To the point - 2023/12/31

 

" I don't think you understood me. I asked you to go and get groceries because I wanted to be alone and at peace for some time.  You could have roamed in the market for 2 or 3 hours instead of coming back in 30 minutes. "

Faces in light and shadows

I am practicing these and I hope then it will improve my colored pencils portraits.

APJ Abdul Kalaam

 

Kissan Tomato Ketchup

 

To the point - 2023/12/17

 

"When I fight with my brother you say how will our home run if there are fights. Now you are fighting with mom. Now what ?"

To the point - 2023/12/12

 

"Solutions baba,  this man here is working in government and is pestering me, a business man to start a new venture in comics and gyaan teaching. He wants equal partnership.  What do you say, Solutions baba?"

"The problem is indeed gambhir.  Therefore I am showing my face.  Ask this man to learn yoga, pranayama and meditation from a guru. Alternatively he can take medication for madness from a psychiatrist. He is unreasonable as he must be getting good amount of salary from government. "

To the point - 2023/12/11

 

"The boat ride is so good, dad. The hotel is fantastic.  And food is so great. You are a great dad. Mom, unnecessarily fights with you at home for no reasons."

Common Questions asked on my cartoons

Why do you do cartoons?

I do cartoons because I feel my sense of humor is good.  Not because I am a good artist. 

So you are not a good artist?

I didn't mean that. What I meant was humor is more important than artwork in cartoons.  This is my feeling. 

You earlier said that drawing comic art is better than drawing cartoons for kids. What is the reason? Why?

See, comic art encompasses all aspects of drawing.  Facial features,  figure drawing,  proportions, extreme perspective,  clothes, colors, light and shadows. While a cartoon art need not be even proportional. That's the reason why I advocate comics over cartoons for kids.

What is the secret to drawing a great cartoon?

Treatment of clothes as a separate entity. And Treatment of face, hands, legs as a separate entity. This is not my secret. But a secret passed on by Lou Darvas,  famous American cartoonist of yesteryears.

I see that you work only over blogs and do cartoons.  You don't actually try and get into magazines,  newspapers or e-books. Is it that you are scared of something?

I refuse to answer this question. 

Very well. Why do you use papers and pencils.  Why not drawing tablet?

I am comfortable drawing in paper. I have desires for setting up an art studio. For that I have to spend 5 lakhs of Indian rupees. I don't want to spend that amount of money right now. So I am continuing in paper.

Whose drawing do you think your art resembles?

A few friends say my drawings resemble Van Gogh . Gosh !! I can't believe it. 

Thank you.

Thanks.

Rahul Dravid

Brolaviya mobile stand used

DaVinci eye app 

Nataraj HB pencil 

Crayola skin colored pencils 

Faber Castell polychromos pencils 

Common questions I am asked

Which pencils are best for monochrome portraits ?

Staedtler Mars Lumograph Drawing pencils 

Which skin colored pencils are best for colored portraits?

Brustro skin colored pencils is what I will suggest.  

Can I use Brolaviya mobile stand and DaVinci eye app?

You must. Today the competition is for coloring and shades and light and shadows.  Not resemblance. 

Is it moral to use above mentioned aids?

Should we be making steel by smithy route? Ask this question to yourself. 

Should a kid get into funny cartoons?

No. A kid should get into comics. Not funny cartoons.  Because trying to be funny is for aged people. 

What is the advise for watercolor,  oil, acrylic , crayons and pastels ?

I have no advice to give. As I am of pencils. 

Should I buy 120 colored pencils set or 12 colored pencils set?

It is tough to answer. Colors can be mixed. Perhaps 12 colors can be combined to give 120 colors.  Try teaching your kids cross hatching or cosine hatching with red (available in 12 colored set) and draw an apple. Observe whether he is more into gradience or more into color combinations.  Then decide.

Is it okay for kid to draw from imagination?

It is best a kid draws what is in front of him. However our education system is not like that. So you decide.

Ravi Shastri

 

Del Monte Eggless Mayo

 Faber Castell polychromos pencils in Brustro grey drawing notebook. 

To the point - 2023/12/05

 

"If you don't agree to my proposal,  then I know what to do. I shall burn all files. All the contracts.  All the papers. All the data from computers. "

Suriya

LED light photo 

Morning light photo

To the point - 2023/12/03

 

"I have tried all the formulas for success written in books.  I have applied money making principles whole heartedly.  But I am not able to succeed.  While you are so successful.  How come?"

"That is because I focused on relationships.  And you kept thinking and brooding.  That's why. "

Ajith