Another sketch in white ink on black paper. (Sketchbook #76) It's somewhat based on the trope of unequal love in 16th century genre painting. But since i am so wonderfully non-judgmental, without its satircal approach. No financial gain was involved for this odd couple. He's a gentle soul, a romantic in an avantgardist's clothing, she is an atavism: part woman, part cat, lots of fur.
Saturday, February 01, 2020
Thursday, January 02, 2020
The Twin Paradox, page 3-11 redone
Happily working on a new story, 'The Twin Paradox'. Left: old version, right: new version. Had to redraw this page for better pacing. Which isn't so hard/boring to do, once the decision is made. Usually, many details get improved while i am at it.
So the last panel was left out, but after this page two extra pages will be thrown in. This is from chapter 3 while i am already in chapter 5, but often i feel like re-editing older parts. The sketching phase is quite short for the sake of spontaneity, so i am willing to run the extra mile in a later phase of the process.
Labels:
comics,
Marcel Ruijters,
Pola,
The 9th Island,
Twin paradox
Friday, December 20, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Friday, October 18, 2019
Monday, September 23, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
"The Tax Evader"
I have been looking a lot at Felix Vallotton's use of black and white, and have done a series of drawings in this vein recently. This one is a bit of a jab at Jacques Tardi's rants against the death penalty (which of course wasn't so long ago abolished in France since he did those comic strips featuring the guillotine...) I figured my characters to be cheering. Well, maybe tax evasion would be the only crime left still punishable by Madame Guillotine in their world. We'll see...
Labels:
1913,
comic,
death,
Marcel Ruijters,
Pola,
The 9th Island
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Acid Vomit! Kickstarter Is Alive!
Check it out!
I'm currently running a Kickstarter for my first art book Acid Vomit! Please check it out, share & enjoy.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Wednesday, June 05, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
Friday, April 26, 2019
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Psychopathia Sexualis
Yes, Robert Crumb did his adaptation of this classic book in the 1980s already (and it's excellent, i may add) but that did not stop me from taking it as subject as well, for the next issue of underground mag KUTLUL. I bought my copy back in the 1990s in German and wrestled my way through the parts in Latin (which pays off because those are the dirtiest). Just remember it's intended for serious readers.
Labels:
1913,
Marcel Ruijters,
sex,
sketchbook,
sketches
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
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