SHADOWS

Hansika Motwani

2011-05-28T21:06:00.000-07:00

Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper. Took almost 8hours to complete. Reference image(link)

Click here to find out about Hansika Motwani.

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Rho and Mia - Sketch

2011-03-07T12:40:00.000-08:00

Charcoal and white pastel on paper. Took one and half hours to complete. Reference image(link)

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Hope its just a dream

2011-03-06T09:37:00.000-08:00

There are somedays, when I wake up and just hope that my dream was actually a reality. But today, I just realised that there would also be days, when I would wake up and hope that everything was just a dream. These are times when you quesion the laws of life and realize how wierd the system is. I have never felt this way before, I have never thought in these terms, I never expected such things. I can see images from the past flashing across my eyes and each time a drop rolls out of my eyes. I dont understand this life. Why would one come from no where and befriend a group of 30 odd people, make us smile and laugh, make us feel that life cannot get better than this and then suddenly leave us all. I have lost a friend, an eternal buddy. Thaya, We miss you.

Avantika: Princess of Ujjain

2011-02-16T04:23:00.000-08:00

Avantika is a Sanskrit word, refered to the Princess of Ujjain(also named Avanti).

A still from the Tamil Movie - Kandukondein Kandukondein, inspired me to do this work. Managed to finish it in 5 hours. From scratch, done in Photoshop CS 3 , using a bamboo wacom tablet.

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Sachin: One Religion, One God

2011-02-12T15:02:00.000-08:00

Sachin Tendulkar- Wallpaper

As a devotee of Sachin, I felt that its time for me do my part and have come up with this work. I dedicate this wallpaper to all the Sachin devotees out there.

World Cup 2011, here we come!!

Done in Photoshop CS3. Photoreference : (link)

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Virile

2011-01-21T21:53:00.000-08:00

Photomanipulation of picture taken by Avishek Patra.

Model : Badrinath

Done in Photoshop CS3.

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Juggernaut

2011-01-21T21:44:00.001-08:00

My first attempt at creating watercolor effect using Photoshop CS3. Based on a tutorial , link. Person in the picture is Kailash Gopalan, a very close friend of mine.

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Selective Coloring - 1

2011-01-02T22:34:00.000-08:00

RED HAPPINESS

Location: Ohio, USA

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EMOTE

Location: Tamil Nadu, INDIA

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BREAK RULES
Location: Ohio, USA

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DOUBLE EM'UP
Location: Michigan, USA

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Beyond

2011-01-02T22:22:00.001-08:00

Badrinath

Pencil Sketch of Badrinath.

Pencil and charcoal on paper.

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Caricature - Pravin

2011-01-02T21:53:00.000-08:00

The Hunk

Caricature of my Friend ,Philosopher and Guru. Pravin is awesome basketball player and for the reason that the basketball is always in his control, his teammates termed him the 'Black hole'.

Done in Photoshop CS3!! Available in a wallpaper version.

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Caricature - Aditya Kumar

2011-01-02T21:49:00.001-08:00

The Poker King

Caricature of my friend Aditya Kumar, who is hailed as the poker god.

Done in Photoshop CS3!!

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Caricature

2011-01-02T21:44:00.000-08:00

Off to United States of America

Done just before I left India to pursue my Master's in USA. Caricature of myself and my friend Kaushik. Some things are always etched in your memory. This caricature is one which i can never forget.

Done in Photoshop CS3!!

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Caricature - Aditya Balaraman

2011-01-02T21:41:00.001-08:00

The Aubun

Caricature of my friend Aditya.
Done in Photoshop CS3!!

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Caricature - Harshavardan

2011-01-02T21:38:00.001-08:00

The Q-tan

Caricature of my friend Harshavardan.He is a born genius and an arsenal fan.
Done in Photoshop CS3!

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Caricature - Terrific Trio

2011-01-02T21:33:00.001-08:00

T-3io

Caricature of Three very close friends. I am honored to say that I am one of the three. The one standing leftmost is me, the one in the centre is Badrinath and the other is Kaushik. Miss those days of my life!

Done in Photoshop CS3!

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Caricature - Udhaya

2011-01-02T21:28:00.000-08:00

The NJUB'olt

Caricature of my friend Udhaya, an athlete and my university sport secretary.

