yellow soul porridge

2012-02-06T03:39:00.001+05:30

Practicing faces in front of a mirror, an age old habit that has now finally translated to something useful! Loads of fun and great for practice!

2012-02-01T07:54:00.001+05:30

Seven frames of long, thick, lovely, waving hair. If only.

2012-02-01T04:12:00.001+05:30

SO this was an experiment of new things, a list of things I haven't animated before, like water, swimming, waving hair, fish and cartwheels! You see I can't really swim (I will learn someday), but at least here I can save myself the embarrassment of arm floaties! :D Hope you enjoy it as much as I did doing this!.

2012-01-25T17:14:00.008+05:30

a leetal detail.

By request! :D For all those believers.

2012-01-25T12:42:00.005+05:30

So I want to try a few different things I haven't tried, there will be more in a few days!
p.s. the blur is hand drawn.

2012-01-24T18:36:00.001+05:30

So it was four days with a laptop not working, took out the sketchbook watched some good dvds! This one's my version of a poster for Mona Lisa Smile. A 'Stepfordian' 1950's wife, let's just dust it all under the rug and smile!

2011-12-24T19:49:00.000+05:30

SEASON'S GREETINGS EVERYBODY!! I wish everyone a wonderful and absolutely splendid and crazy year ahead!.

2011-12-14T06:21:00.001+05:30

This is for PANDU! There can never be a dull moment with her in the room, and keep your promises to sleep on time aside when it comes to her, in her company you won't know how the hours fly by! Cheers to an absolutely insane time! I hope you have a great day! Happy Birthday! Lots of love and birdseed, from me and Floyd!

2011-12-09T19:47:00.004+05:30

My favorite dog on campus, Doggie, gave birth to her litter of seven, sometime ago. All of them have bindis on their heads (save one, I think) and all thoroughly adorable.
Dogs are therapeutic, it is indeed, fact.

2011-12-08T18:38:00.001+05:30

This is for a friend of mine Jitterbug, she makes these fancy snacks for us whenever we're in dire need of food! Happy Birthday Nilo!! Lots of love!

2011-12-01T04:12:00.000+05:30

To Harsha, Shubee and Veeru, and to all of those happy dogs who keep spreading the joy!

2011-11-30T02:32:00.001+05:30

There's only one person I know, who would go for weeks, eating ice-cream for breakfast even in winter!! :D And as she puts it, how can a day ever go wrong, when you start it, with THAT!

2011-11-29T02:16:00.002+05:30

You see, I'm a big, BIG Rowling fan, It's been over 10 years and not one drawing to remember it by? No way, so this is what came out of it! Lazy afternoon walks between classes with Harry, Hermione and Ron. :D Cheers to a true genius!

I wouldn't trade my colour pencils for anything! :D

2011-11-28T04:20:00.000+05:30

New blog face deserves a new blog profile picture!

2011-11-28T02:56:00.000+05:30

It's been so long since I sat with my set of wax crayons!! Took them out after so long, felt so nice! Tomorrow should be colour pencils then. :D .

2011-11-27T15:31:00.000+05:30

A day with only downs and no ups! Was a day when I really wished I could come home to my dog waiting for me.

2011-11-26T16:50:00.000+05:30

Konichiwa! Yes! Totoro is now a part of my family! Couldn't avoid putting that silly pink heart, I've been waiting his arrival for quite some time, and now he tells me he's here to stay!

2011-11-26T13:48:00.000+05:30

These are long overdue Tokyo sketches, unfortunately didn't get the time to street sketch, schedule was packed, so got some photo references for these, hope you'll like them! They are a glimpse of a few places that I visited.

2011-11-06T08:07:00.000+05:30

This is the official promo for our colleges' (NID) international animation film festival CHITRAKATHA 11' Edition 3.The Fest' was an absolutely mindblowing insight into animation around the world with eminent people coming in from across the globe and our very own land! ALL of this was organised beautifully by our department co-ordinator, Sekhar Mukherjee! If you'll were around to experience the enthusiasm, you've been lucky!

The promo was started two weeks before the festival. The animation, storyboarding and backgrounds were managed by me and my friend Dipankar Sengupta, clean up of character and outlining, character design, colour palette by me, final compositing was handled by my friend Shravan Arvind; and the saviors to all our last minute demanding for music and sound were Venkatram V and Matthew Jacob!

Thanks everyone awesome working together!

ENJOY!

2011-10-26T10:03:00.000+05:30

Was getting thoroughly restless yesterday and was aching to animate, so did this! I set my best friend's hair on fire! I'm sure he won't mind though :D Happy Diwali once again to everyone, have a safe one and contrary to this, don't set anything ablaze!

2011-10-25T21:28:00.001+05:30

These were a set of illustrations used in a Workshop for developing a Community Museum for SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), a project undertaken by my college, the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. The purpose of the set of illustrations is visualizing an existing space as a future exhibit of textiles traditions, lifestyle and art of the local communities.

Also

here's wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali! May the festivity begin!.

