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It is a lovely sight seeing the baby playing quietly with its cute little feet just after waking from its siesta. Graphite pencil (Staedler Lumograph) drawing on ivory board. Initially, I used a makeup brush to blend the shades. But I felt that it was compromising the sharpness of the edges of the objects. Hence, I did not use blending for the rest of the drawing.
I noticed a childhood picture of our daughter-in-law Astha Prakash in one of the old photo albums. Apart from being cute, her upturned eyes and expression portrayed the imagination and dreams of a child. Graphite pencil on textured paper.
My good friend Mahesh is a cheerful person with capabilities ranging from Gen AI to classical music. He loves to play his banjo or the Indian version bulbul tarang. Digital drawing from imagination.
The American actor Terry O'Quinn essayed the role of John Locke in the popular TV show LOST. This character is pivotal to the storyline. I was impressed by his performance. His face also seemed to have clear lines that urged me to draw. This is a graphite pencil drawing. I used hatching instead of blending to achieve the light and dark values.
An unshakeable bond, a heavenly feeling, overflow of emotions, all caused by a tiny hand. Pencil drawing on economy drawing paper based on a lovely taken by our friend Goutham Ramesh.
I drew Doctor's sketch conventionally with pencil on copier paper. I scanned and recreated in my iPad shading with hatching strokes. Then the thought of colour struck me. I retained the outline layer and added layers of colour on my iPad. I use a free app IbisPaint.
Digital drawing of the Medical Officer of the organisation where I worked. An officer and a gentleman.
Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji of Sringeri Mata. I drew this graphite pencil drawing for my close friend from a photograph.
Graphite pencil drawing from a photo given by my friend. He wanted to gift the drawing to his friend.
Someone had taken a photo of our daughter-in-law putting her nephew to sleep. The warmth was unmistakable. I ventured to draw that though I had no prior knowledge of drawing portraits. Graphite pencil on cartridge paper.
Portrait of my classmate. This is the second iteration. My close friend, for the sake of friendship, agreed that it looked like him. I used a grid to guide me. I found it a useful technique. Graphite pencil drawing.
My first blind attempt at portraits. I knew no technique. Just trial and error. My friend, the guinea pig of my effort is still my friend even after seeing this piece!
Colour pencil and oil pastels. I saw a beautiful painting in the internet. When I tried to draw, and when I see this now, I realise my inadequacies.
Indian Ink wash drawing on plain paper. I had drawn this during my college days. This got published in the college magazine. It was based on an advertisement for the Charminar brand of cigarette (1980s).
Water colour drawing for my friend done in '80s. I realised my lack of technique in drawing large areas using watercolours. It was Camel tube colours on student notebook paper.
I was inspired to draw this when I saw my father plating with my son in a park. Fountain pen on normal ruled diary sheet. This is one of my cherished possessions.
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