Done in Photoshop CS3!!

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Caricature - Kailash

2011-01-02T21:23:00.001-08:00

The Mass

Caricature of my friend Kailash ,who is a great football player.
Done in Photoshop CS 3!!

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Caricature - Balakrishnan

2011-01-02T21:06:00.000-08:00

The Bed-B

My first attempt in drawing caricatures.
Drew my friend Balakrishnan.
Used PhotoShop CS3 for coloring.

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DotA

2009-07-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

MOGUL KAHN
The Axe

In the war of Humans and Orcs that occurred long ago many Orcish warriors were corrupted by demonic influence and became tools of blackest darkness. One such warrior was the leader of the Half-Tribe of the Bloodied Axe Clan; Mogul Kahn. Mogul was slain by human Paladins but mysteriously was seen fighting alongside the Scourge around the time Mannoroth started to command the Orcs in the war against Archimonde. The Axe has been revived by demons and uses his reflexes and powerful blows to hunt down and seek out the Sentinels' agile warriors and cut them down to size, even projecting his lust for war onto them.

Took 15 hours to complete this work, using Photoshop CS3. This my first venture using a wacom tablet(thanks bro!).
Comments and critiques are welcome.

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Nature is Colorful.

2009-03-28T07:36:00.000-07:00

We are Nature.

Done in Photoshop CS3.
One of my personal favorite works.

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NITTFEST'09 BROCHURE COVER

This is the cover page of Nittfest 09 brochure.

Vector wallpaper

2009-03-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

GO GREEN
moonlight

This vector wallpaper was done in Photoshop CS3. The leaves fallen in autumn rise to the music and gradually turn green. This wallpaper was done to spread the message "go green". Took almost 4 hours to finish. Used a Wacom pen tablet for the leaves.

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NITTFEST'09 BANNER

Specifically done for NITTFEST 09. The background went well with the theme.
Logos of each department are present on the bottom of the image. My personal favorite is the Mechanical logo.

Guitar Wallpaper

2009-03-27T07:24:00.000-07:00

FUSION of SOULS

The wallpaper was designed to emphasize the fusion of two guitars(left representing the female and right representing the male).

Done in Photoshop CS3.

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NITTFEST '09 INVITATION COVER

I used the wallpaper as a background for Nittfest 09 invitation. The guitar glow was made green to incorporate the theme of Nittfest 09. "GO GREEN WITH ENVY".

NITTFEST '09

2009-03-27T07:07:00.000-07:00

LOGO

This logo was done for Nittfest 09 to convey the theme "GO GREEN".

Nittfest 09 is a inter-department cultural festival of National Institute of Technology-Trichy(INDIA).

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Lord Murugan

2008-12-16T03:04:00.000-08:00

Divine Spear of God, Descry.

Lord Murugan takes aim of the Demon Surapadhman, to destroy him once it for all(the event is known as surasamhaaram).

Done in Photoshop CS3 using a mouse. Took 15 days to complete.(quite amateurish)

Those interested in its version in Indian mythology may read on:

According to the ancient texts, Surapadhman went into deep meditation for years, worshipping Lord Shiva. Then finally Shiva appeared before him and granted him a boon. Surapadhman knowing that shiva was the most powerful of all, took advantage of this and wished that he could only be destroyed by a force more powerful than Shiva himself. His wish was granted. He used his newly acquired power for the evil and created chaos in the human world.

The Devas( demigods) panicked, but could not approach Shiva directly, as Shiva was always in deep penance and anyone who disturbed him was burned to ashes. So they plotted with Kamadeva (god of love and sex), to shoot a flower arrow at Shiva, as he sat in meditation, so as to make him fall in love with Parvati. When Kama aimed his arrow, Shiva opened his third eye and burned Kama to ashes instantly. The sparks of the fiery seed of Shiva were unbearable; even the fire God Agni could not bear them; this fire was then transported by the river Ganga into the Saravana forest into a pond where the sparks became six children. They were raised by the six Kartika - the stars that make up the Pleiades. Parvati combined these six babies into one with six faces, i.e. Shanmukha.