2011-10-25T18:59:00.005+05:30

The Boy Who Slept in Class

This is the video link and some film stills from my final diploma project, 'The Boy Who Slept in Class', at NID, that I completed end of August this year. I worked for an NGO, Thoughtshop Foundation (http://thoughtshopfoundation.org/index.html ), Kolkata. The subject of the film is Domestic Violence (DV) and how it affects children and their performance in schools. This particular script has been adapted from a short story, 'The Boy Who Slept in Class', which is part of their publication and campaign, 'Schools Show the Way'. The srcipt has been revised and rewritten and the film animated by me under the guidance of Santayan and Himalini, my project heads at the organisation, and Sekhar from my Institute (NID).

The sound and music has been composed by Santayan. The dialogue is in gibberish, it will be shown to teachers in rural schools around the country.

The film has been produced by Thoughtshop Foundation, in association with We Can, India (as a part of their campaign to stop violence against women).

Also! this film has won the TBS DigiCon6 International Film Festival Award from India this year and will be screened at the award ceremony in Tokyo on the 18th of November!.

We spread a positive message against violence and hope this film encourages one to voice and express.

2011-10-25T18:41:00.003+05:30

The Adventures of a Little Mis's'fit

This is the video and a few film stills from my classroom project 'The Adventures of a Little Mis's'fit' that I finished sometime at the beginning of this year! It's a somewhat personal story and you might relate to it. It is about me as a child and my giant spectacles that attracted a lot of unwanted attention to the things I did and the way I looked. My escape and solution to this was and is my imagination! Hope you'll enjoy it!

This film was nominated for:
Tasi Viewers Choice Awards 2011,

Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival 2011,

Chitrakatha'11 International Student Animation Festival NID,

International Animation Film Festival-JIAFF-2011.

2011-08-07T17:09:00.000+05:30

'u' ki matra.

2011-08-07T17:08:00.000+05:30

'ri' ki matra.

2011-08-07T17:07:00.002+05:30

'uu' ki matra.

2011-08-07T17:07:00.001+05:30

'i' ki matra.

2011-08-07T17:03:00.000+05:30

'ang' ki matra

2011-08-07T17:02:00.000+05:30

'aee' ki matra.

2011-08-07T17:01:00.002+05:30

'ae' ki matra dont know if it translates in english!

2011-08-07T17:01:00.001+05:30

this is for 'aa' ki matra!

2011-08-07T16:55:00.000+05:30

The next set of images are all illustrations finished recently for Scholastic. It is for school syllabus. Each image describes a particular hindi matra, and children have to spot the objects with that matra. These images don't have the text though.. Images make it SO much easier to grasp things especially for children, I remember most of my bedtime stories but not so much schoolwork all because they were so beautifully illustrated!! so I hope these helped!

2011-06-07T17:28:00.000+05:30

Hi Porky I wanted to put this on your wall but there's some mess up with the cideo uploading thing :( Anyway! HAPPY BIRTHDAY you pretty pink pig you! COO!

2011-02-09T05:18:00.000+05:30

And the coloured one! Want to create a background for this one, when the image popped in my head it was just her, still want to create the world around her.. yes when I get the time!

2011-02-09T05:17:00.000+05:30

First exploration!

2011-02-09T05:16:00.000+05:30

It's been a while since I drew like this, here's the initial sketch!

2011-02-04T01:02:00.002+05:30

New update, this is a team effort! Claymation project done at college. Team members or the 'tooth team' , my buddies, Kaveri, Pallavi, Sandra, Shravan and Smitha and myself! Enjoy!

This film has been nominated for:
Tasi Viewers Choice Awards 2011,

Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival 2011

2010-12-30T04:59:00.000+05:30

with the ushering of the new year, here's to a new name and face for you, my beloved blog! CHEERS!

2010-12-27T05:22:00.000+05:30

felt the spirit of the season and I miss my dog so did this in my spare time. It's not perfect but its so jolly! :D

2010-12-24T05:12:00.000+05:30

A very merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone out there! Hope the season brings all of its festivity to your doorstep! :D CHEERS!

2010-11-28T20:46:00.000+05:30

winter rain in my head and on my shoes!

2010-11-18T04:46:00.000+05:30

there are those times when no one understands and almost everyone misunderstands, there are those times when you can smell the past and love from a different land, but all you need is that one good friend that some call close and some call dear but I call the best. Maybe even luckier than the rest.

2010-11-12T03:00:00.000+05:30

I remember you every day, I remember everything. You are my 'goodest day' and my bestest. Love you.

2010-10-25T18:15:00.000+05:30

several years hence his blanket came out clean! It took years for the wondermachine!

2010-10-12T19:53:00.000+05:30

solo - started mixing mediums, this one's watercolour and digital

2010-06-10T20:58:00.000+05:30

2010-06-10T20:57:00.002+05:30

Trying out some new things!

2010-06-10T20:53:00.001+05:30

I interned at Turner Broadcasting, for a length of six weeks, this year. Me and my fellow intern worked on the animation for a show called F.A.Q on Pogo TV. Part of the internship was to animate transitions between shots, animate experiments for better understanding and we also pitched to introduce color into the animation which was originally in b/w.

