Random Sketches

Ah… I’m feeling a bit depressed today. My coursemates passed out from the Army Academy last  Saturday. I forgot about all that stuff and was back to being almost normal but ‘facebook’ was really kind in reminding me by putting up their pretty pictures in my newsfeed that they’ve all become real heroes and I’m the only one stuck and sitting at home researching on ways not to become a complete looser. It was not easy to forget. It was never easy… I just covered it up with my drawings.

But blaaahh… things don’t happen the way we want it to happen anyways right?? ;)

Anyway, these are some sketches from the last week =)

These guys are from (inspired) final fantasy – well, I changed their heads to something I like o.O

 Ashitaka from Mononoke Hime =)

Chihiro and Haku from Spirited Away =)

Ulquiorra from Bleach… I love him!! really =P

Hollow Ichigo ;)

One thing I’ve realized is that drawing makes me truly happy and sometimes it’s very rewarding =) I guess I’ll just wait this phase of my life out =)

A Mad Christmas

I had a very sober Christmas. I tried hard to be very merry and happy… but blah somehow I think being sad is emotionally more fulfilling than being happy?! umm… weird right? o.O

Well, as a Christmas present to myself I thought I’d sketch Kurt Cobain =D o.O Out of the blue, I felt very sad for Kurt =( Well, I was on a heavy dose of music and strummed for the first time in about a year, so…

Anyway, drawing Kurt was a disaster =( (but i vow to improve).

What I learned/realized from drawing Kurt Cobain:

1. Have to do necessary homework before committing to draw something so complex =( I never bothered to look up on ‘how to draw the human hair’. I ended up giving Kurt anime styled hair o.O and while drawing him I thought he looked like Urahara Kisuke from Bleach, which might’ve influenced the hair.
2. Not enough practice on lines and figure drawing =(
3. Bad nose job. When I first gave Kurt an outline, his nose looked alright. But after finishing the sketch, the nose became just too long and his face got compressed and he looks constipated =( More practice!
4. I used CHARCOAL!(along with pencil). Never in my life I’ve tried charcoal for sketching, and I thought of starting that by sketching Cobain?? o.O How dumb can I be??

Anyway, the outcome was very unexpected. I’m glad it turned out this way after seeing what it looked like in the beginning =P. Completely sad and unorganized!

Anyway, I vowed to improve, right? That’s a promise =)

PS: I just noticed that I haven’t shaded the collar o.O I’m gonna leave it like that as a symbol of my impatience =( grr… I’m definitely gonna improve!

A Sneak Peak into the Past

Not so long ago, when I was still in college and when owning an SLR(or a small digi-cam) was a distant dream, I still clicked and my partner in crime was my phone =D one of the many blessings of pocket technology =) And those were the times when I really experienced the beauty of my surroundings =) I had freedom to move around and there was nobody to impose restrictions on me and what I eat. It was bliss!! I used to eat out of roadside shops(sorry no photos, I was too interested in eating what they had to offer – mostly freshly made dosa‘s with whatever curry). Street food kept me alive through bad mess food days… those were the times =)

I’m a native of the state of Kerala(India). The place where my college is situated is an absolute beauty. It is a very peaceful place and most of the times you can breathe pure fresh air and smell earth =) My weekly routine during college was like this – Monday through Friday I had classes and I get the weekends off. I was in the college hostel so I never missed a chance to go home. So I went home during the weekends and returned to college early Monday morning the following week.

This picture was taken one such morning at the bus station. It looks deserted ’cause nobody was there so early. If I had stayed there for a few hours, I could’ve shown you this place transforming into a beehive =P The mornings are peaceful and beautiful =) a rare sight.

Now, to get to my college from the bus station I had to take another bus. The picture below shows the inside of that bus =) This bus like many others, is the backbone of Kerala’s transportation. It’s so awesome, it even has a fan-page =P (this is one of the reasons why… hehe)

After a 15mins bumpy ride in this awesome bus (It’s awesome when nobody is there, seriously, and I’m not being sarcastic =D) I reach this beautiful place. My college is near a river, and the picture shows a small boat jetty with Chinese fish nets near it.

These are views from the top of the(then new) footbridge. Isn’t it a beautiful misty morning?? =) You need to pay just 2 rupees to cross the river in the boat shown. There will be 10 other people along with you, but still, very cheap! I always wonder how they live with such meager earnings, and since this bridge came along and ’cause everybody is in a hurry, nobody takes those boats anymore =( *sigh*

And this is the picture most of you see in Kerala Tourism promo’s(if you have ever seen one) – a houseboat! =D We see these boats all day long so it’s not much of an awe, but still, it’s beautiful =) and it’s an awesome experience being in one =)

This was just the beginning of a day. And since mobile phones were banned in our college, I had to put it in stealth mode and keep it safe inside my bag =D

So that’s all for now, thought of sharing some moments while going through some old pictures =) have a great day or night ;)

It’s about 2am here… I’m a nocturnal owl o.O anyway, ciao!! I should get some sleep.