Bapu Bomma

I was watching Pelli Pustakam yesterday, one of my all time favourites and probably for the first time, I really could identify the aesthetic aspects of the film. Having always been an ardent fan of Bapu (I love his Budugu and other comic strips), I realised this man was neither a cartoonist, a painter or a filmmaker but three rolled into one and probably that is why he has carved himself a niche identity.

All his cartoons are based on the lives of people in Andhra villages and there seems to be a flurry of activity in their lives. Something like his cartoons being snapshots of original people. And like the man himself, his cartoons are simple, down to earth and utterly connectable. You would understand this if you have ever seen his signature.

And his drawing of Hindu gods are breathtaking. They are so simple, elegant and stunningly beautiful with that charm of purity and innocence. And what is so intriguing about Bapu is the honesty and child like feeling in his cartoons.

Anyway, I found this website yesterday and it is very interesting and resourceful.

Also, I was browsing for his cartoons yesterday and I found this simple tutorial on learning to draw. It not exactly a tutorial but novice artists can learn a lot from it. Check it out.

Scott McCloud

I came across McCloud a long time ago when I was browsing through the net for draw-yourself-comics books. And as I began reading more about him, the more I started respecting him and this medium called comics. We generally tend to brush off comics as kids' toys or stories for the less intelligent who need the 'aid' of a visual medium to know the story. But once you listen to his lecture on ted, you will open yourself to another world where millions of fans wait for their beloved comic artists to take them to another world. There are many kinds of comic books or rather, Graphic novels as Frank Miller would put it and its well worth the effort to know about them. By the way, I found this amazing comic today in McCloud's site and its a perfect blend of intelligence, suspense, art and a gripping story-teller at his best- The Right Number.

14th dec '08

aaj mujhe painting karne ki bahuth hi mood tha... and infact i've been pretty energetic, excited over this weekend 'coz i realised a few things...so am trying to drop procrastination, face challenges and be in high spirits all day...and btw, wateva hapens, I'm gonna be into aiesec in their next recruitments...btw, i didn't tell you about it naa, i'll write over it...anyways, i drew a lot of stuff today and also did my first watercolour painting today...its sorta simple and stupid but i somehow like it...anyways, here you go...

the first one, a landscape, is the view from my terrace...a pen sketch...drew it in 10 mins or smthing...9 dec 08...

the second one's a rough pen sketch of a guitar...found a sketch similar to this one on the web and got inspired to draw this...i knw its raw and incomplete but that is precisely why i like it...drew it today..and the next ones too...

don't temme you don't know who's in the picture..pencil sketch...

and the last one's my first ever watercolour painting :"> ...took me a long time to draw it..i mean close to half an hour...tested mah patience :D...anyways, ammamma said it looks like some weird sorta animal...watcha say guys? :D

after a long time

its been a really long time since i attempted drawing something..close to atleast 45 days...im turning into a lousy lazy asshole(if not am already ;))...

this thing appears in the orkut theme of roadies...drew it in like 20 mins...

just used a black pen and done a bit o' post production to enhance the effect of dark print...

Pencil Sketches

to all ye rafael nadal fans, guys, im sorry...dint expect this to be really this pathetic when i drew this...don't worry, i'll be bak da next time with a betta sketch...or atleast will draw roger federer worse than this :P

ahem!...ahem!... :D...drew it from a sketch of a car...i know it suxx but im an amateur mate...and no excuses though :D

Cartoons

I drew the above two cartoons when I was in my 2nd class or 3rd class...for the Disney Show on Sony...attached to the drawing was also a letter which goes like this - "Hai Vishal Brother, I watch Disnep hour everyday without missing. I enjoy watching them. My favourite cartoons are Duck tales, The little mermaid, Alladin, chip and dale and winnie the pooh. Bye From Sirish". :D...I knw i knw *blush*..and chk out da spelling of Disney in the letter...

one of the most loved characters of the century...redefined comedy...jst love him...28th sept, '08...took a lot of courage on my part to attempt drawing this...didn't want to spoil his charm...drew it in 20 mins...

Ganapathi Bappa Moriya :D...drew it in some 15 mins..loved the original pic...mine isn't that good but I hope it atleast resembles ganapathi(so, that's smthing of an achievement for me ;) )...8th sept '08...
drew it on 05-09-08..mah eternal fav...da geek of da geeks, da nerd of da nerds...Bahu Parat Bahu Parat :D

ok...i know I don't have to mention this is shaggy, thanx to his trademark beard ;)...08-09-08(DD-MM-YY)... :P

love this gal..aankhey teri, kitni hasi, key inka aashiq, main ban gaya hoon, mujhko basale inmey thu :D...08-09-08

drew it on 09-08-08...in 10 mins or smthing..and dat too on an OHP sheet :D

the name's bond...james bond... :D...drew it from a cartoon in a book in the MFCS period :">...hmm

i have to mention dis' tom and jerry....i know, im sorry chuck jones :D

da modified colour version...a li'l bit of post-production done :D

Goku from DBZ... :D

mah idol, mah icon...mah GAWD :D

to niv, priya and sugarcup ;) ... luv ye folks

mah signature :>

mah studio :">

was s'posed to be samurai jack...hope it atleast luks lyke some samurai

heya! dat isn't me :D

Early man/ Stone age phase of GARFIELD :D
Winnie the Pooh!!!
Jimmy Neutron...Well, was s'poed to be Jimmy anyway :">