Some creepy American politicians I drew from the New York Times, in Gouache and ballpoint pen.
February 16, 2018
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Wonders of Technology
By Jack Ruttan in Blender 3D, heads
Spent most of the day building this elaborate portrait head in Blender 3D. You know, people are the hardest things to do in 3D. But I didn’t have time to paint him, so I made him into a Roman Bust. Then I put that silly hat on him.
I’m very happy, because this sort of technology amazed me when I watched documentaries about Pixar and the Siggraph computer graphics conferences. Now I can mess with it myself, on my crummy ten year-old laptop.
February 16, 2018
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Colourful Background People
By Jack Ruttan in digital, heads, sketches
I’ve always liked the “cloud brush” in Photoshop. Again, I feel the purely digital people are getting better with practice.
I can also scan in some pencil drawings from the book, and colour those, as well!
February 14, 2018
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Happy Valentine’s Day
By Jack Ruttan in Blender 3D, color
This is a strange thing with hearts in it, that I made in 3D. So there you go!
February 2, 2018
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Tom Swift
By Jack Ruttan in Blender 3D, digital
I did this for a Facebook “challenge,” meaning there was a call for illustrations on the subject of “Tom Swift and his [adjective] [adjective] [noun].
I used it as a chance to practice my 3D spaceships and various digital chops. I could rant a little about the non-user friendliness of the program Blender, but I’m not going to at this moment, early in the morning.
January 30, 2018
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Digital Character
By Jack Ruttan in digital, heads, paintings, Portraits, sketches
January 26, 2018
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Short Pencil
By Jack Ruttan in Art Criticism, color, Gouache, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
I don’t actually prefer a short pencil, I just get a little hysterical when the lead breaks off inside the pencil when I’m trying to sharpen it. I hate that.
January 19, 2018
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Bronze Age Hoard
By Jack Ruttan in Blender 3D, digital
It’s either that, or a child’s playset.
At any rate, I’m childishly thrilled that I can create realistic-looking objects out of my head using the Blender 3D software. The carpet was kind of an accident. #b3d
January 17, 2018
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Comics People
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, heads, men, pencil, Portraits
Drawing some guy faces.
January 16, 2018
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Housing Clinic
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, montreal, pen and ink, sketches
Sketches taken during a visit to Arnold Bennett’s housing clinic in Montreal. He does good work with people who have apartment problems.
January 14, 2018
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Tabby Cat
By Jack Ruttan in cats, digital, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, sketches
Digital kitty drawing, drawn on the tiny computer, which hasn’t got a great display.
January 12, 2018
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Morning Faces, and off to the Races!
By Jack Ruttan in brush pen, heads, pencil, Portraits
Eleanor Wachtel and Princess Di. What the hey! I don’t know who the guys are.
January 10, 2018
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Childhood Friends and a Cryptic Motto
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, heads, Portraits, sketches