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Character drawing made simple and fast | A quick drawing demonstration

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What is Character Drawing? Character Drawing is often made for illustrating cartoons, storyboard, animation films or comic books. Character is not just a person or an object. It is the personality of the character shown in a drawing. When you design any character, Basic expressions of the personality should be drawn to attention. Character Drawing & Reference Step 01: Keep a reference As shown in the above picture, one may capture a reference for your drawing. This helps your work made easy and simple. Specially the character posing and the balance becomes much easier and need not spend more time on tweaking the pose. Since, the particular above character is more of human form, I have simply taken a photograph for reference. However, keeping a reference for your art work in initial stage even it is an abstract character or a non-human form character. Step 02: Start with outlines You can always start with basic circles and lines. Firstly, this will help you to mea

5 Steps to practice acrylic painting | Ganesha painting for beginners

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Acrylic painting on a canvas is not easy if the process of painting is slow. The painting has to be really quick and fast. otherwise your rending will not be consistent. To maintain the speed, one should have a clarity on what needs to be achieved. I wanted to explain how have I made the below painting in simple steps. A step by step process of acrylic painting of Ganesha. Ganesha Painting Process 01. Choose your medium and materials Firstly, decide on the canvas type, size, color mediums and prepare with brushes and other needed tools. Since I already knew what I am going to paint, I have personally created my canvas board by stretching the canvas to my own frame. My colors brand is 'Basics' acrylics. Then I prepared with my large size brushes including gel mediums. Then taken 3 colors to outline the sketch on the canvas and put some portion of color tubes on palette. Take the white mate color and wash out the canvas. 02. Outline the shape of your art

India sets guidelines to stop a pandemic outbreak | Lessons from a sophisticated cultural lineage

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The world has to realize the greatness of India on how the science and health practices being infused in India’s cultural aspects. If Indians customs, cultures and the rules were followed strictly, the current pandemic outbreak could not even touched the India. Before I go deep into the topic, One should understand What is Culture? Indian culture is built on Swa-dharma. Which means, being righteousness and being closer to the mother nature according to social conditions, duties and actions of individuals. Indian Culture is classified into State of occupation, geographical conditions and Common rites of passage from birth to death. There are detailed manuals written for each individuals on how to perform these actions, which are called Śāstras. ‘Shastra’ means a scientific rule or a proven methodology of practice. We are set with certain rules and regulations infused as culture in human life. These Rules talk right from waking out of bed to going to bed. You will find det

Corona attacks Tollywood | The entire movie crew is in Panic

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The world is now panic with the massive spread of COVID-19. The new Corona Virus Disease 2019 is abbreviated as COVID-19.  By March 15, 2019 according to worldometer  there are 1,63,000 cases identified and 6,300 deaths registered. Which is approximately 4% of the COVID-19 fatality rate. Based on the same reports, there are 100+ cases identified in India and 2 death cases are registered. The virus sources are believed to be identified in WHUHAN which is a wet animal meat market. From there the virus has started spreading all over the world. This virus fear is now chasing everyone including Tollywod industry. Tollywood is the third largest film making industry in India. Where approximately 250 movies get produced every year on an average. Movies with great star casting, story, technical background etc, are all see both success and failures. Irrespective to movies success and failure, aspirant film makers always produce movies with the great passion. There are a few movies get suc

A Tollywood debut film poster, which brought attention of young audience!

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Often, film posters are designed by using stardom of actors or any other popular figure who brings attention of common people. This has been a challenge for publicity designers, and movie makers of debut films. Drawing an attention of common people without any celebrity picture or name on a poster makes the film makers feel low in confidence on its success factors. But this is never a challenge for a publicity designer if one has a creative idea. 'Life Anubhavinchu Raja' is a debut film with an entire new crew in the film, including star casting and the technical team. Suresh Tirumur (Director of the film) has started this film with a great hope of success. He has carried the entire responsibilities of this film ad lifted with a single hand. A story which narrates how a failure person puts his efforts to become an entrepreneur to bring the success in life and becomes a millionaire. Making of this film was definitely a hard work and success for a creative mind. However, a

How my drawings make me awake on Mahashivaratri day?

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It was 21 February, 2020 Midnight, the day all Hindus go sleepless for a whole night. People pray lord Shiva, do all kind of rituals and mainly go into deep meditations to receive high level of conscious energies. The whole idea is to make everyone wakeful and keep their spine erect. There is a particular lunar position occurs every month 13th day after a full moon. this is considered as one of the better time for all mediators to sit under moon light and practice wakefulness.  After a full day of fasting people usually take a little Alpa-ahara (brakfast / light food) in the evening after performing some rituals. But it gets difficult for most of the people to stay awake, as they lose all the physical energy. Then body naturally seeks rest after a breakfast in the evening as everyone gets tiered.  An art that makes me awake for the day! On this great day, I take some coconut water or ghee in the morning before I go for work. I make sure I speak less, and don't give ex

Create paintings that can sell. An acrylic Ganesha painting on a canvas paper

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Title = Lord Ganesha Size = 12"X14" Medium = Acrylic Painting Finding right colors and putting them on contrast values is important to elevate your painting. Which gives more sharpness to your painting and looks vibrant.  Many Indians love lord Ganesha as primary deity to receive rituals. People love to place his vibrant and traditional paintings in their living room walls.  The above painting with contrasts and highlights of warm colors was made on a paper canvas with acrylic colors. A thick color coats are applied to emboss some edges of painting. A simple art form with a better rendering approach makes your painting looks special and impressive. Method of the above painting is to bring the holy Bhasma, Turmeric and Saffron colors and showing the way if the painting was made with these ingredients by hand. This painting was rendered with a hand impressions to make it more natural.