Coyote Returns

© Rusty van Rossmann "Coyote" 1979

 

I’m starting to  add older work to my Artifact Drawing Gallery.  This was a piece done back in 1979 as an excercise in pointillism. The original model was a photograph of a wooden head in a National Geographic Book.  This piece became my logo  early on in my illustration business. What can I say. I was young and thought it was cool. I think it scared clients away.

Regarding Pointillism. I distinctly remember an early job interview where my work was laughed at for its high amount of detail and time involved.  I got the distinct impression they didn’t like pointillism because they couldn’t do it.  I didn’t get the job.

Scientific Illustration additions

Anterior view

I’m adding images to the Artifact Drawing Gallery. They won’t all be artifacts but that’s the bulk of work I do. I’ll include some report graphics as well so you get a sense of what I work on.

I’ve got a lot of images to upload so please bear with me.

Thanks

Flaked Stone Illustration Style

© Rusty van Rossmann

This is an example of my illustration style for flaked stone artifact drawing. Emphasis is placed on realistic rendering of shape through minimal linework and shading. Flake patterning is exact while material coloration is minimized. Keeping the image “clean” through minimal linework presents a clearer view and allows for emphasis of detail when calling out distinctive aspects of the artifact.

Some darkening of the shaded areas has occured through reduction of the image.

All artifacts are drawn at 100% when possible.