Art Life

Danny's Dream

2011-11-25T00:49:00.001+05:30

Here is a project I was a part of when I was in FatballoonAnimations, Chennai. I love the concept and the look of it. It was immense funanimating. Below is the list of shots I animated and the rest was animated byAnand Kumar.

Thoughts

2011-10-01T01:59:00.003+05:30

Ever imagine a life that they show in sitcoms. happy, and if sad, it doesn't feel so much and you get over it. Those perfect moments, those perfect dates, those perfect beautiful gardens and cozy coffee houses. Those stupid, little but worthy things to live for. is it real?

It's so weird. Everything. I am learning that everyone's perspective are REALLY different, even more than they say. By they, I mean' I don't know who exactly, but somebody'. It's so hard to function with another person with a different view and a different persona.

How two minds function with each other. How they don't. How to manage people and teams, how not to. There are books, there are sessions for life but doesn't it just goes as it have to? It's too random, the universe is. Too elusive to hold and tweak it the way we want. We can only be prepared for it. Not control it. I don't think there is really a way to learn to do all these things when you want to. Trying to organize this uncertainty is impossible. Should we stop trying and instead, just live it.

You must be wondering why I am being so philosophical and staid on a blog called Art Life. I figured, 'it's art AND its life, so let's think over on life a little'. Bear with me.

I think of all this because I am too malleable sometimes emotionally. A song I hear, a picture I see, a film I watch or a place I visit. Suddenly I get lost in something which is not real. I get lost in that song, that picture, that film or that place. What it say and what it makes me feel. Those feelings don't become a cliché for me. They affect me in a new way again and again and I just sink down and down. At that moment, I become a creator. An artist. At that point is when I start working automatically. At that point I have a personality.

There is a story in everything and that is my job as a filmmaker. To tell a story. And the moment I create it I start working on telling it. We all do this in everything we do. We imply our ideas or share them. We portray everything we like and that's what we become as a person. A personality. This brings us to the start. The question is how two different persons, because they like and live different lives physically and mentally, can agree with each other, work together or live together. Some traits can be similar co incidentally but completely, it's impossible.

I know I know I am saying 'impossible' too much but I don't want to be positive if the things I am talking are not. It's too random, can't figure it out but I have a feeling that I don't have to.

One more crazy step

2011-07-28T16:21:00.006+05:30

Yeah I know. The same old thing. ‘I am sorry. I didn’t write for a long time’ and blah blah bla! I think I should kick myself for that but I’ll spare me this once ;-) Hopefully I am feeding my blog just in time, before it dies of starvation.

A lot of things happened. I don’t know where to start. I left my job as a Character Animator at Fatballoon Animations, Chennai. I am back home. And there were few reasons to leave a good job like that. The major one is, well, even my friends from that studio may not know this ;-), ‘making my own short film’. Yeah you guessed right. I am THAT guy with THOSE dreams. Crazy I know. A risky or a stupid step I know. You better call me and my team here MAD, because that’s what we are.

I can’t reveal too much about the short like who and where and how we are working on it. But I promise you guys, at mid august, we will be launching the website of our short film with some of the Pre production work and the team members. All I can tell you is that we are having so much fun working together on our dream. I don’t care then if it doesn’t fill our tummies for now honestly. This is the time we can do it. This is the time we are doing it.

An old initial rough concept.

Keep up with the calendar as we will be launching the website and the work we are doing. I hope that you’ll enjoy the journey through the entire production of this film with us. Adios!

Going Home :-)

2011-03-12T14:56:00.002+05:30

Inspired from J.B. Monge, this is something I tried. Painting Fantasy Life is what I enjoy most. Hobbits, Goblins, All kinds of Fairies, Elves, Dragons, Wizards...oh! I know I haven't painted as much as I am saying but its coming. That is the world for me :-)
I used a BIG wacom Cintiq fo this one. We got a new one in our office and I thought of trying my hands on it. Its AWESOMEE!
Going home. ... Going...home ^_^

Itcha

2011-03-02T14:37:00.005+05:30

This is a Title Animation we did at our studio for a TV Series. I am responsible for the animation. There is a lot we could do more but the director was in a hurry it seems :-)
I am posting this just for fun here. . .

Itccha from Nilabh on Vimeo.

I also designed this character, here is the Final paint :-)

My First shot in the studio

2010-12-18T15:50:00.000+05:30

Heya guys. Here is the first complete shot I animated in the studio.

Alex Enters from Efbi Balloon on Vimeo.

I know. The animation is not that good. I was struggling in this shot and learning the methodology. Did many corrections, iterations and finally it was approved. I got the learning that I needed. I did better in the shots that I animated after this one and am improving for sure.
Also check this out which my supervisor Anand Kumar animated.

Introducing Alex from Efbi Balloon on Vimeo.

Will post the latest work as and when its out of the studio.

On the Job

2010-12-18T15:21:00.005+05:30

Hello folks!

I AM ON THE JOB. yeah thats right. I got hired :-)
Its a Studio in Chennai, India, named Fatballoon Animations. We are currently making animated serial called ‘Big Top‘ which is 26 x 5mins episode, based on a universal content and also we are into producing Ads. I joined Fatballoon Animations 2 months back as a Character Animator. Its great learning here and I am improving a lot as an animator. You can visit the website and also read about the studio in the news. HERE

Well, living in Chennai is very hard for a North Indian like me. I am still struggling to adjust to the Food, the Weather, the language, the culture....everything .I miss home a lot already :-(
Sorry that I didn't get the time to post anything this last 3 months. Working in a studio really takes everything out of you. But I have plans to schedule everything properly and I am thinking of another competition on the conclave soon.

Really looking forward to the get together with my old team too. See you soon guys!

Digital Painting competition 2, My entry - THE DOCKHOUSE

2010-09-21T11:17:00.001+05:30

Once again we had a Digital Painting competition at Animation Conclave . It was Fun. We had only 2 hours to complete the painting but of course, nobody could. It was very late night so we dicided to give it more time and complete it the next day. Had great discussions on the WIPs and fun painting it. Please check out all the entries on the Conclave
This is mine.

Batman

2010-09-15T12:05:00.001+05:30

My favorite Superhero has always been Batman. I used to read, and I still do, the comics since I was very young and then I was fascinated by the 1992 cartoon series that used to air on cartoon network. The intensity of the show was not exactly for the kids and so many didn't like it. But it was my favorite. And of course you cannot ever forget the Music by Danny Elfman....ahh! those days!

My New Guitar - Cort Evl Z4

2010-08-09T12:43:00.006+05:30

I know I know. My blog description says 'All about Animation and Music' but I have seldom posted anything about MUSIC, or rather nothing at all I think. Well I played an Acoustic guitar for 3 or so years, not so often like practicing everyday and all but just because I like it. Then I started loving it and now I am crazy for it. And so I started saving for an Electric guitar as I was always interested in Rock. And I am proud to present you ..my Beast!!

Cort Evl Z4
Mahagony Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, EMG HZ Pickups, Licensed TonePro Bridge, EVL inlays, Metal EVL Truss rod cover.

