Digital vs. Traditional Painting

5 min readMar 13, 2022

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Mumm-Ra vs. Gargamel by Ryan Klemek

This epic battle between Mumm-Ra from the Thundercats and Gargamel from the Smurfs is the second digital painting I ever did. This was early 2011. Hopefully, I’ve improved since then.

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I recently saw a video by esteemed illustrator Drew Struzan discussing the use of tracing projectors in creating his famous movie posters. He certainly didn’t invent this technique; in fact, according to…

Ryan Klemek

Written by Ryan Klemek

I write dinosaur erotica and mysteries featuring horny cat people. I also do the book cover illustrations. Sometimes I write reviews for movies that don’t exist

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