prince paikattu

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Rendered frames from a test film we have done.

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Sanjay Dutt, the most famous star of that time in Bollywood, was also one of the characters I have designed for 'StarToons'. He had a very skinny frame earlier, and he built up his physique, especially after his imprisonment. (Oh, yeah..!)

2010-12-16T05:54:00.000-08:00

Some of these character developments were done for a series called 'StarToons', which would feature Bollywood stars as the presenters of the show.

2010-12-16T05:43:00.000-08:00

I recently dug out an early sketch book of mine, which had these character roughs in it.

2010-12-16T05:35:00.000-08:00

Some more from the same series.

2010-12-16T05:23:00.000-08:00

A set of conceptual visuals done for a film.

2010-08-12T04:28:00.000-07:00

Done with the Shweinstieger caricature.

2010-07-31T23:17:00.001-07:00

Another caricature I am working on. Will post the complete one shortly.

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Here is the caricature done recently of Maradona. I really enjoyed doing this one.

2010-07-30T07:49:00.000-07:00

Caricature of Bastian Shweinstieger of Germany. Still working on the Background. Will post the final one soon.

2010-06-02T02:40:00.000-07:00

A quick Birthday wish to a friend, who once was a wannabe movie star..!!

2010-04-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

I could not help, but explain 'how did I do it' to my students then. I was more than happy to share what my experience was.

2010-04-20T10:33:00.000-07:00

Among the audience were all kind of age groups, elderly to young, every one seems to be enjoying the story. Personally it was a thrilling experience for me as I have realized the power of visuals and Animation as a medium of communication, during those days.

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A few Images from a Sand Animation show done at IMAX Theatre, Hyderbad. Among the dignitaries present the show were Mr.Akbar Khan (Director of 'Taj Mahal' Movie) and Mr. Ramesh Prasad.

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Little Dogs on the Prairie series were the one which helped me to sharpen my Animation skills more. This was a wonderful time as I was given an opportunity to work with some of the best Animation Artists that I have ever come across. John Griffin and Vincent Proce were among them.
These were christian moral stories, but with an interesting way of saying it. These Little Dogs on a Prairie town learns many lessons from their daily life incidents.

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The next big one was for Tommy Nelson for a Christmas special Video release Called The Crippled Lamb. It is quite an inspiring story with a moral that God has a plan for everyone, no matter how Small or Unworthy you are. This is when the studio (Heart Entertainment, Hyderabad) turned Digital, with Digital Ink and Paint department. The film features good songs too.

2010-03-31T05:56:00.000-07:00

The HISTERIA series by Warner Bros. was the first ever cartoonI have worked on. We have worked on a pilot first, 'Dawn of time' in which the Big Bang happens because Loud Kid, a character from the series shout aloud. There were a lot of interesting characters in the show, such as Father time, World's oldest women, Big Fat Baby, Miss Information, Aka Pella, Billy the Kid, Charity Bazar, Lucky Bob and many more..!!
Later, we have worked on "Scrapple at the Chapel" where the time is set during the renaissance period and a contest for the best artist of the time happens between DaVinci and Michael Angelo. That was done the traditional way on the cels, and was loads of fun..!!

2010-03-31T04:20:00.000-07:00

A layout drawing done recently.

2010-01-30T23:27:00.000-08:00

His interaction with the students at Vriksha was an experience to all. He was kind enough to share and advise from his knowledge and contribute solutions to their artistic problems.

2010-01-30T23:09:00.000-08:00

It was the students of Vriksha who were lucky enough to get a feel of his mastery over the medium this time. They had all eyes and ears for him.

2010-01-30T22:46:00.000-08:00

Mr.Mike Owens has been a good friend of mine, who encouraged my thoughts and selflessly contributed to my endeavors.
He was my teacher back in Heart Animation Academy, and as a Class Room Assistant (CRA..thats how we were called then..!!) I had an opportunity to interact and share ideas with this incredible human being. That was in 1999 or 2000 i believe.
He was generous enough to accept my invitation to come to Vriksha and interact and share his knowledge and expertise with the students in 2009 September. These are some pictures i have taken then.