Isn't it sexy? I will hopefully post some music soon. See ya. ;-)

Sheriff Boulding

2010-07-31T23:58:00.001+05:30

Its been long since I posted anything. I have been too busy with stuff and many exciting things are happening. I will surely tell you guys as and when they happen :-). But for now, I wanted to post this character design I did for my friend Tanmay as he wanted a Casual character to Model. I don't know if he has finished it yet but if he did, then I'll post the 3D version too.
This is just a basic wash in PS. Ain't he too cute to be a Sheriff? .. hehe ....That was the general idea anyway ;-)

Gornad

2010-06-04T19:36:00.000+05:30

Gornad. A poor Goblin who used to be rich. He lost his fortune, his family, his magic and his eye. And he seeks for all of these. But he must face the dark magic all alone and with no magic to himself. With bare hands he lurk and search inside deep caves of the Dwarves and through the forest of Trolls to get everything back..... The journey which may never succeed.

A Short Break

2010-05-12T21:59:00.003+05:30

Finally I completed my Character Animation Showreel. Weee heeee!!!

Now I am taking a break, maybe will read some other books, maybe watch lots and lots of movies day n night, maybe will work on something that is pointless or maybe just chill having wine every night. I know, not for long though. I gotta search for a job and all 'Duniya de jhamele'. But hey, I have plenty of time to enjoy before that. And anyway, I am desperate for a job not because I need it but I 'want' it. I want to learn from someone, have a mentor and learn truly. Want to work in a team and be a part of the industry. That, will be the LIFE!
If you want to watch my reels, both of them, Animation or Illustration (yes both are separate....obviously) then you can mail me at nilabh.umredkar@gmail.com
Have fun!

Stage Dance

2010-04-09T19:38:00.000+05:30

Hiya guys. Hows it going? watched the new 'Despicable Me' trailer yet? Its AWESOME! Check it out. Can't wait to see it.
Here is what I've done recently. A sloppy dance. I know I know. I need much more Exaggeration and Staging in the stage. Ya i missed on that but it just came to happen. Anyway check it out guys.

Please comment because I think there is a lot to criticize..he he :-)

How to turn the Head - Animation Workflow Tutorial

2010-03-26T11:08:00.000+05:30

Heya guys! I did this shot for my practice and in anticipation of a new dialogue shot I am gonna do. So I thought of making a tutorial for you guys hoping that this work-flow might help you. I am no expert and whatever I did is my way of working. It could be wrong or you just might not like it, and its OK. Every other perspective is welcome as there are so many ways to animate. :-)
So go ahead and read this tutorial here:

http://animationconclave.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-turn-head.html

And here the Final subtle shot:

Tell me if it helped :-)

Have A Nice Day - Short Film

2010-03-06T18:50:00.000+05:30

I didn't posted this one too....here it is. :-)

Wow! My first short film.

We were fresh students, about 3 months of training and then BOOM. We made a short film in 40 days flat. What an experience. This had been one of my best time in life, to learn, to create, to argue, to decide, to Animate,, to Direct, to play original music or to listen it recorded live by expert artists, to edit every frame of animation later, to redo many shots, to remake the rigs and characters....oh can't finish it.....

A Medical Trip

2010-02-25T19:38:00.003+05:30

Hi there!

I can’t seem to rest my feet at one place at all. No matter how many times I decide to shut myself in my room, for a month at least, and work, and then come out with dark circles under my eyes and a long, straggly grown beard like Tom hanks in Cast away, it doesn’t work. Well for the better good I suppose.
I was in Bailhongal, Karnataka these last two days. My friend Dr. Vishwajit, who is in his second year studying B.A.M.S, insisted for me and Tany to come and visit him, see his college and all. So we went very early in the morning (which seldom happens). It is a 2 hrs ride on the groovy NH4 down south to Belgaum (where we had breakfast – Medu Wada – in a hotel named ‘Tumkur Tatte’) and then half an hour to Bailhongal. It is a small town having a single main road and attached lanes. We couldn’t understand what was what there because of the language. We couldn’t even understand the bus destinations as it was only written in Kannada. ‘Zilebi’ language is what we call it. No offense but I don’t understand a single word of it. (They write Zerox for Xerox :-)

By the way, does anyone like Cadbury’s Crackles better than the plain one? I do. I like crunching munching while writing :-)

So we met. We talked walked (a lot actually as there is no ‘in-city’ transport available) and spent some good time. We visited a temple of lord ‘Sai Baba’ and it was great. You know the ambiance you get inside the structures like a temple. The aroma of purity and sanctity. At the midnight, we went to vishwajit’s college, Shree Gangadhar Viraktmath Ayurvedic Medical College and Research Centre, just for fun. It is huge with nearly 128 gallery arches on the building. A big Playground, a school and ITI inside the campus. We sat there in the dead silence feeling like ghouls under the Neem tree. Watching the structure and wondering if we can go inside to those long passageways, creepy classrooms and empty patient beds where many were cured but some could have died. And we knew, as Vishwajit told us, that there is a dead Body inside the dissection room up the 3rd floor. We came back soon.

As we opened the lock of the room where we stayed that night, Vishwajit went in first, took out his old bicycle and said that he’ll be back with a skull, and rolled. After 5 minutes or so he brought a Real Human skull in a white polythene bag dangling on the handle of his Bicycle.

He had almost entire set of Human skeleton in his closet and now brought the skull. It was the first time I took a human skull in my hand and scrutinized. My first thought was – ‘Only if I could’ve got this when I used to draw anatomy extensively’. And then the second thought – ‘Oh my God, Oh ma God….. It would have been a person before. A living breathing Human!’ We spread out the entire bone set on the floor and started arranging it. Vishwajit did it right way finally as we were all putting the radius and ulna under the femur bone and tibia fibula beneath the humerus. And then we looked and stared at it with a creepy silence. We exchanged bemused glances and decided to put it back inside. I have a feeling that our ‘Doctor ‘friend was smiling on us.

The next day we went to the College. And the tour began. Do you know Mercury? We die instantly if we eat it, right? But in Ayurveda Mercury is heated at about 600 C for 3 days and the patient then eats it to cure the diseases. Ayurveda is the only place where mercury is used for therapy. I didn’t know that! I saw the original 9 Gems, right in front of me. Diamond and ruby and all. I was tempted to steal them honestly. We played with Deer antlers and saw Deer Musk. Wow! It smelled wonderful. I got to see all the Organs of the human body (the real ones kept in glass containers) and also babies. Twins too. I wondered again if I would have been there and had so much reference to sketch from! Then in toxicology department we saw snakes and scorpions and in Shalakya (surgery) department we learned about human diseases. Then there were other departments like Swasthvrutta, Paedriatic and physiology where we learned about other stuff. Sorry I don’t remember the proper names though. And then it was on the Top floor we went. There was only one room in use and every other was empty. It was creepy up there even in the broad daylight. It was . . . . The Dissection Room!

