Uncommontom
Uncommontom is a sole proprietorship of Thomas David Ruley.
Uncommontom aims to bring artistic branded products to the ever-expanding marketplace. With artwork created by renown digital artist, T.D. Ruley, you're guaranteed great eye candy branded on several available different product lines. Choosing fine quality materials, and using the best sublimation methods available, all products are created with a unique, uncommon design in mind.
All items are Print-on-Demand.
Custom Art
If you like my work, and would like to create something for you, or your business, please feel free to contact me.
As you may now know, I create all sorts of different art, for different needs.
Perhaps a unique gift?
Art to present your new novel, or business venture?
Whatever the purpose, I can create something unique and visually appealing for you. I would like to stick with a flat rate of $100/per image, but times are tough, I get that. So, I'm willing to work with anyone, because some jobs I can see, will be more difficult than others. If you want something simply done for a menu, or a business card, I am willing to negotiate a price with you.
DISLAIMER: Before any work is administered to your art project, a waiver must be signed, guaranteeing payment upon completion of said project. Deadlines must be flexible, due to the nature of remote work. Final full-size image will be sent to you via email after payment is complete.
About the Artist
When I first began as an artist, I was a cartoonist foremost. My first characters were rudimentary and lacked depth. I was determined to come up with my own comic book, and actually succeeded in doing so. It never had much of a following, but the characters were good, and that inspired me to get better as an artist.
So, to increase my skillset, I bought a computer and tried to pull my experience as cartoonist into the computer realm. I began messing around with Photoshop, and learned all these cool little functions that turned my art into something else completely.
When 3D art was first introduced to me, I was amazed at the creative process, and that energized me. I saw stuff in my head that my pens and pencils could never replicate. However, 3D art allowed me to create and render stuff that came pretty close.
3D Environmental Rendering & Conceptual Art
Once I figured out what I was doing, my imagination went wild. I was finally able to tap into that surreal side of my art and create things I always saw in my dreams. As the technology leapfrogged into the 21st century, different programs and apps allowed me to pursue new avenues of creation, while still sticking with my unique style and taste.
Fantasy Surrealism
Much of my art consists of alien landscapes, dream-like fantasy realms, and impossible realities both big and small. I like to incorporate many different elements and genres together to create some mind-bending surrealism. After 25 years of constant tweaking of my skillset, I feel that I accomplished everything I aimed to do in this field of art. As the 2020's rolled around, I knew I had to go back to basics. Back to where it all started. Cartoons.
