"Rani Mangamma" in my style :)

Few days back while just giving Like to my favorites, happened to see a post of oil painting on canvas of Rani Mangamma on her ferocious horse, unfortunately I downloaded that drawing but didnt notice who posted that and the artist name :( remember him saying it was sold for 1.5 laks, and he could not afford, so just took a shot and left that place.

Today was another fine relaxing sunday, so happened to portrait that drawing in my style and hope it came out well. Used 5B, 8B, 2B in all combinations to finish this drawing. Finally finished it and posting for your critics.

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Shiv Temple, Monolithic Nandi - Lepakshi

After a long gap of hectic work schedule..... I got time to draw, so planned to draw Lord Shiva and was browsing over internet and found this unique shiv lingam sculpture at lepakshi. The moment I saw, got impressed with it and started collecting more information about Lepakshi and came to know there is a monolithic nandi too at the site. Though I didnt visit this place personally, but got into a imagination to bring nandi in front of shiv lingam and started drawing. Actually nandi isnt in front of this statue at lepakshi, its just my imagination.

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Quick Sketches: 20-30 Minutes

After concentrating more on the details, friends and mentors suggested I practice quick sketches not taking more than 30 minutes. This quick sketch improves our visual skills and capturing skills. Practicing thumbnails also increase our capturing skills. Getting the light and shade is the key of drawing thumbnails. Few quick sketches in my style of shading for your critics.....

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Ganapathi baba mouriya....

Hello friends, after almost a month am posting my new drawing. I started drawing on Ganesh Chathurthi, thought I would complete it on same day and wish my friends. Unfortunately I could not and it took more time than I expected :( almost 12hrs in 4 days. Finally I finished and posting for your feedback. After getting into ArtJam, I bought sketchbook, until then I used to draw in normal paper. Thanks for ArtJam to encourage me buy my new Classmate A3 sketchbook 140gsm and Faber Castell 6 drawing pencils. "Pillayar Suzhi pottu aarambikanum... " (start with blessing of Lord Ganesh) matching this, and Ganesh chathuthi, I was inspired to draw Lord Ganesh first in my sketchbook. Am more excited to meet artist in ArtJam @ Cholamandal Artist Village and get their feedback in improving this drawing.

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ArtJam @ Valluvar Kottam - 2 Sep '12

ArtJam, is a meetup of artists in neighborhood. Thanks to Muralidharan Alagar, who initiated this in Chennai for the first time @ Valluvar kottam on September 2nd. I was hungry for such a meet long time and it happened, so I immediately attended and learned a lot of information. It was a mix of experts and beginners like me. Very delighted to meet the group

• Muralidharan Alagar
• Caricaturist SugumarJe
• Prabha Subramanian
• Ganapathy Subramaniam
• Kannan

Learnings from the meet

• Anatomy - any portrait requires anatomy to be satisfied at first point, SugumarJe adviced me to just work on anatomy for 3months, without going into shading, starting from face to whole body
• learned about gsm and the kind of papers(130,150,200) to be used
• learned about pencils, and brands like steadler, faber castell 6 pencil set, graphite and charcoal pencil (thanks to Prabha madam for sharing her pencil)
• discussed about riven phonics drawing video tutorials, complete set of more than 150 chapters and planned to buy it online.

Thanks to

• Murali for the wonderful initiative and his 25 years experience sharing. Thanks also for the snacks ;)
• SugumarJe for his caricatures to everyone of us who met and the public who visited and the security men as well :)
• Thanks to Padma, Ganapathy and Kannan for sharing their experience

Clicks @ ArtJam

more photos in facebook profiles....

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Sleeping Beauty...... In Progress

Hey Friends, let me start this way, I dont try my hands on drawing portrait, because of spoiling the natural expressions in the face... but was really drove when I saw a painting of a sleeping beauty, so started drawing and its in progress. posting the progress here for your suggestions which I should improve on in this drawing.

Wish me good luck.....

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Dancing with Fish - Pencil Drawing

Last Month happened to visit an aquarium exhibition and was impressed with the collection they had. The movement of those fishes looked like they dancing all the time in water. So I decided to bring those dance movements in paper and pencil very quickly. I tried lot of movements of those fishes in various angles and found these to be well done. Posting them for your comments, please do give your credits and critics which drives me more to explore various forms of drawing.

All five sketches were drawn using HB, I didnt use any dark shade pencils, so as not to deviate from those transparent fins. Actually these would be great if drawn using a oil brush in golden orange color, somehow I did not try my hands on colors yet, very soon I may try exploring colors. Wish me luck friends :)

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