Vishwajit specially got the keys with significant efforts to show us this particular room. As he said last night, “there is a Dead body up there!” He opened the door and we went in. It was gloomy and the light was sneaking in through the pane less windows. And suddenly it smelled awful. I looked around but I could only see some stretchers and dissection table were spread out around the corner. I took a snap and went in. There was a big white tank kept behind those tables in the far corner like we have on our terrace for water. I knew. Vishwajit slowly opened the lid and there it was. A dead body of a man around 30 years of age immersed in a kind of clear transparent liquid called Formalin. We were stunned. Horrified. His skin was all torn up and his right hand was removed and dissected. It was a month old body and we could see his insides. There was a rope tied to his neck and his foot. Vishwajit told us it was to pick him out of the water and keep him on the table to dissect and study. He then grasped the rope which was attached to his neck and pulled. The body rose and we were like petrified. Words fail me guys. I don’t know why I am writing ‘his’ and not ‘its’ but it just feels weird. For Doctors, it’s a subject. It is a reference. It is ‘it’. And it should be that way as to say. I took some snaps but I am afraid I can’t show you. I can’t put them here. I don’t want to put them here anyway.

So that was it. The college tour was great. We strolled through their plantations where every plant and tree has an ID card… hehe! Later in the evening we talked about our old college days and the stupid, wild and free fun we used to have . . ah . . those days! And then, we left!

Gurhal - A documentary

2010-02-24T19:13:00.005+05:30

Today I went through my blog editing and updating it and I realized that I haven't uploaded my first ever serious documentary here. This Documentary earned me many compliments on film making at the start of my career.
Its a documentary on a traditional Jaggery making factory from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.

I love travelling and roaming around anywhere I can reach. One day me and my two friends set out with my Handycam just to shoot out the beautiful nature that surrounds Kolhapur. On the road I saw this GURHAL and it struck me in my mind to see exactly how it works. I had the camera and so we decided to make a documentary on it.
Everything is done ON THE SPOT. NO planning, no Pre Production, no storyboarding, no script. I shot all the sequences and directed as and how it came to my mind. My friend tanmay did the hosting and Yogesh provided a back support (eating Jaggery) . We had excellent interactions with the workmen and were treated marvelously.
I can never forget their excitement of being in the camera. they were frequently asking that are they gonna be seen on TV. I told them this is a student project but I don't think they got very much out of it. They were still happy.
I did the editing in one day and we did the voice recording and synching in a night. Great experience.
It is a film we did in the very start of my career. too many improvements to do, but still it is a benchmark for me and I am proud to show this to you all. It is in Marathi language. Sorry for that but the villagers don't know any other language so we had to speak in Marathi.
hope you will enjoy this sweet journey through sugarcanes.

Cartoony Run

2010-02-09T23:11:00.001+05:30

Hi there!
I know I am not posting as frequently as I did before. I will not say that I am too much engrossed in work. I don't know. So many things have come up. Like...ummmm....forget it. There are so many! Anyway here is what I did, a few weeks ago, actually. A cartoony Anticipatory Run. brrrr. I dont know what to call it.:-)
Will post some serious stuff soon.

Had Fun working together again...

2010-02-02T15:16:00.001+05:30

As you all know...or maybe nobody knows, but we had a Digital Painting Competition on www.animationconclave.blogspot.com . We friends, my old team, not all of them but most had participated and we all worked together online after so many days. It was fun. everybody was motivated by each other and kept on working, submitting the work before deadlines. No one was in a comfort zone of " Ah! we are friends,...its OK if I get late" or something like that. Everyone was serious, worked hard and I felt like I am back with my Team. Animation is Team effort. It's a Team Game. And I love working in a Team.
All the final entries are submitted and we are waiting for the results. I hope we'll have something to work on together again. Cheers guys!
Here is my Final Entry for the competition.:-)

Digital Painting Contest

2010-01-29T10:56:00.001+05:30

Check out http://animationconclave.blogspot.com/ or simply click on the image above. http://animationconclave.blogspot.com/

Run - Flipbook

2010-01-14T13:19:00.000+05:30

Hello everyone! A run cycle done in Flipbook. I watched Jason Ryan's run cycle and tried something like it.
I have to say, 2D animation is driving me more and more into it. Its hard. Its more difficult. But its more Fun. I wish I would have those proficient skills which really are required for 2d animation. All I could draw are Stick figures or simple ones like this. But that's OK. 2D or 3D, I am glad that I can animate though I am nowhere, not even a tiny speck in this Animation universe, but yeah, I understand it. I have started to know it, feel it, Love it.
Character Animation ROCKS!

Norman Dialogue

2010-01-14T00:52:00.000+05:30

Heya. Finally got Internet at home. Yipeeee!
So here it is. This is a dialogue I took from 'The Road to El Dorado', I loved it. I based my initial keyframes from the film and later did my own stuff in the end. Tell me.

My Showreel

2010-01-08T16:40:00.000+05:30

Hey guys! Sorry for late update but I don't have no internet connection for now. The roads in our areas are being developed and all the landline cables are uprooted. So I am helpless.
Anyway, the good news is MY ILLUSTRATION SHOWREEL IS COMPLETED! Haha! I am not gonna make it publicly available, sorry for that, but I hope you'll understand. If anyone is interested you can mail me and I'll send it to you :-). Tell me how you like it.

Boosha

2009-12-22T14:38:00.000+05:30

Here is my latest Painting. Boosha. I think this one is really different. I did something that I don't do, and that's great. Tell me how you like it or if you don't, still say something...ha ha! BOOSHA!

The Animation Conclave

2009-12-18T11:31:00.002+05:30

Teams can be formed online. Yes. and this is our endeavor. I will not say much but I can tell you this is the Rebel, this is the Sharing and this is Teamwork. And its fun. Find out on the blog itself.

Go to http://animationconclave.blogspot.com/

That's me.....in Peace

2009-12-12T12:38:00.000+05:30

Be a Rebel

2009-12-10T17:10:00.002+05:30

Now the waters up to the nose. I am fed up of devouring pathetic stories about those pathetic so called institutes having their pathetic deluding and deceiving ways to earn money in the name of Animation Education. Innocent young minds are unaware and then they are ripped off by some promising, as they call themselves, school who just focus on filling their own tummies. Faculties themselves have no production education and just teach some tools outta the software and send students home. Those who Guarantee jobs, and students are stupid to believe them first, never keep their word obviously, and some don't even hand over the course completion certificate (As though their Certificate is gonna matter) saying that the students were unable to reach up to their standards and didn't complete their work.
Then students are bedazzled and thrown to the streets and they mourn over how their Lacs were wasted for nothing. I saw many cases. And I have to say .... STAND UP AGAINST THEM.
I know how it feels when you are betrayed and misleaded on your career path. But cryings not gonna help. Fight for it. Fight for your right. Start a REBEL.
And this is what I thought I could do for now. Wallpapers! I sketched it in Photoshop :-)

This is currently HD (1920*1080) format. I will soon upload the standard 1024*768 one. Please help by forwarding this to all the pain stricken Animators you know. Happy Animating!
PS: click on the image to download the HD size.

Roborade

2009-12-10T16:39:00.000+05:30

Here's the second installment. I think this is much better than the previous one. Much more to Model, Texture, Rig and Animate. I'll add up some Transformation features and details in the design.
It looks nice as a wallpaper by the way.

