Drawn while talking on the phone. I can do this because another part of the brain is being used. If I were reading or writing something, I totally wouldn’t be able to hear the conversation. But drawing, that’s different.
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October 21, 2015
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Digital Portrait
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, heads, menFeeling much more confident about my digital painting skills. As always, this is an ongoing journey. Not perfect. Below is the reference photo. I actually feel happier just making things up, but the snap does give you a better idea of the colours. I’m not really a fan of the “super-realistic” look. Would rather have […]
October 11, 2015
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Cat Drawings
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, digital, sketchesOn the little computer.
October 7, 2015
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Blue Metropolis
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, writingGene Luen Yang Finally getting around to this. The Blue Metropolis Book Fest is Montreal’s premiere English language lit bash, taking place in April. This year I attended a couple of events, mainly centred around graphic novels and their creators. It was great seeing Gene Luen Yang, who gave a workshop on graphic storytelling, and […]
September 30, 2015
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Buildings
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, pencil, sketchesPencil sketches from old photos of mine of architecture. One is the Frank Lloyd Wright-styled fire station on Notre Dame Street East (now covered in scaffolding), and the other is on Sherbrooke Street E., near the old Library. I can go on Google street view and find out exactly, which is interesting.
September 29, 2015
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Digital Dallying.
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, womenI’m reasonably pleased with how digital painting is progressing. Takes a different skill set to work with the stylus, and the program. Colour’s never been my strong suit, but I’ve learned things in watercolour to make images bright and interesting, and am learning the same thing here, I hope. All the tutorials on Deviantart.com and […]
September 25, 2015
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Jack Ruttan – Storyboards and French-English Translation
By Jack Ruttan in collaboration, ruttan's place, self-promotion, storyboardsI’ve made up a promotional postcard to advertise my skills. It’s going up on walls and into mailboxes in the real world, because I’m thinking people like to hold something in their hands. It’s also something cute to hand out after a face to face meeting. Remember those? My “adobe illustrator” skills were a little […]
September 24, 2015
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Centre Sportif Jean-Claude Malepart
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, montreal, paintings, parks, pencil, sketches, watercolor, watercolourThis is pronounced “Mallapar,” (actually, more like Maly-par, sez a franco friend) for you non French-speakers. (I am almost a non-French speaker, by the way, despite spending all this time in Montreal). But in my anglo heart, I still see it as “Male-Part.” I’m sure he was a worthy gentleman, but I’m happy they didn’t […]
September 23, 2015
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Random Sketchbook Page
By Jack Ruttan in color, sketches, watercolourI was scanning things to improve the post below, and this page looked cool, and unpublished. So here it is. Now back to scanning.
September 23, 2015
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Pilgrims and Spies
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, Coloured Pencils, heads, men, paintings, pencil, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolourMorning sketches, to clear my head, and chase away the nightly terrors. I’m on my front balcony, the sun just peeping over the buildings and trees. These are just things I’ve done yesterday and today. The usual things I’ve seen, either real or on TV, and faces, of course. Out of my head, and from […]
September 9, 2015
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The Great Antonio
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, pen and ink, ruttan's place, sketchesToday, a park in Montreal got a bench in it dedicated to the Great Antonio. He’s a former Montreal strongman you can read about here. Meanwhile, here are some items from my flickr feed to do with him. A drawing I did of him, the way he looked sitting in the Metro in the 1980s-2000s […]
September 2, 2015
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Hangin’ With Mr. B.
By Jack Ruttan in cats, Gouache, sketches, watercolor, watercolourIt’s Mr. Boggedy again!
September 2, 2015
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Wednesday Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in color, horses, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
August 28, 2015
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Léon and Emma
By Jack Ruttan in color, heads, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, womenThis is Léon and Emma from MADAME BOVARY. Plus, a lot of attempts at watercolour “colour wheels,” and a Big Suit man.