SLEEPING BUDDY

As Buddy - my dog was sleeping i tried to capture him with the illustration and learn painting with photoshop and also learn lighting within illustration.

faith or business??

Yesterday was Vaikunth Ekadashi. So, mom suggested its a good day and we should visit temple.. generally she dsnt ask me to, but since it was a holiday also, she did so and she also suggested to go to the temple beside our house. So I was happy to go to the temple as it was after a long time that i was going to go the temple, and as I reached the temple i suddenly found myself admist stalls where small items of krishna (decorative and to be worshipped both) with bookstalls and i already started feeling why is it so commercialised, especially when i asked for the cost price of the same. but as i entered the temple, i started feeling really bad and irritated as i saw people having the passes were allowed to go till the god while general public is supposed to see from a distance only... i dont understand.. this concept,.. i have seen seprate queues at many temples, but never seen where it is like that even inside the temples. 

I feel so sick about it.. and only thing i can do about this is not go to those temples anymore.. while people will keep encouraging them more by buying passes and they organisations will keep doing the same...  

Hi Friendz...

I know am a lil late for the Christmas wish, but hey.. its better to be late than never. So a very very MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of u witha handmade...have a lots of plum cake.. and celebrate the whole night. :)

Today i travelled to Mysore.... have been there many times.. but with camera.. today was the second time.. it juz reminded me.. last time also.. i clicked pictures as i went through the streets of the city.. even if its modernn.. this city has its own serenity n beauty... with less traffic and quite,..areas!!!.. so heres few pics...tht i clicked during lastime...

nice road from banglore to mysore road

The Art museum near city market

old building around the corner

The palace circle

The Maharaja Statue 

The clock tower in between the city market

My First Dog...friend...was buddy 1....he was a cocker spaniel... 4 yrs old.. who passed away last year... hw was the sweetest dog.. i had ever met.....but then.. we got another buddy.. as we named him.. after our previous dog... he is a lab..2 yrs old now....after whom.. i made lots of dog friends.. so here for u buddyy,,, its definitely.. happiness to come back to u.. <3

The Muted Tunes,,,.. i.e. the printed cards!!!

As I have been designing the cards, emailer and printed versions... the printed cards i design are more formal for the family doesnt want the story and the quirky elemnt,,,,

So the first ones is the printed card for my wedding!!!...where the design language and elements wer same.. for the bride and groom's card...
Here's the bride's side....

N now the groom's side... for this one, ganesh, my collegue from Honey comb really helped me as i needed to get it done.. in Kannada also... honeycomb really is very efficient for such translations... so heres few glimpse of the same...

Now the card that i designed for Sanjay and Swati's wedding!!!!.... i was very happy to make this card.. but what really cheered me up,. n made me happy was excitement n happiness...the card brought to the couple and their family!!! so heres a glimpse of that...

the rest i will upload again.. very soon :).. till then.. keep dropping by!!! :)

As i was learning watercolour on Photoshop.. and digital illustration by myself... I realised the amazing topic that i would really love to create would be the love of my life.. so here's his portrait in digital illustration!!!

Today's Friday and the Illustration friday topic is PATTERN.... am in office wer its a gloomy evening with everyone.. trying hard to finish the day and get to the weekend mode...!!!.. reminds me of gloomy heavy rain and a bright yellow umbrella...so heres my illustration, using watercolour washes as background and digital illustration of rain!!! 

happy weekend.... :)

Now as you all know.. that Swati, my friend got married.. so.. some  sneak peaks of the duo..that as i have tried my hands with wedding photography...congrats both of you again :).

Anna :)

For my friend - Anna.. 
he is someone i really respect for his knowledge and the way he helped me know more about the market i worked for..

congrats for your new begining of life!!!

Now this is my story!!!
Few years back ... when i met this... charming person, i dint realise.. tht i was falling in love with him... untill one fine day..when he confessed about his love and i couldnt stay without confessing my love for him!!! ..
n now.. its 3 days to go for completion of 5 months since we have tied the knot..

am hounored ... for u chose me pawan !!!... i loved u then, i love u now.. n will love u forever..

so when i sat to design my own wedding emailer, and as i penned it down.. i realised.. i was putting down my favourite love story.. which is.. not heard.. nor written.. but i am living it through......so below is my wedding emailer...with sneak peeks of my love story (i.e. still continuing...  :) .)

Now some cards i made for few of my colleagues at work... ( for a small background, i work at Tanishq corporate office.. Bangalore)

Some more wedding cards!!!

Her name's Soujanya, 

she is one of the most important and impactful person in my life:

she's is my room-mate from NID and a friend who has been there always through the thick and thin times.... so heres what i have done for her... i love u mama (thts wat i call her)!!!

Hi All,

I haven't been really updating my blog since a looooong looong time... its exactly... 2yrs 2 months .... tht i have written on my blog... well.. so.. now i feel i should catch up wid all of you as i have a loooot to catch up... so here's wat i did very recently... two of my good friends have decided to tie the knot.... so here's what i had made for themm..

all the best to u swati n sanjay.. have great life ahead.. !!.. as u have already invited everyone... i am publishing your invitation card!!!

For your engagement... a toast to the new start!!!

and here's for your new begining!!!

and sanjay... u dont need to be sad.. !!.. i will soon post for you too..love u both!!! 

A Fresh Start

Its going to be six months that i am in a new system all together with one of a elite brand that builds people's trust. Took a lil bit of time.. but finally back in track. have amazing boss and amazing collegues... learning has touched the sky limit now.. donno wat all this design field has to give me as knowledge. Blogging after a verry verry long time. but one sad part was.. i again failed a close friend as i cldnt keep up her trust professionally. but will regain it soon. leaving behind all those mishaps.. and dirty ppl.. i am so happy to start my life all together. hope i'll be blogging regularily enough now.

our new colleague :) so happy to have him in office...

the newspaper bag

I made this newspaper bag to help my friend earning some charity money. I used the orange & white newspaper to weave a bag out of it, finally sealing it with a handle of handmade paper and the stripes of handmade paper so that it doesn't tear off. To save it from water and make it more straong i laminated it also myself. Had reall fun while making it :) :D

Some wishing cards i made recently