Extra Time Doodles

2009-11-27T19:42:00.001+05:30

I have made a habit of this you know. But its good.
I am Practicing Character Animation and I spend most of the time on it, and whenever I need a break....I sit with my lovely Tablet and scribble around. These are the result I get some times.....Rough work, But I enjoy sketching them. The First one is a try for clouds and the second one is the proposition for modeling ( I had a reference in mind while making it. I loved it). Lets see if our Modeler would like to Model it.

Tell me.

The Ghost Lake

2009-11-20T23:45:00.001+05:30

Mist and peace and some mystery lurking....
I am working on this ghost lake. Simple and stylistic, but this is just the first draft...I mean there is no ghost yet...he he he! Planning on having a boat with a ghost in it sailing to nowhere. . . . .lets see. Any suggestions on ideas are welcome.

Improvising

2009-11-17T00:33:00.000+05:30

Nothin to tell.....I watched an Oscar winning short film, 'The old womann and the Pigeons' and was inspired by it.
That evening when I sat to sketch this style and this house just came up....glad it did, I liked this one..:-)

Flipbook

2009-11-17T00:04:00.000+05:30

Nah! I am not writing about the software...though its one of the best tool I used.
Flipbook tempts me to draw and animate more and more...and its so easy. Here are some tests I did and the first ever complete walk cycle in 2d...haha! I did those before but this seems a bit complete...tell me how you like it.

Exploring

2009-11-16T23:42:00.000+05:30

A great explorer like Bruno in 'The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas' inspires you without seeming like it but just doing it sometimes without knowing or even wanting not to know but still pursue what you feel is what I learnt from that beautiful film.
One thing definitely to do in life is to be the Greatest Explorer you can be....

Sketches

2009-11-16T21:44:00.000+05:30

More random sketches....
I got Adobe Photoshop Elements with my Wacom and by just looking at the interface you want to sketch and paint something.

The Cubes

2009-11-13T17:15:00.000+05:30

Here we go making films on our vacations!
Sumit was here in Kolhapur for vacations and we were planning on some fun business and then just decided out of the blue to make a Clay film, and we had our first shot at DIALOGUE animation in stop motion. This gag took 2 days to make and it was FUN. Sumit and Tanmay P made the set and lighting set up and I did the animation. Finally figured out, again by myself, how to SYNC lips in stop motion where you don't exactly get the Timeline like Maya or something. We thought of the whole series but I don't know...Hope when we'll be together again, we'll make the series....perhaps on vacations again....ha ha!

Bard

2009-11-03T22:36:00.000+05:30

'Bard, a fighter, had won duels spectacularly in his days and was a glorious idol for many. But now forgotten and old, his life has nothing to offer him.... until......'
I was just doodling with my new Wacom when I met him. A great Accident. I created a character just like that and now he is alive in my mind. I have a story to tell and he is the protagonist.
I don't know what am I gonna do about it. I'll write the script or I will not. I hope I will. Let's see.

Painted

2009-11-01T16:47:00.002+05:30

OK.....can't stop myself. Wacom Rocks!
Painted the previous sketch....fast.
took around 20 min. tell me.

Wacom Intuos 4 - Sketches

2009-11-01T13:36:00.002+05:30

I GOT IT!....YIPEEE!
A new WACOM INTUOS 4 ....ha ha!....
Its so sexy and its magic. Cant tell how happy I am to have it.....the best tool I ever had.
Here are some ten min sketches I did..THIS IS JUST THE START.

Charlie Walk

2009-10-07T12:50:00.000+05:30

Good Old Charlie...Ha ha!
Really enjoyed making this....I came across some great Charlie Music Libraries because of this. And I really really want a Wacom DESPERATELY.....Can somebody donate it....?...anybody?...hello?..Oh ..oh wait!..where are you all going?!!!

My First Flipbook Animation, with a mouse. -_-

2009-10-06T12:28:00.002+05:30

My first Flipbook Animation. Straight Ahead. DONE WITH A MOUSE! Gosh I really jumped like him bcoz of frustration. Can't draw a line without making 3 to 4 attempts. Gotta get a Wacom soon. Hope you like it! :-)

Cleo

2009-09-26T10:11:00.000+05:30

A new character design. Smart (by mind), kind but naughty, loves Hip Hop and playing games on his comp and hates school.
Again I did this sketch long time back, and actually I did many. Its a habit of mine to make such doodles anytime and forget about it. (Bad I know). But yeah, I am still going through my old work and finding things......Will post some more if I find something interesting. Hope you like this one!

Run GHOST Run!

2009-09-25T11:31:00.001+05:30

My dad says I always tend to go with ghost stories...whenever we used to make short films with my handycam (timepass wale) I used to get good horror ideas. what else should we do when we have one night to shoot and our room or our house? And even when I made my first animated gag, it was a funny GHOST story...ha ha! Maybe my Dad is right.
This is my recent doodle. I had made the sketch long ago and I just filled it in with colors. (My Net connection was out and I was getting bored...but it helped.. he he!)

Hope you like it! tell me :-)

Snaps!

2009-09-23T12:02:00.002+05:30

Hi there! I was going through some of my old data last night and gosh, you always find something interesting when you explore your ancient cupboard or a drawer or a shelf or even under your bed, dressed in spider webs and bathed in dust. You blow, sneeze and look, there they are.....old memories!
These are some snaps I shot long ago when I had a good quality cam, which was a sufficient reason to make me constantly look with wide eyes and shoot what seems interesting...to me at least. Here are some of them....

Hope you like em! :-)
PS: I'll be writing the next one in the series of MY INSPIRATIONS soon.

My Inspirations - Jason Ryan

2009-09-11T01:35:00.004+05:30

Seems like I am going to write a series huh? Yes, it is precise.
I thought of writing about some of the great Animation Industry veterans from which we learn SO MUCH and seldom give credit to. The GODS like Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, John Lesseter, Glen Keane, Chuck Jones, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and many more. But I think I will start with someone Character Animation specific as I recently am very much elated about it. Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting, JASON RYAN!

        Jason Ryan was a supervising animator at Walt Disney studios for almost twelve years and now a Supervising animator at Dreamworks studios.He worked on films like Fantasia, Magic Lamp, Chicken Little and many more.Check out his website here. Now I know. If I am to write his biography here, nobody will be interested because you can find it anywhere on the web. But I am not writing that anyway. I want tell you all how much he inspired me. If you will go to his site, you will understand that he loves to teach. He believes in an 'Over the shoulder' learning method and that is why he made those Marvelous Video Tutorials which are available on his site and he also holds regular webinars teaching Character Animation.
        Yes, life is to learn from video Tutorials. It would be really great if I could learn from someone who is a master in this art. It would just be so terrific if I could learn from someone sitting right next to me, watching him move life. Someone who can guide me, tell me where I am going wrong, SHOW me the right way to do it. But that is a dream now I assume. Nobody is there yet. Or I am not there. I haven't found any teachers in any institute here who will really TEACH animation. You beg for it, you crave for it, but a real MENTOR is hard to find. So the next best thing you can do is VIDEO TUTORIALS. Self Learning is the way.
        I just love the way Jason Ryan does those shots. He first animates the entire thing in 2D with just stick figure and then go ahead in Maya and animate it in 3D. You get to see the entire process based on strong 2D animation foundations and see every tinsy minsy details he puts according to the principles. Its really like watching him then and there and learning a great deal. I never knew there is so much in a Walk Cycle until I watched his tutorial.
       I recommend you check out his site and also go the webinar section and download those free RAMPUPS which are short tutorials teaching Basics of animation and more. Just Fantastic!