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Another painting done on the native subject

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An old painting of my native.

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The finished picture..!!

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And finishing it with final touches...

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and..light and high lights..

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Doing the shadows, shades and the middle tones..

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Blocking the contours and forms...

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I use a very basic palette when it comes to paint figures. reds, yellows and blues..

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This is a portrait study that i have done back in 2006. the model is my student Amit Kare. He was patient enough to stay the time it took.

2009-10-01T01:26:00.000-07:00

Some of the illustrations done for a series called 'kaama' means 'Desire' up on a friend's request. These freehand drawings were done with pen and ink.

2009-07-13T07:30:00.000-07:00

this is the first advertisement we have had for the training studio.

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color style guide for the girls. colors are a bit too flashy, though.

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These are the girls design i have done for SAM mobisodes. i am very particular about maintaining individualistic personalities for the designs i do.

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SAM is a character we have developed at VaudeVille studios for mobisodes for mobilejocky.tv
He is someone so hilarious and extremely flirt in nature. he believes that he is the ultimate lover in spite of the fact that he is insecure about it.

2009-07-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

'VRIKSHA' represents 'BODHI VRIKSHA' where budha had his enlightenment, and i have chosen the name consciously to signify the fact that VRIKSHA ACADEMY OF MEDIA ARTS is established to enlighten the aspirant with knowledge.

2009-07-11T23:08:00.000-07:00

I have established VaudeVille studios Pvt.Ltd. and its training studio VRIKSHA ACADEMY OF MEDIA ARTS in march 2009.
VaudeVille studios Pvt.Ltd. and Vriksha Academy of Media Arts is the result of all my experiences so far gathered and put together. Over the years, I have seen much of the industry, grown along with its growth and worked along with its best.
Incidentally, I was involved with Animation Training as there was a huge requirement in the studios for new talents, as it is the case even now. I would consider myself much lucky to have such an opportunity to mentor a great number of youngsters, who are an integral part of Animation Industry in the country today.
I have always felt the necessity for a complete Pro-Animation Art Academy which will, not only edify, inspire and evolve the aspirants in this wonderful art form to the fullest but also would mentor them in to the desired employability. I am proud to have established Vriksha Academy of Media Arts as an answer.

2009-03-06T03:02:00.000-08:00

Big John with his Emmy..!!

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Mr. John McClennahan, my mentor who was the founder director of StarToons International LLC Homewood, IL, Chicago. Three Emmy Awards, twenty-eight years in the animation industry, and thirteen years heading the largest 2D animation studio in the Midwest (USA); production experience in the U.S., Australia, and Germany, with a passion for revitalization of the animation industry
as a whole.
StarToons’ success as a North American animation production house in the late 20th century was remarkable. In the face of harrowing competition from Pacific Rim studios, StarToons built an esteemed international reputation within the (primarily) West Coast industry, and during this time he personally earned three Emmy Awards as well as four nominations as a director for Warner Bros series. As a TV-series production house, StarToons was the only studio in the US in the last 20 years to be able to cope with the heavy demands of TV budget-and-deadline constraints. startoons was proud to have helped establish the first and best world-class animation studio in India – Heart Animation Studio in Hyderabad, founded in
1997. StarToons provided the necessary expertise, curriculum, and supervision to make them a viable production source in the world today.

2009-03-06T02:30:00.000-08:00

i was lucky to share a few days with Mr. Ishu Patel, an indian born canadian film maker and academy award nominated director. what an amazing man, with immense knowledge and experience, and yet so down to earth and natural as a man of his caliber can be..!!

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Being with students, whether it is inside a classroom or out door, is always a pleasurable experience for me. it gives me immense pleasure to be subjected to their queries and sharing the knowledge. whatever i have learned over the years seems to be multiplying when i share it out with them.

2009-02-27T23:34:00.000-08:00

This is an animated short done by my students. most of them have just got into animation studies a couple of months ago. i wanted my students to experience the film making and learn on the way. Slide 12

There ain’t a better way to learn film making, than making it..!!
The agony and ecstasy of the creation is something to be experienced. Slide 12

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i give a lot of importance to soft skills in my training. in a multi-cultural classroom it is important to bring up a sense of unity and togetherness in a group. this is done through interactive games and group tasks which is usually a lot of fun.. and quite a learning at the end.

