose-like rope play and pseudo-G string fashioned from the cop's ID card caught caught my fancy in this image. 

I have yet to review this artist here, his prodigous output of comic books makes that a daunting task, I'm still recovering from tackling Tagame's vast library! I've put a marker down for 2018 though.

Tom Jones Fetish Art

 This article is an extension of my 2009 A-Z article on Tom Jones fetish art (which has also been updated slightly). In that article I presented a small selection of his fetish work and this expands on that.

Tom Jones - Wrist Bound

A striking, sexy pose which is conceived most simply, 

with long sweeping lines and luscious brush strokes.
It lays bare the vulnerability of naked captivity.

Tom Jones - GI Initiation

This image combines Jones' interest in wrestling with a more overtly fetish subject. There's a confident economy of detail in this picture also but the angular style couldn't be more different to the previous example. It feels as if this was painted rapidly and that energy communicates a sense of desperate struggle to the viewer. There's a subtle disparity in the size of the figures which elaborates on the title, hinting at bullying or even rank.
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Tom Jones - Watching a Tawsing

 This looks like an illustration for a story since it's highly unusual for a spanking scene to be relegated to the background of what otherwise might be regarded as a beefcake picture, albeit a remarkably edgy one (if you'll pardon the pun). The internal frame effect that doesn't actually meet up with itself, but connects the two main elements of the picture is also very typical of 80's/90's magazine styling.

This wouldn't belong in a commonplace beefcake magazine though, I would imagine. The details of the foreground figure - Mohawk haircut, very deep collar and nipple rings - take us suggestively into the steamy depths of the real leather fetish scene. This is no dabbler and the delicate shaping of his face seems to reflect a desire to play a subordinate role. We can guess how that plays out I think!

Tom Jones - Plug Gag

 This is intriguing picture. The crude plug gag and the fuzzy sense of threat here immediately put me in mind of the amazing work of RJ Blake (whose own A-Z entry awaits my updating). The impression of tension and genuine restraint is strong but there's a mild incongruity about the man's relatively luxurious hair which doesn't fit the norm for fetish interests (short) and therefore conjures up thoughts about his real life, his occupation and possibly doubts about his eagerness to be here. His tackle appears to be encased in a sort of moulded cock and balls harness which effects a flattering presentation of his goods, perhaps not what one might wish in these circumstances. There is also a strange hint of what might be a band of flimsy fabric (like voile?) laying across his groin area and possibly forming part of the cbt restraint and maybe hinting at feminine interests on the part of him or his captor. (This part of the picture can also be seen as some sort of sheer shorts at a stretch).
Like I said, intriguing!
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Tom Jones - Hard

 The nature of the bondage in this picture is not quite so obvious at first glance but it's actually a basic form of a punishment restraint that, thanks to the stick, can be most severe if made sufficiently tight. The thrown back head hints at that as well as creating a more erotic body shape. The wrists appear to be linked into some cbt ropework. This character too has relatively long hair, perhaps a contemporary fashion.

Tom Jones sophisticated, arty style is not unique, but it's highly distinctive in the world of fetish art successfully combining artistry and eroticism.  Tom has a website at TomJonesMen where you will find more about him plus dozens of his pictures. You can get prints of all the pictures featured here plus some originals. Don't overlook the 'illustrations' section.

See also my revised A-Z article on Tom Jones fetish art

Muscle Morph Art - BuiltByTallSteve

I don't think I've ever featured Muscle-Morph Art on this blog before but it's a genre I have a soft spot for. The underlying idea of taking a man and physically altering him to accentuate and improve his 'best bits' is a very appealing fantasy and has a respectable literary ancestory. I suppose it's also akin to the 'transformation art' I have occasionally featured here. 

This article features the work of 'Builtbytallsteve'.

Builtbytallsteve - Big Stick

'Big Stick' is an archetypal sort of morph with fairly extreme exaggeration of certain parts of the body notably shoulder width and thigh thickness. That creates a wasp waist, adorned and accentuated here by a skimpy black brief. The clumpy boots emulate Japanese cartooning styles but balance out the rest of the image. It's topped off by a very cute face. Placing this idealised creature in a place of physical work adds a sexy frisson.

Builtbytallsteve - He knows what you're looking at

There are similar ingredients at work here but the clothing plays a bigger role, accentuating the altered body shape. 'Builtbytallsteve' has an eye for bubble butts and the skimpy cut and tucked in crack he has produced here looks incongruously provocative on such a big man. Somehow, alluring dress seems to contradict hyper-masculine muscularity. The chunky thighs and elongated legs bring out that skimpiness all the more.

Builtbytallsteve -Kolt

The morphing here is much more subtle, a general reshaping of the body that creates an impression of bulk but retaining what appears to be normal proportions (except for the bulge in his pants!) The model's youthful smoothness has been retained, it's usually lost to muscle definition in gym-honed bodies and the result is strikingly seductive.

Builtbytallsteve -Over The Top

 Talking of muscle definition! As you might expect this artist is drawn to extreme bulk and highly defined muscular bodies but this example is about as far as I go with him. I'm drawn to the pec enhancement here more than the legs which though big seem shapeless. However there's an appealing submissive air to this man. Finely shaped, youthful faces like this don't always seem a natural fit with massively developed torsos and you can sense a sort of apologetic awkwardness in his face and bowed head. The muscle-flexing, hands behind back posing stance, normally powerful-looking, has been relaxed by the artist's intervention into something quite passive too. Add some wrist shackles and you have a fine captive slave!

Builtbytallsteve - Ripped Torso

 You may remember the photo on which this image is based. The erotic downwards plunge of the torso, framed by an off-the-shoulder jacket was always there in the original, but the enhancement of the model's upper body muscularity accentuates the tapering effect and gives that cocky 'come on' look added impact. Irresistible to muscle fanciers.

Builtbytallsteve -Tight Blue Shirt

The artist has transformed a modestly attractive image here but manage to retain believability. For me muscle looks it's best when it's bulging out of clothing like this. The enlarged, button straining pecs and biceps/short sleeves combo is masculinity personified.

Builtbytallsteve -Texas Cowboy

 Which I suppose is also true of the muscular cowboy. This picture features similar effects to the pictures above (cute face, big biceps etc) but is relatively light on visible musculature. However the artist's manipulations here have drawn out the inherent erotic appeal of the jeans and boots. It's also produced an unexpectedly interesting, opening-out effect with the bar-straddling crotch which now seems engaged in an interesting relationship with it's support rail.

 

Builtbytallsteve -Happy New Year Boys

The morphing here is far from obvious but the tongues are an inspired ingredient, a perfect foil for the voluptuous bodies of these two young men. The artist pokes fun at muscleboys' tendencies to mutual adoration but for the excluded, outsider looking in it's still highly erotic just to watch it (in the same way that straight men get off on lesbians doing their thing). Nice.

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All gay artists have the power to create idealised men to populate their work. There is something deeply erotic about this process that is usually much diluted in the final product. Morphers have the added bonus of working with real men (at one remove). The downside for them is that mistakes or miscalculations, particularly with faces, can sometimes produce Frankenstein-ish results. Morph artists like Aquadude and JoeR create excessively, painfully beautiful men and then punish them. Looking at builtbysteve's work however there is little sense of that sort of urge. Neither the images themselves, not the captions allude to anything which we might can fetishistic (except for occasional images I found on his blog where his muscle hunk is caged or chained). This artist must experience the deep satisfaction that comes from creating a new man, but it seems his motive is simply and refreshingly, just cheerful admiration and lust. 

More power to his elbow!

For more visit builtbytallsteve's blog and builtbytallsteve at Deviant Art