Dialogue Shot - Updated

2009-09-04T23:56:00.000+05:30

Here...I have added some blinks and a tiny footstep movement as suggested on 11 Sec Club.
Tell me how you like it and any further more improvements I can do.

My First Dialogue Shot

2009-08-31T23:48:00.003+05:30

Here it is at last. My first dialogue shot. Its not completed totally, but after the critiques and comments, I will add or remove and its done. I did this shot to test the water. I know it is not good to skip many of the steps and jump on a higher level as DIALOGUE SHOTS, but I couldn't resist. I just gave it a try annndd its done. I will definitely go back to the body mechanics exercises (Pull assignment, planning in the below post).

Please comment and tell me and let me improve on it. Your comments and suggestions are more than welcome and will help me push myself.

Pull Animation Planning - Classical

2009-08-30T01:56:00.001+05:30

Before going to 3d, I thought of making it in 2d so as to understand it much better. I did the planning and made this in a day on Lightbox and shot it with my own Custom made Line Tester...(I would like to mention that even if it is unnecessary...don't ask me why..I MADE IT!)
Now I am ready to do it in 3d.

Pull Animation Planning - Classical from Nilabh on Vimeo.

Tell me how you like it.

Comic Con 2009 - San Diego

2009-08-28T00:14:00.004+05:30

Well when you see the title, you'd think that I was there. However I would like to give you that impression willfully, but the truth is I WAS NOT THERE. (As you all know very well already)
Why I decided to write is because I feel so jealous. I just wish, if there is any scope left to already due my large list, that I could BE there. This is soooooo amazing!

So many things to do there. Such a huge network, such crazy fans and all the great professionals and our celebrities who are the real creators present there. Almost every big studio is present, Lucas film, dreamworks, Marvel, Disney, Animation mentor (School)....whoooossshhhh! Great!
Read this article by Shawn Kelly and you'll be as excited as I am. So much inspiration there. I was inspired by just reading Shawn's fabulous article. check it out.
http://www.animationmentor.com/newsletter/0809/feature_geek.html#tipTrick
Why doesn't it happen here. I can imagine meeting the great crowd where everyone is an animation enthusiast, artist, or a fan. Crazy bunch of people. Some cool seminars, lectures, Panel discussions, and taking autographs from Gods like Glen Keane and Eric Goldberg. So much to learn.
Anifest and CG meet ups do happen here in India, but I never had a chance to go in the Biggies. Next time, I sure will.

I am in the NEWS

2009-08-26T02:33:00.003+05:30

Hey I am in the daily prophet!

I know I know...it doesn't look like me, but its really my photo. I've uploaded it on the HP site and used the prophet editor. You can be on it too. check it out.
Gosh I can't stop laughing. But I am in the Headlines...he he!.HA HA ..really funny!

I Move On

2009-08-26T00:31:00.005+05:30

Late night, 12:50 am, (morning already), silence with the hum of CPU fan, the cluttered desk and me with pinched eyes. perfect time to write. Just wish for a cup of coffeeeee though. well, hi there folks! as usual, long time.
One more milestone in my career. I have left the place where I used to work. My entire team did. We are out of the Zoo into the Jungle on our own will. I'll not mention why, but it doesn't matter now. I wanted, or rather we wanted to pursue our own dreams, learn some more before we WORK. Develop the skills in which we are in between and push the art further. Its not that this was not happening when we were there, but it was not happening the way we wanted to. Now we are out. Wild. Running wherever. But yes, on the right track.
Do you know that I intent to specialize in Character Animation? Or I was (so called) specializing in it? yeah, wondering huh? I did everything else than that. Of course everything else was great. It made me a better artist. A person who could handle multiple things. I can draw, make concepts, design character, do video editing, design graphic art as posters, web layouts, bookmarks, templates, make presentations, Write, make storyboards, make layouts and etc etc.. many of the fellows at that place didn't even knew what exectly do I do. But the thing is. I WANT TO DO CHARACTER ANIMATION. And I did a little of that. Now, I want to sit in peace, focus on what I want and do it with my entire soul in it. That's my goal. That's my decision. That's my one and only one direction now.

Am I scared? Turned down good paying jobs. Turned down the settled path to the career? No. I am not. None of our team is. Kept a huge supply of confidence with us when we came out. I can smell the essence of wild. I can sense the hunters outside. But we are aware of the sound of the slightest of ruffling leaves.
Sounds creepy the way I write it doesn't it? Ha! That's what happens when I write in the dead of night. Feeling exactly like Harry when he left Vernon's house with Sirius Black lose on the streets. Sitting alone on a bench of Private drive. Possibly the dark lord is there too....

PULL

2009-06-22T18:09:00.003+05:30

So here is it guys, Now gonna do the Pull Animation.
Below is my planning for the animation.

Its a guy who walks whistling towards the door, as he reaches he push the door open but at that moment a girl passes by the screen. immediately he looks at her and stands in a COOL pose leaning on the door frame.
Because of the recoiling device (i don't know what else to call it), the door slams back and his hand gets stuck inbetween. He yells and desperately tries to pull it off.....and there is the Pull Assignment.

Pushed it Further

2009-06-20T13:04:00.004+05:30

HULLA HALLOOAA.....You may know the Push Assignment I did before and posted below...
Well, I really Pushed it further.
I added some story, some gag, some performance in it and now it is something. I am sorry I don't have much of a in progress images or planning sketches as I did this WITHOUT planning actually (well I should have...). I am posting the final film clip and some images.
Next time I will definately post WIP images and planning sketches and all
Hope you enjoy this one.

Push Gag from Nilabh on Vimeo.

Pushed the animation at last...

2009-05-15T12:36:00.002+05:30

Wow...again...late...again...sorry....
But this time I have some ANIMATION at last.
Finished this Push exercise. Tell me what you think. I will update soon.

Push Gag from Nilabh on Vimeo.

Bonsai

2009-03-04T10:58:00.003+05:30

As usual, big gap.
Hiya
this is just an excersise i did with Photoshop trying making custom brushes. It came out pretty fine so I thought to put up here.
I am working all time on our own project ...which is confidential. And thats why I am unable to upload anything for a long time.
When I'll be free.....I'll post again....Hope it will be soon.:-(
He he he...See ya!

2009-01-05T12:13:00.003+05:30

OK! There you go, my new work.
These are some quick doodles mostly finished in almost 20 to 30 minutes. The intention was to study and use INTERNATIONAL COLORS. As I am involved in an International DemoReel project, I have to study the modern colors.
These are some characters WITH a story...which I will say later...

