tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62104640176751752372024-02-20T08:01:04.856+08:00StudioSenthilCartoons and more cartoons.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-66400298659514138602024-02-10T12:07:00.001+08:002024-02-10T12:07:18.275+08:00Birth of the Year of The Dragon- two artworks from one<p>The Gregorian calendar year commenced 1 January 2024. The Lunar/Chinese New Year commenced 10 February 2024. In the past I have done separate artworks for both events. This time I decided to use one base concept to create both artworks. As this is the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Dragon, I chose to depict a baby dragon emerging from its egg. So at the end of December 2023, I created both artworks. Published the 2024 one for the 1 Jan 2024 date and published the Chinese New Year one on 9 Jan 2024.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFIiXLqdmn7P3Xut2nXypfaWr7kIg92cfK6KBFPsEZbTj4Xy07e5kcr-xlDvjwf7ELFtkMLEC0Ytks_SYx7v1bVlmX8Hv-S8oM84PhhIW05HUsug59rbBNjXjBJQEJFKZG4UAU5l9pETD_0N9-sPrF4SAoHpVkKnk3ehwmjtr_yz0BYsmMJC-Mx7yZpE/s2330/2024%20line%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFIiXLqdmn7P3Xut2nXypfaWr7kIg92cfK6KBFPsEZbTj4Xy07e5kcr-xlDvjwf7ELFtkMLEC0Ytks_SYx7v1bVlmX8Hv-S8oM84PhhIW05HUsug59rbBNjXjBJQEJFKZG4UAU5l9pETD_0N9-sPrF4SAoHpVkKnk3ehwmjtr_yz0BYsmMJC-Mx7yZpE/w580-h415/2024%20line%20copy.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No. 1-This is the base line artwork drawn by hand, ink on paper, scanned into Photoshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcmrF5q3RCU-gy1TuKy1cTRzUuJ-ltqzgCDxLxaXwqQnmTeM02NzGnesWREApKHjYNOKy017JzJeCQbeiqAWd1cWX_tfWKjmnDryeK0HGRUI9T5zV4hKlpPwRpQSjeG34_bdQIb080iWhrm-LFSA7k5SkV2tmUSAXKrPcSk5SIAZ5X16WF1XZmRHP_LI/s2330/2024%20colour%20base%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcmrF5q3RCU-gy1TuKy1cTRzUuJ-ltqzgCDxLxaXwqQnmTeM02NzGnesWREApKHjYNOKy017JzJeCQbeiqAWd1cWX_tfWKjmnDryeK0HGRUI9T5zV4hKlpPwRpQSjeG34_bdQIb080iWhrm-LFSA7k5SkV2tmUSAXKrPcSk5SIAZ5X16WF1XZmRHP_LI/w496-h355/2024%20colour%20base%20copy.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No. 2-The base artwork was coloured as above in Photoshop and saved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHZfL62m49W7AOJY5wYnLiVWy_sd0ocqv-bLeTtieP5E-Tz-7Z5168vtIyCDdsxZFbDX5B8Ec1jz-zITiESo-ynnZwHubHMeyxthAbMOl-2Udhb6C5m2M8aYEOMEYPK6i7DuPlABXLu1YCo1FCS-3MAeKiPSoC2MX-QLBiChlKsnwMgnrWMa0U7iTIyQ/s2330/2024%20colour%20Gregorian%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHZfL62m49W7AOJY5wYnLiVWy_sd0ocqv-bLeTtieP5E-Tz-7Z5168vtIyCDdsxZFbDX5B8Ec1jz-zITiESo-ynnZwHubHMeyxthAbMOl-2Udhb6C5m2M8aYEOMEYPK6i7DuPlABXLu1YCo1FCS-3MAeKiPSoC2MX-QLBiChlKsnwMgnrWMa0U7iTIyQ/w482-h345/2024%20colour%20Gregorian%20copy.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No. 3- From that base artwork, this one was further developed in Photoshop as final artwork for the Gregorian New Year and published first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpiekdfpIBdPR89KzRf1-5qQjxuGka2xkLvC0kxKNVjkBdhBaUQmIt9_4C31JufJafcTmGU-y1Ixf0-L8ihz5V92IhPDAvOQZ1E-Y1r1bMKlXKjmUrL5rQMA0QTSTYxM6QXlGd_iyOrC_qwXAG4W5ux83toKO5IL7-ssUBZyETG6RhHxflpqbqVxQHc4/s2330/2024%20colour%20Lunar%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpiekdfpIBdPR89KzRf1-5qQjxuGka2xkLvC0kxKNVjkBdhBaUQmIt9_4C31JufJafcTmGU-y1Ixf0-L8ihz5V92IhPDAvOQZ1E-Y1r1bMKlXKjmUrL5rQMA0QTSTYxM6QXlGd_iyOrC_qwXAG4W5ux83toKO5IL7-ssUBZyETG6RhHxflpqbqVxQHc4/w486-h348/2024%20colour%20Lunar%20copy.