Lord Shanmukha or Murugan, the god of war, the son of the Supreme god, Lord Shiva, was thus born to lead the gods to victory over Tarakasuran, Surapadhman, Singamugasuran and their demon companions. The divine spear, Shakthi Vel, was given to him by his mother Parvathi (Goddess of strength and power),to destroy the evil. The spear symbolizes his purification of human ills.

After killing the demon, His spear cleansed itself in the ocean and returned to him. He makes a peacock and a hen rise from ashes of the demon and uses the peacock as his mount, and hen as his flag(different version say that the demon was transformed into a peacock and a hen). His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.

Lord Murugan is more popular in South India compared to other parts of India. He is the god of war and the patron deity of the Tamil land. Like most Hindu deities, He is known by many other names, including Senthil, Saravaṇa, Kārttikeya, Shanmukha , Kumāra ,Guha, Skanda ,Subrahmaṇya, Vēlaṇ and Swaminatha.

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DotA

2008-08-11T08:42:00.001-07:00

PUGNA
The Oblivion

Forcefully raised from the dead with little memory of his former self, Pugna is truly a terrible sight to behold. Retaining traces of necromantic magic, this shamble of bones finds sadistic pleasure in temporarily sending his enemies into a tormented dimension and greeting their return with a blast of unholy energy. Those who survived an encounter with the horror often recount with fearful eyes of how the Oblivion literally drains life from his enemies, giving him a brief, but satisfying, taste of the living.

This hero description in Defense of the Ancients-allstars sums it all up for this great hero. I enjoy playing and enjoyed more when i did this work.Done in Photoshop CS2. Completed in 20 days.
Hope you like it!

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DotA

2008-05-14T06:13:00.000-07:00

LEVIATHAN
The Tidehunter

Levianthan(The Tidehunter), affectionately called as "Levi" by the gamers, is one of my favorite heroes in Defense of the Ancients(Warcraft). I liked the character model a lot . A giant who wears a shark hide, his blood-stained anchor, tatoo'ed body, evil eyes and his sexy beard made the work more interesting for me. As a begginer, this took me more than 3 weeks to complete (working atleast 5 hours a day). Basic outline was done in paper and the rest in Photoshop CS2.
Hope you like it.
:-)

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WALLPAPERS

2008-05-14T05:49:00.000-07:00

ICE BALLS

Done using Photoshop CS 2

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EYES OF DEATH

Done using Photoshop CS 2

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THE PATH TO ETERNITY

Done using Photoshop CS 2.

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Just for you

2007-02-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

FOR THE MOMENT

I drew this on dec 2007..

HRITHICK ROSHAN.

Drew this on dec 2007..

AGATHA CHRISTIE

Drew this on jan 2005.

BLESSED

MOTHER TERESA.

Drew this on dec 2004.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Drew this on may 2004.

GEORGE BUSH.

Drew this on dec 2004.

ABHISHEK

Drew this on dec 2007....drew it without using a eraser..

SCORPIAN

Drew it on jan 2007. It is a tatoo art...The left side represent female and right side represents male...

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MORE SKETCHES

2006-12-22T04:44:00.000-08:00

BOATS
I drew this when I was travelling in the Shatabdi express from Dehra Dun to Delhi(May 2006).

HORSE
I drew this in the Shatabdi express(May 2006).

NATARAAJA
I drew this on april 2005.

POPE JOHN PAUL 2
I drew this on april 2005.

NASEERUDDIN SHAH
I drew this on August 2006 ..I started it in train journey to trichy and finished it in 90 minutes.

RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA

I drew on april 2005.

SOME SKETCHES

2006-12-22T04:26:00.000-08:00

KAMAL HAASAN.
I drew this on july 2006.

FACE OF A HORSE
I drew this on may 2006.

BUTTERFLY
I drew this on oct 2006.

BIRDS

I drew this on the year 2002.

SYMBOL
Well..this is a symbol which i created for myself.

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DAKSHINAMURTHY

2006-12-18T05:53:00.000-08:00

I drew this on may 2006.

SHADOWS

2006-12-17T23:28:00.000-08:00

I am a student of National Institute of Technology Tiruccharapalli(NITT).

Shadows is a collection of my pencil sketches.

Painting and sketching is one of my hobbies. My brother Vivek was my inspiration.He has guided me from the beggining.The one you see above is my ambigram(that which reads the same when seen upside down).

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