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You never outgrow drawing. It's so fundamental to any visual art...it is much more true with animation since it is primarily a visual medium. it could be a greater advantage to an aspiring animator, because it would enable one to understand and recieve inputs in visual terms, and communicate later, VISUALLY..!

2008-06-24T22:39:00.000-07:00

A quickie wedding wish to a collegue of mine. originally thought with many more elements, but later kept it like this. too bad..!! i still wanna complete it..someday..!

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another quick sketch. as i was satisfied with the result, i went on to paint it. obviously, there were a few changes i have done as i was progressing with the painting. thats one thing i am not afraid of doing, if it coould make the painting better..!!

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a quick sketch..never thought to take it further..but surely i couldnt stop it there..so, i went on to ink it...and then painted it...all the way, in one sitting. sometimes, you will be so fascinated by the out come of your doodles, that you cant stop where you actually intended to stop..!!

2008-05-30T00:15:00.000-07:00

a birthday gift to a colleague of mine. i am not sure about how much he liked it. caricatures gets too personal, sometimes..!! cant help it..however, no insult intended..!!

2007-11-20T21:48:00.001-08:00

this is the caricature of a friend of mine, sam harkouse, a regge musician from US. he loves, and believes he is a pirate, and he calls himself 'CAPTAIN SAM'. anyway, that was good enough for me to start a caricature of him, ofcourse with the pirate attire..!! still working on it.

2007-10-23T09:57:00.001-07:00

A semi-cartoon character, designed for a client recently.

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Another character design.

2007-10-12T07:32:00.001-07:00

The final copy of the character design.

2007-10-12T07:21:00.001-07:00

"Alias sketch book" is the closest digital tool to pencil. this sketch is done with that. like any other digital application, the best option you would find is 'undo' (cntrl+z)..!! still working on it.

2007-10-12T06:51:00.000-07:00

An illustration done for a play school. photoshop is fun to work with, though manual painting is the best...for me..!!

2007-10-11T08:44:00.001-07:00

designing characters are always challenging...i really enjoy doing them..

2007-10-11T08:28:00.001-07:00

this statue was done for the screening of the movie 'SPIRIT'. i insist that my students must see movies, as they are filmmakers.
various genre of movies are screened from the beginning of their studies, to instill the sense of film language. i personally believe 'film language' is not some subject that one can learn overnight.
by the way, the statue was done with newspapers and took about three days.

2007-10-11T08:21:00.002-07:00

there is a lot to learn from the nature...always...!!

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this is how it would appear once the light is on..!!

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i was lucky enough to work along with mr. ISHU PATEL, an indian born animation director, now settled in canada. his films are very artistic and thought provoking. he also experiments with a verity of mediums such as BEADS, PLASTEZINE etc.
in my institute it is customary that students watch a lot of films, not only the main stream films, but experimental films as well. they also encouraged to experiment with as many mediums as they can.
this was an experiment done with plastezine to experience ISHU's technique, he used plastezine on a glass table with a light underneath, which produced a unique look to the film. i have done this to show case ISHU's Oscar nominated film 'TOP PRIORITY'.

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these are taken by a student, while i was taking the constructive anatomy classes.

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these are a few snaps from my clay modeling classes. students develop a greater sense of 'dimension' as a result of doing sculpting, where they could actually "feel" the depth.

2007-08-17T00:09:00.001-07:00

these pictures are from my sculpting classes. these classes are right after the anatomy studies, and intented to instill a sence of "moulding" and "deapth" in their drawing.

2007-06-19T08:56:00.001-07:00

another study of mine..done as a demonstration for my students.

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studying from the nature is always highly rewarding. there is plenty to see and experience, as always..!!

2006-11-23T08:20:00.000-08:00

an old sketch o'mine. i used to do a lot of fantasy sketches before animation. still love to do a lot of them. cant get enough time.