The Dark Cab

2008-12-17T10:58:00.004+05:30

This is a painting based on a sketch I did long time back. I painted it in a workshop at MCCIA on the occasion of INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION DAY 2008 using WACOM...
In the worshop, people came and saw me doing this and asked questions and learned. That is the purpose we intended. But very sadly, most of them were fascinated about the TABLET and asked all the questions they could, including the price and where to buy it. but very few were curious about the ART.
I kept telling them that it not what TOOL you use, but it is the ART that matters. The method, the logic, the artistic understanding, design sense is all you have to learn.
This is very frustating. People are engrossed with softwares and tools and all but very few thinks about the THINKING. THE ART. Animation as a SUBJECT, as ART.
Well we who know, its our moral duty to teach these souls...What ....is ANIMATION.
Hope you like the painting, its raw. you can fin the sketch in my Game backgrounds post down below.
See ya soon!

Piiiiirate!...

2008-12-17T10:48:00.004+05:30

This is again a doodle i did and it took me just about 20 min to finish it....
HOW?
WACOM....well the greatest news is we have a WACOM INTUOS 23 inch tablet now....Widescreen...WHOA!
I've never seen such a beautiful tool made for any artist.
I've been dreaming on working with a Wacom since the start of my career AND NOW I HAVE IT....
AHOY AHOY! WE PIRATES SING THE SONG....AHOY AHOY!

Another Way

2008-12-11T11:43:00.003+05:30

Here we go...my 4th short film.
We made this for VATAVARAN FILM FESTIVAL held in Pune. we were one of the organisers and had a workshop on stop motion filmmaking for environmental purpose.
This film is made in two days in which one single night for the production and post production.
We are the team of four who did it overnight. Hope you like it.
Green smile!

A New Enigma - Begins

2008-11-20T14:29:00.004+05:30

A very very very big HI! to all there.

Firstly I am so sorry for no updates at all in these last two months. Believe me, I was busy as hell. there is a news. A GREAT NEWS.

I got a new pair of SOCKS!

and

We, our institute, my school, ID ANIMATION & ARTS, HAS SHIFTED TO A NEW PLACE. Much Bigger, lavish, rich with infrastructure and EVERYTHING. And Also, I AM A PROFESSIONAL NOW. WOOOO HOOOOOO!
We had a collaboration of a new company called 'Seamless Education', which has ID Animation & Arts (ours), Broadcast Media(on the second floor, and Toolbox Animation Studio(on the third).
I will soon brief you all about the further details, photographs, website links etc. But just wanted to tell that this is a level up for me and my life is gonna change. I AM DAMN EXCITED!

Animatics

2008-09-10T17:14:00.000+05:30

I am heading towards the production of ANIMATIC of the short film I am working on. I just wanted to share this animatic of He Man I got while searching for reference.

Animatics for live-action He Man

I AM I

2008-08-19T13:30:00.001+05:30

check out this book too.....It has got very beautiful illustrations and concept too.
TIP- click the lookybook (Two eyes) LOGO to view a larger version on their site.

LOOKYBOOK

2008-08-19T13:13:00.007+05:30

Check out this stuff. Its really cool. LOOKYBOOK is a site where you can view the entire books from cover to cover and also embed to your site or blog as i did here. Go make your own collection. I will be posting some of my favourites more in terms of illustration regularly.

ArtLife Photography

2008-08-01T16:33:00.005+05:30

Hey ya guys! very sorry for a long time of delay. I was totally engrossed in an international project and found no time to post. But found to time to click some snaps.
I am still busy with the project therefore I cant post the whole series, but just the two of them. I will post the entire set on my photography blog later.

Hope you liked them. I did extreme close-ups this time. see ya. will post soon.

2008-06-17T21:03:00.004+05:30

An attempt to understand Positive Thinking

The way you think reflects your future. Isn’t that so? But it is also true that what you do, not what you think, portrays your personality. That is also precise. Then how will you justify these two statements facing each other. A debatable issue.

The possible explanation I will try to enlighten is simple. What you think defines your attitude and is the first step towards your purpose. And what you do is the more physical and tangible elucidation.

As we all know, you should have the first step right to make out the further goals. Thinking is that. Thinking positive helps to build an alleviated road for you. But you just can’t think positive. It’s not as simple as that. For some, it maybe but for others, it take efforts.

I derive the reason for this is Past Experiences. I met people whose lives are just fine, happy go lucky. And I met some having terrible experiences with their families, friends or foes. First kind don’t sometimes even think nor have any fear of things, they approach very calmly to any situation and rarely consider any negative thoughts. Even if they do, they are not troubled with it and proceed confidently. The second kind tends to think negatively more often, as they don’t trust themselves or their so called luck.

I also came across a third kind which are very rare. Now this is very esoteric and severe subject to talk about and I can only present credulous views. I saw some people who stopped pre thinking about any of their actions. They just don’t want to bother to think what will happen or what will not. No pre planning, no fear, and a readiness to accept failure. An approach so very different, blunt, numb and emotionless. They don’t expect anything from life. They have a mindset to face any disaster, any fiasco and sometimes they know it’s not going to work. ‘It could have been worse.’ is what they think. This kind of pitiful thinking is all because of Past Experience. Some incident or disaster that changed their lifestyle. Some tragedy that breaks their trust or confidence. They have a thoughtless, cold, valiant and impassive approach towards life. Neither positive, nor negative.

The reason is understood for that kind of posture and it is very psychological. But the hitch is of the people who think only negative without any reason. Everything is just fine and they have to act just as everyone did but instead of doing that, they prefer to jump in the well of worries. They are upset about everything. The calories are unnecessarily burned and the smile is hard to find on the face. And it differs person to person.

We humans are emotional. We respond to any state of affairs in a respective way. But everything has a reason behind it. If you worry, you have to have a considerable reason for that. There is no need to worry about exams, unless you don’t study well. Theirs no reason to worry about any accident, unless you don’t drive well. There is no reason to worry about your progress, unless you don’t try well.

There are problems and there are solutions. We just need to think and find them. I think that you have to be an interested Observer in life to understand and get a superior knowledge. And where there is knowledge, there is confidence which is all we need to think positive. Observe and learn that is what I think we should do.

Nilabh Umredkar
17 June 2008
Id Animation & Arts Studio School

Watercolor 2

2008-05-26T18:18:00.005+05:30

Series two. I didnt do it recently.....these are done wayyyy before. Just wanted to share some oldies....enjoy!

This one is my favourite...

Some More

2008-05-22T13:26:00.005+05:30

Here are some more concept sketches I made.....

Airborne Platform

Hydrogeneration House

Jet Deck

Game backgrounds

2008-05-21T19:32:00.002+05:30

Now I am gonna post some of the Game concept designs I made. I also am very much interested in CONCEPT DESIGNS and that is my strength too. suggestions will help me ....please.

Mascots

2008-05-19T15:08:00.003+05:30

These are the Mascots I designed for the event GAMESTORM which was held at MIT college organised by Id Animation & Arts, MCCI and other studios and companies.
It was all about Gaming and Gaming and Gaming.
People from Nvidia were also included in the event.

Watercolor

2008-05-16T16:06:00.005+05:30

This is my first painting when I started learning Watercolors (note the date). I had a book called, Eka Kunchalyachi Bhramanti, from which I referenced this.

