Man Leaves Career in Finance to Become a Digital Artist

January 16, 2020

Hansruedi Ramsauer spent 20 years building his career in finance before realizing that’s not what he wants to do. He left his job and started his own web design company. He mastered photoshop and started exploring the creativity he had in himself all along. Today, Ramsauer publishes his work on his Instagram account, where he has over 30k followers. Browse it to see hundreds of digital creations he made over time, many of which are surreal and even haunting.

“I am a Digital Artist and Webdesigner at go4design.ch living in Switzerland. I create surreal scenes out of several photographs,” he writes on his website without revealing many details about his personal life. We picked some of his work for you and they’re below.

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Buick Roadmaster . . OP @unsplash . . #ps_bold #oldtimer #buick @oldtimergalerietoffen #artbaselmiami #artbasel #photoshop_indonesia #pscreativers #beyondsurreal #artlovers #dailyart #digitalcontentors #digitallyart #discoveredit #enterimagination #learnphotoshop #fxcreatives #gramslayers #graphicroozane #launchdsigns #manipulationclan #manipulationteam #theuniversalart #thegraphicpr0ject #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits #creativecloud_fantasy #psiloveyou30 #pixfunny #piximperfect

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Jan 8, 2020 at 6:09am PST

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Driving Home . . OP @unsplash @eberhard_grossgasteiger @irenecaramaschi . . #ps_bold #creativecloud_wonderland #artselect #dailyart #artlovers #creativemobs #digitallyart #discoveredit #editvisual #enterimagination #edit_grams #fxcreatives #gramslayers #igcreative_editz #inspiring_graphic_design #imaginativeuniverse #infiniteartdesign #launchdsigns #milliondollarvisuals #manipulationteam #thephotoviers #theuniversalart #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits #visualambassadors #visualmobs

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Dec 19, 2019 at 7:27am PST

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If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough. . . OP @unsplash @jack_anstey @angelolacancellera . . #learnphotoshop #creativecloud_wonderland #beyondsurreal #bleachfilm #creativemobs #creartmood #digitallyart #discoveredit #enterimagination #editvisual #edit_grams #moodygram #visualambassadors #visualmobs #thephotoviers #thegraphicpr0ject #theuniversalart #themoodymag #thecreatart #thecreativers #thecreart #motivation #launchdsigns #milliondollarvisuals #manipulationclan #manipulationteam #igcreative_editz #imaginativeuniverse

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Dec 6, 2019 at 6:29am PST

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When a thought hurts it's a signal that the thought isn't true. Byron Katie . . OP @unsplash @joshrh19 . . #beyondsurreal #creativemobs #creartmood #createyourstory #dailyart #discoveredit #enterimagination #editvisual #edit_grams #fxcreatives #graphicroozane #gramslayers #gmofps #imaginativeuniverse #ps_bold #infiniteartdesign #igcreative_editz #launchdsigns #manipulationteam #propixz #theuniversalart #thephotoviers #thecreatart #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits #ps_powerful

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Nov 28, 2019 at 10:40am PST

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Double exposure portrait . . OP @pexels @unsplash Made with @photoshop . . #creativemobs #createyourstory #creativecloud_seasons #creative_portraits #digitallyart #discoveredit #dailyart #enterimagination #editvisual #edit_grams #fxcreatives #gmofps #infiniteartdesign #imaginativeuniverse #igcreative_editz #launchdsigns #milliondollarvisuals #bleachfilm #manipulationclan #propixz #theuniversalart #thegraphicpr0ject #thephotoviers #thecreatart #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Nov 22, 2019 at 8:10am PST

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Nightlife with the amazing @rudybundini Thanks for the collab! . . OP @unsplash @hr.zett @gk_lola . . Made with @photoshop . . #creativemobs ##createyourstory #creativegrammer #createmanipulation #creative_portraits #portraitstream #portraitmoods #portrait_vision #dailyart #digitallyart #discoveredit #enterimagination #editvisual #edit_grams #imaginativeuniverse #igcreative_editz #infiniteartdesign #launchdsigns #learnphotoshop #beyondsurreal #milliondollarvisuals $+#moodygram #ourmoodydays #thephotoviers #theuniversalart #thecreativers #xceptionaledits #ps_bold

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Nov 15, 2019 at 9:30am PST

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Don't look back – you're not going that way. . . OP @unsplash @pixelsquid360 @rebecca.georgia . . #ps_whimsical #createyourstory #creativecloud_emotion #creativemobs #enterimagination #editvisual #propixz #theuniversalart #thephotoviers #thegraphicpr0ject #thecreativers #thecreart #inspiring_graphic_design #infiniteartdesign #imaginativeuniverse #igcreative_editz #ig_shotz_magic #milliondollarvisuals #manipulationteam #xceptionaledits #launchdsigns #supremeshutter #dailyart #ourmoodydays #adobestudents_surreal

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Nov 2, 2019 at 11:06am PDT

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At this very moment, life is perfect – always! . . OP @unsplash @jordanfmcqueen @joshhild Made with @photoshop . . #ps_whimsical #citykillerz #supremeshutter #milliondollarvisuals #streetart #ps_bold #street_life_mood #creativegrammer #creativecloud_emotion #digitallyart #digitalcontentors #inspiring_graphic_design #infiniteartdesign #launchdsigns #manipulationteam #theuniversalart #thegraphicpr0ject #thephotoviers #thecreatart #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits #enterimagination #fxcreatives #graphicroozane #dailyart

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Oct 17, 2019 at 10:18am PDT

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Overground Express . . OP @unsplash @themcny @mathiasarlund . . #adobe_celebratetheworld #creativecloud_mystic #learn_photoshop #visualambassadors #ourmoodydays #moodygrams #creative_ace #creartmood #dailyart #enter_visual_ #enter_imagination #fxcreatives #imaginativeuniverse igcreative_editz #launchdsigns #theuniversalart #xceptionaledits #thecreativers #thecreatart #manipulationteam #milliondollarvisuals #ps_scifi

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Aug 29, 2019 at 9:30am PDT

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Winter portrait . . OP @unsplash . . #creative_portraits #portraitphotography #portraitmood #portraitpage #createmanipulation #creativemobs #creative_ace #creartmood #creativeoptic #enter_imagination #enter_visual_ #dreamlike_edit #digitalcontentors #fxcreatives #fubiz #graphicroozane #ourmoodydays #visualambassadors #theuniversalart #thephotoviers #thecreativers #launchdsigns #xceptionaledits #dailyart #art_whisper #ps_bold

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Aug 16, 2019 at 7:37am PDT

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No diving . . OP @unsplash @steve3p_0 . . #artoftones #surreal_artz #fxcreatives #manipulationteam #inspiring_graphic_design #dive #inception #creativemobs #creative_ace #creartmood #creativeoptic #digitallyart #discoveredit #enter_imagination #edit_grams #graphicroozane #imaginativeuniverse #igcreative_editz #launchdsigns #learn_photoshop #milliondollarvisuals #theuniversalart #thecreativers #thecreart #xceptionaledits #dailyart #ps_bold #creativecloud_immersed

A post shared by HRR / Digital Artist (@swissgo4design) on Aug 10, 2019 at 5:34am PDT

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