I’ve been drawing much more than I’ve been putting up. Still entranced with digital, but I’m beginning not to care what’s what. I’ve got stacks of sketchbooks, but can organise the computer things, as well. This one is unfinished, but I put it here to give you a look into my process.
Author Archive
January 16, 2014
0
Pen and Ink
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, headsThe digital thing is fun, and can be consuming, but I love the look of real pen lines on paper. This is supposed to be Barbara Bain from the old “Space 1999” TV show.
January 2, 2014
0
Digital Portraits
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, digital, heads, paintingsI watched this Youtube video, and it actually gave me some inspiration in terms of portraits from photographs. I drew these three in about an hour, not trying to censor myself, but paying attention to edges, and the placement of things.
December 31, 2013
0
Still More Computer Paintings
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, sketchesI can hardly call them “sketches” since they don’t fit in a book. I don’t think much about what I’m doing ahead of time. Hence all the grouchy faces. Still, I enjoy the medium. The one big deal is that computer drawings are hardly ever finished. You do something on paper, it’s done. If something’s […]
December 30, 2013
0
Something with a background
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalNot sleeping. Trying to draw backgrounds at the moment, with this little computer. Wonder what it looks like on a larger screen! Really want to keep it loose, see what happens.
December 21, 2013
0
Another Fairly Demented Computer Painting
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalI don’t know. These are fun. I still think I’ve got the digital painting thing, but there is always something new to learn. Afraid I’ve been neglecting my watercolour, however.
December 20, 2013
0
Scary Test post
By Jack Ruttan in ruttan's placeHoping this works. My blog was destroyed, and this is the first post on the new server. Yay! Success!
April 13, 2013
1
Cover Girl
By Jack Ruttan in Coloured Pencils, digitalI sort of really hate copying other people’s illustrations, but I learned a lot about hair here. She’s on the cover of this book about digital painting, which actually doesn’t tell you a lot about how to do digital painting (but does give you some tips and techniques if you already know what you’re doing. […]
April 12, 2013
0
Uncommon People
By Jack Ruttan in color, watercolorThis is an ogre and his best friend, whom I painted last night, while listening to a digital painting tutorial which basically told me how hard it is to get a job digital painting.
April 11, 2013
1
A Need to Relax
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, digital, paintings, womenIt’s actually been a trying time lately. But I’m happy with where these are going. Strange that the cross-hatching looks good, but I rarely use it on watercolours. Feel like it’s cheating, in the same way as a lot of these computer tools I’m using. I think this stems back to when my late mom […]
April 11, 2013
0
Black Cat!
By Jack Ruttan in cats, watercolourI’m doing at least a painting a day at the moment. And in standard sizes. Besides this, a lot of images were orphaned when the blog broke down. Think I will put them into a slideshow, just so’s you can see them. Or, a really large post.
April 7, 2013
0
Alien Character
By Jack Ruttan in color, watercolourJust a little painting I did today.