Here are some more. These are all done on Handmade papers with Artist's watercolor. Transperancy really matters in watercolor. The fresh and bright feel with clearity is what I like of it.

Hope you like it. I'll post some more soon when I'll scan them. See ya!

Poster Design

2008-04-21T15:21:00.004+05:30

Hey guyz, back after a long time. I am a bit busy with my short film project ( www.shade-theshortfilm.blogspot.com ) so couldn't manage the blog.
Here is a poster design done by me for our studio school. everything from the character design to the graphic design is done. I specially like the colour theme. Please tell me if you like it and comment. I'll be back soon. Cheers!

2008-03-06T20:42:00.004+05:30

I AM LEGEND

A Legendary Experience

It was past midnight and one of the lamps on the street was flickering casting creepy shadows on the road. It was totally empty. Not a single living soul was visible for a minute and a chill ran down through the veins that has nothing to do with the wind. I was sensing the unseen existence of something in the dark. I can feel the presence of some unsolicited forces behind my neck. I actually started smiling, experiencing such a weird and unusual menacing feeling. Then suddenly a bike came roaring from the far end and just passed away. I was rooted to where I was standing with my adrenaline thrusting and after a moment, everything came back to me.

I had just saw Francis Lawrence’s I am Legend, a post apocalyptic science fiction horror film, based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson and starring Will Smith and Will smith and Will Smith. The flavor of the film still was stirring in me and I was not able to suppress the eerie feeling of a very normal street.

It is about a Military Virologist, Neville, who is the sole survivor of a fatal plague which affects almost all the human race rather killing them or turning them into vampires who stalk at night. Neville is relentlessly trying to find the cure of this virus living in a self protected house alone for over three years. The story flows very smoothly through the entire film causing the viewer to gape at it without blinking as the tension built is immense. You stick to your seats hungry for what is going to happen next all the time. The lonely environment of the city is beautifully crafted complimented with very appropriate music. The special effects are skillfully rendered but never do they trounce the human element showcased in the film which makes this film stand out from the other of the same genre. This bouquet of emotions and humanity is watched over by the brilliant acting of Will Smith. It is assured to me that he is indeed a talented actor watching this movie after Pursuit of Happyness. The ending though, I think, is a bit abrupt.

The concept is not new. Vampires, Zombies and other nocturnal creatures are not unknown. But the way this movie is presented is exceptional, though, I should say, I have not read the original novel, my views are credulous. The beautiful yet intimidating thesis of Solitude is seen in the film. It illustrates what the state of mind of a human can be after surviving alone for three years. Though having all the resources for living, he doesn’t have a society. Man is a very social animal and depends on each other for mental and physical endurance. He learns the most from other individuals, and so he cannot evolve in loneliness. There is no motivation to live in this situation and without motivation, growth is deflated. The struggle of living in this situation is not one can confront for a long time. And for the topping on a cake, you have to fight vampires for the long lost battle knowing that you are going to be out numbered. Again I will say that Will Smith’s acting was very eloquent here for the emotions one can play with.

The Aftereffects of a film which haunts your mind deeply for a very long time is the feeling I adore most. The story should drag you entirely into itself. The concept should steer you into the purest but credible imagination. The music should suffuse so deep in your soul that it catalyses your emotions. The acting should justify the characterization so charmingly that it makes you feel for its joy and sorrow alike. The visuals should swell your eyes more than normal. On the whole you should forget the entire world except the world which is created for you to get in. It should appeal and ensnare your senses throughout and after.

It is said that every story has been told. The situations created are tweaked and depicted in every new endeavor. Yes, there are innovative creations but they have to connect and should not be utterly alien. This film justifies all these necessities to a good extent. I wish I knew of the novel before the film because it is always good to read before you see. But nevertheless this film was a great learning and enjoyment.

Nilabh Umredkar

ADAFM

Id Animation & Arts Studio School

Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson was born in New Jersey in 1926 and has lived and worked in CaliforniaThe Twilight Zone. He also wrote episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel, Night Gallery, and Star Trek. Several of his novels and stories have been made into movies including The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come since 1951. In addition to novels in the mystery, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and western field, he's also done many film and television scripts including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" from (the film starred Robin Williams). His awards include the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement, the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Golden Spur Award, and the Writer's Guild Award.

Realize....before its too late.

2008-02-25T18:00:00.002+05:30

The prying mind had rested in the opening of communication session at Saturday. It was yet another new, interesting, inimitable and useful activity held by Vrushali Mam, administration, Id Animation & Arts Studio School. Similar to other faculties, she does not only handle her department but also holds student’s communication lessons.

But my heart was not in the amusement. It was announced that this is the Last communication session to be held and I can see sheer disappointment on mam’s face, all because us.

The story goes like this – Communication sessions were initiated when we started our animation course, one and a half year ago. We were doing an assortment of activities to enhance our communication skills all held my Vrushali mam. We learned to speak. We learned to listen. We learned what teamwork is and that is why we perform well as a team now. We gathered the courage to present ourselves in front of unknown people and sharpened ourselves with the language of communication world, English. There was always something new in the sessions and every time it was a surprise to attend. I remember the excitement and a bit of a fear I used to feel before the sessions. I myself was a very introvert and a bit reclusive kind of person and I know how much I opened up because of these sessions. I never had that kind of stage exposure before. I never spoke about myself in front of unknown people before and now I know that I can do all of it confidently. We were being trained, till now, with an additional and a very obligatory weapon called Communication.

But as our other workload increased with the training, the frequency of these sessions decreased. We started being very busy and gave these sessions second priority to what we were doing. We were not paying much attention to the significant involvement in this process. The assignments were not completed on time or abandoned totally by us. To some extent we evaded these practices, growing heavy with the work which was already sitting on our head. Many a times, Mam pushed us and tried to convey the importance of communication and many a times we fell down. On the other hand, mam was finding new and interesting ways to teach and improve our communication but we were not ready ourselves to get them. She researched a lot; she made new assignments which would have been of help. We followed them but again ignored some of her efforts. It was like someone was trying to feed us the cake of knowledge and we were not accepting it. We were not coming on time to class and we were taking her words lightly. We were not respecting her constant endeavors. That is why Mam was tired and decided to give up and to stop the wasted, unaccounted efforts.

But if I go behind the psychology of this approach towards the sessions and towards Mam, I will never come to the conclusion that we don’t respect Mam as such. Yes, we are mistaken to take it lightly and didn’t feel the tension and pressure towards the sessions. We were more opened up with Mam. We behaved more free & friendly, and that is why we had a soft corner over there. Somehow our mentality had shaped with ease and intrepidness. But we didn’t realize her efforts towards the sessions. Maybe all of this sounds a bit inconsistent, but that’s what, I think, the reality is. We never did this intentionally, but the mistake is done.

In this Last session we realized our mistake. And for the oil in fire, I came late. Mam has been close to tears when she spoke this out at last. It was obvious for her to be disappointed and to get irritated. I sat there horrified, stunned and with a flame of guilt in my happy stomach. I realized that if you are not respecting the deeds one is doing, then you don’t respect the person itself. We never meant to do that. But the harm has been done and other, junior, students are also going to suffer because of us. They will not get the fruits of these sessions that we, to some measures, received. All I wanted then was to convince Mam to continue those sessions at least for the innocents. Why should they undergo the distressing consequences because of us. Why they have to be deprived of this important learning when we know that they cannot survive in the industry without the communication skills.