2010-06-06T19:45:00.000+05:30

One of those many days when I terribly missed my dog. He was always like that, busy doing his own thing, walking his own way and the minute someone called out to him he'd look at you like he'd been waiting for the attention all that time! Love you boy. Miss you.

equipment

2010-06-03T11:53:00.000+05:30

Just remembering the days when I used to take my things wherever I'd go. It's funny how when you're a child you can fit your entire world in your tiny red cart.

fearless

2010-05-10T17:02:00.000+05:30

I've hated these slimy things, still hate them, they keep crawling back into my life. Just when you least expect it they're on your head or they've dropped their tails..bletch!

2010-05-09T22:29:00.000+05:30

2010-05-04T16:27:00.000+05:30

long time since I drew something realistic, though this guy doesn't fit into the present time of sorts, he's better of being a still image!

cocoon

2010-05-03T17:42:00.000+05:30

2010-04-30T15:58:00.000+05:30

2010-04-30T15:40:00.000+05:30

2010-02-28T19:42:00.000+05:30

experimental animation! cut outs and marker on glass and ink and flour and shells and clay!!
workshop with Ryan, Yuka and Russel from RCA!

2010-02-28T03:26:00.002+05:30

My first attempt at using flash. The machine is a mock on todays grading system and how children are categorized according to grades.

2010-02-27T22:17:00.001+05:30

3D animation completed!

2010-02-27T22:15:00.000+05:30

Started this as memory to my Leo', but decided to change its context.. working on it!

2010-02-27T22:14:00.000+05:30

my brother graduated last year, didn't want him to leave so I ate his diploma project!

2010-02-27T22:09:00.000+05:30

Meena and her love for things with wings!

2010-02-27T22:08:00.000+05:30

walk cycle exploration with a cut out puppet..

2010-02-27T22:05:00.000+05:30

A reel with some of my hand drawn 2d animation.. frame after frame after frame after frame after..

2010-02-27T21:52:00.000+05:30

from my first acquaintance with 3D software...

Her names Kiki!

2010-02-21T23:07:00.000+05:30

Just about started working with flash!

2010-02-16T22:23:00.000+05:30

one day under that flickering tubelight.

2010-02-16T22:14:00.000+05:30

2010-01-12T18:28:00.001+05:30

my love-hate for tea!

2010-01-12T18:26:00.001+05:30

our very hectic days of wandering, distracted heads.

2010-01-12T18:25:00.000+05:30

things I love and sometimes cant understand and things I love and always do understand.

2010-01-12T18:24:00.002+05:30

2010-01-12T18:24:00.001+05:30

That's my french friend Sandra she is the 'Ma' of MAYA!

2010-01-12T18:19:00.000+05:30

I really love tea but sometimes it seems to have the better of me, I like that too. That's Shubham by the way, she hates perspective and thinks that the world would be a better place without it.

2010-01-12T18:14:00.000+05:30

the one with the pig tails is my best friend, and the other one with the curly hair and glasses is my other best friend. They're two extremes yet balance each other like a perfectly horizontal see-saw in mid-air!

2010-01-12T18:11:00.000+05:30

just doodling the day away.

2010-01-07T01:54:00.000+05:30

here's another..

2010-01-07T01:53:00.000+05:30

set for 3d animation working on...still figuring out the lighting..

2009-11-26T20:31:00.000+05:30

Babita had puppeeeez..big cuddly fuzzyily snuggly velvetish coats.

2009-11-26T20:30:00.000+05:30

elleeeeefaaaaant!

2009-11-26T20:23:00.000+05:30

the fish girl...meena

2009-11-26T20:22:00.000+05:30

2009-11-26T20:21:00.000+05:30

this nice new pink sketchpad gifted by a friend...love it!

2009-11-06T14:56:00.000+05:30

my new set of acrylics! :) miss home and my grey boo bear..

2009-11-06T14:55:00.000+05:30

now that was fun!

2009-11-06T14:54:00.000+05:30

illustration friday - skinny!

acrylics.

2009-11-06T14:51:00.000+05:30

this little creepy slimy whimsical creature was hanging upside-down from a tubelight on the fourth floor bathroom the other night. Oh yes, this is how it looks in my head.

2009-11-06T14:50:00.001+05:30

2009-11-06T14:48:00.000+05:30

2009-11-06T14:47:00.000+05:30

2009-11-06T14:43:00.000+05:30

she's one of those friends, who's always coming from home, and who's room is always a warm surprise of fabulous goodies! love her...

2009-11-06T14:42:00.000+05:30

2009-11-06T14:39:00.000+05:30

2009-11-06T14:36:00.000+05:30

the little girl with the big heart and a happy appetite..:)

2009-11-06T14:26:00.000+05:30

what a tippy-tippy world full of unsure people and ever changing minds.

2009-11-06T14:23:00.000+05:30

and when the much awaited holiday did arrive..

2009-11-06T14:15:00.000+05:30

was glum and blue the other day, felt like sitting in a corner and talking to the wall :(

2009-09-10T16:39:00.000+05:30

2009-09-10T16:26:00.000+05:30

one of those days when you just looooooooooove colouring!

2009-09-10T16:22:00.000+05:30