I am sorry (I know I said it thousand times before…….but still…) for what happened and really hope that she will continue the sessions, with or without us.

Line Art - Guitar

2008-01-29T13:20:00.001+05:30

I hardly work out of any photoshop tutorials. (Bad Habit) This image, though, I made referring to the line art tutorial from an excellent artist whose name and website, unfortunately, I don't remember. I will tell you that later. Its really helpful to study the magic of Photoshop through different artist's tutorials. IT IS NEVER ENDING!

MERRY belated CHRISTMAS ;-))

2008-01-29T12:20:00.000+05:30

This is a Christmas greeting which I STARTED making to send it all across. But I never finished it in time. Even now it is incomplete. the Christmas is gone and now I can't come to finish it off....maybe it will be useful for NEXT CHRISTMAS. ;-)
I feel bad that everyone at my class relied on me and Trusted me to finish this greeting and I didn't do it. I was out of station and I forgot to do it. Then our sir has to do the greeting all by himself in the 11th hour.....I AM SO SORRY FOLKS!....next time, BELEIVE ME, I will finish it before time.
Tell me how do you like it SO FAR.

2007-11-01T21:15:00.000+05:30

The painting you are watching below.......I have not yet completed it.....

2007-11-01T20:58:00.000+05:30

Journey 2

In process. ....Man! Tablet helps a lot. But many excellent artists I know, don't prefer to use it. It is easy, fast and cool....they just don't want to upgrade, to try new things........stuck in their comfort zone......anyway, how do you like this painting so far....I still haven't decided abt the background....

Scream

2007-10-25T19:51:00.000+05:30

Done in photoshop in the workshop at MCCIA pune celebrating International Animation Day, an event held by Asifa India.

IAD

2007-10-25T19:26:00.000+05:30

Hey all....posting after a long time. We are celebrating International Animation Day on 28th.
So please Join us....... And also for Artists.........I designed this poster and the mascot...he he he....

2007-09-11T19:23:00.000+05:30

A Procedure to run ur Maya software..

1) Create a folder named Flexlm on c drive (c:\flexlm)
2) copy the aw.dat & exe file from setup folder to flexlm folder
3) open aw.dat with notepad (make sure it is not read only file by right click>propertie>read only
& remove tht tick if its there)
4) Copy ur lancard No. (if u hav finished maya setup thn, click start>programes>alias>common utilit>flexlm>system setting tab>eithernet adress...select & press ctrl+c )
5) paste tht id in notpade after the word.... Host id = (ur lan card no)
6) save & close the notepad
7) jst pickup the aw.dat file & drop it on tht exe thts it
no run maya & eNjoy...

Labels: MAYA

2007-08-28T19:05:00.000+05:30

Machine animation. Basic.

Jack in the box

2007-08-28T18:55:00.001+05:30

Jack in the box an assignment for the principles of animation.

2007-08-28T18:48:00.001+05:30

Hey, here's a poem I composed based on some experience.

Its you and only you

When you walk in your society

When you relate and behave

You make it so brightly

The smiles when you save

You deem it so highly

Do you pretend it or you are really content

Or for that matter do you even know

The fake smiles & laughs are not to be bestowed

When asked someone who’s the happiest of them all

He’ll take your name and say he’s of all

But still when you turn around

Your pain cuts you through

When you are with them or alone

It’s you and only you.

Who fester himself who deceive himself

Who IS something and behaves something else

But are you the guilty one?

Are you the only person done?

Doesn’t the world contributes

Towards your behavior to be this one

The world does not see what’s inside

It only considers the outside makeup

No matter what you do no matter what you say

It has been and it will be always

Everyone’s common tendency

For the world runs over tricky words and not the deeds

If you don’t talk smart you’re a loser indeed

You have known persons you shake their hands

You have some just and have some close friends

But when you try to share your pain

They have their own tension

Then you think for what you’ve given them

You deserve a little more attention

And then when you turn around your face

Your pain is still there and cuts you through

And so when you are with them or alone

Its always you and only you.

Nilabh

2007-08-27T19:29:00.001+05:30

Just Character Designs Cute. thats what I wanted.

2007-08-27T19:24:00.001+05:30

Jack in the box
My latest work in 3d using 3dmax. It is based on some of the principles of Animation like Anticipation, S & S, exaggeration, Staging etc.

2007-08-02T18:43:00.001+05:30

Lost in DreamsThis on is done accidently when i was exploring the brushes in photoshop. It took about half an hour to make or to think. simple one.

2007-07-27T18:53:00.001+05:30

Some of the character designs

These are some of my new character designs. All belonging to different stories and themes. This is my first step. I'll bring them to Flash or Photoshop version soon.

Here are some more

2007-07-24T19:48:00.001+05:30

HorizonPurely photoshop. It is still incomplete. I am going to add a building in the middle. hope you'll like it.

2007-07-23T10:54:00.000+05:30

WHAT IS ANIMATION?Here is some Flash work done by me and a friend. The words are of our Sir and the Idea is mine. This is our First Flash Project. The quotes said here truly describes ANIMATION. This is what we think of it and this is what animation is all about. Read carefully and UNDERSTAND what is animation.

2007-07-22T19:42:00.001+05:30

GUITARHere is the MASTERPIECE. well, I love to play guitar. And my love made me make this well detailed guitar. One thing I got to say here. Whatever you do or make, Make it in DETAIL. thats the key point to add value to it. Otherwise anyone can make anything if only basic shapes are to be used. tell me if you like it.

2007-07-22T19:40:00.000+05:30

GLASS

2007-07-22T19:36:00.000+05:30

Some of my 3D Work. this was the first assignment of FIRE effect. done it many times then got it. also, i learned the Glass material. hope you'll like it

2007-07-22T16:40:00.000+05:30

Want some free Music? Check out this cool site. Its absolutely free.

2007-07-21T21:55:00.001+05:30

ROAMERHere it is. my latest. I worked mainly with my own created Brushes. And also this is my first painting using a Tablet. I enjoyed painting it a lot.

2007-07-21T21:46:00.001+05:30

SNOW DUSK
Tried snow here. This time I worked on Layers much. Layers are very useful and necessary to work upon. You get more control on your Painting otherwise whats the difference of it being DIGITAL.

2007-07-21T21:40:00.001+05:30

LONELY HOUSE
This was a background design for our Short film. Done in photoshop. I got some light effects nice here. This is sure a progress since i started. I learned making my own brush preset. It is very helpful. I used it for the grass here. Hope you'll like it.

2007-07-21T21:38:00.001+05:30

Characters

2007-07-21T21:35:00.000+05:30

2007-07-21T20:38:00.000+05:30

Four TroublemakersHere are some character designs. I have a theme of troublemaking kids and working on the story

2007-07-21T20:32:00.000+05:30

Hey check out my first CLAY ANIMATED FILM. We did as our class project in Id Animation and Arts. myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12277005