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No. 4- Going back to the saved base artwork (No. 2), this one was further developed in Photoshop as final artwork for the Chinese New Year and published for that event. Auspicious red colour background, orange sparkles and Chinese motif border.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both No. 3 and No. 4 were completed at the same time, only publication was staggered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a side note, our first born was born in a dragon year too, so it has a special meaning for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-82804316188407550162024-01-20T17:00:00.001+08:002024-01-20T17:00:07.935+08:00The Making of The 20th Century Fox<p> You may have seen my final artwork on this. The images below show you how it was created from concept thumbnail to pencil drawing (19 January 2024 evening) to ink trace on tracing paper,scan into Adobe Photoshop and colouring via various layers on 20 January 2024 afternoon.</p><p>A Google Image of the actual 20th Century Fox logo was used as reference as can be seen from some of the screenshots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYbn_qFgYyrmduuGQ98qrpnGS7c13umOtogRFmze91YOwHDxCa1PEVxeHA8m0CmL1_7xjI6PMvZPAn-i8ZjzWtlbavhxICsSbpv9evlcP-nS7YUVMMbkjDOjDXt-HZ8uomfkxw3JusV2cKr7G4O67_JGUADCs9_kraPx6mSBwIv9VcMFvCPXKXqsGb7Q/s4096/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYbn_qFgYyrmduuGQ98qrpnGS7c13umOtogRFmze91YOwHDxCa1PEVxeHA8m0CmL1_7xjI6PMvZPAn-i8ZjzWtlbavhxICsSbpv9evlcP-nS7YUVMMbkjDOjDXt-HZ8uomfkxw3JusV2cKr7G4O67_JGUADCs9_kraPx6mSBwIv9VcMFvCPXKXqsGb7Q/s320/001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Concept thumbnail</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgpXxMN0WeG-B3LQRPPJS2uTjvZhStNJ4GfMfE0V8VAxWSNPoVBw4tHbt1PAuQl1KOYdWl-PkiGBFIKyNREp-GyK0R6m-WGmzAGYw-fG9Yp5FuB8EWwaIZbgmxsBAoLPTYJDn1d0Xx2ds0Ku7V1CvKLATz6IQQXZxTs9PVIjB1FuGpTbUFBSx8lSi5Sw/s4096/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgpXxMN0WeG-B3LQRPPJS2uTjvZhStNJ4GfMfE0V8VAxWSNPoVBw4tHbt1PAuQl1KOYdWl-PkiGBFIKyNREp-GyK0R6m-WGmzAGYw-fG9Yp5FuB8EWwaIZbgmxsBAoLPTYJDn1d0Xx2ds0Ku7V1CvKLATz6IQQXZxTs9PVIjB1FuGpTbUFBSx8lSi5Sw/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pencil drawing. 3B on white paper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCFkTLFXe7u_O6myFwXSKmKX7SjLMrNFxef8g6erb9YqhiPm4zuj3RZyx7-2QRKvCX45LAoMooXBdj2UKr69IhkhZfRClxZ3Du7QVejV8LoUEeQoFavr9YsbdWlVmWq0GexGkUBKIzL2H2TgtY_a7ViUgenQ6bnCh2tcNe_2ytr4E-NlrkfJzFpCxy3I/s4096/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCFkTLFXe7u_O6myFwXSKmKX7SjLMrNFxef8g6erb9YqhiPm4zuj3RZyx7-2QRKvCX45LAoMooXBdj2UKr69IhkhZfRClxZ3Du7QVejV8LoUEeQoFavr9YsbdWlVmWq0GexGkUBKIzL2H2TgtY_a7ViUgenQ6bnCh2tcNe_2ytr4E-NlrkfJzFpCxy3I/s320/003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trace over with brown felt tip pen 0.5mm</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatXXukdS16iI2WCFqjLy-z8yHhFqJF5nDkNyP3L7AiwacBDKJ9UqNc6RNSMohIn-5I1wGyO2eXCBbz5KYSmWIhXRLUF_yMFxw1ZT0DP2psgx-tYkmXocbiHqzT4VhfOCs2X_LTQQgtvmka9zbnC9HSZnH9nVNJbR8yKkiDG8zw1GARR0o9yb2nCQuj1k/s4096/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatXXukdS16iI2WCFqjLy-z8yHhFqJF5nDkNyP3L7AiwacBDKJ9UqNc6RNSMohIn-5I1wGyO2eXCBbz5KYSmWIhXRLUF_yMFxw1ZT0DP2psgx-tYkmXocbiHqzT4VhfOCs2X_LTQQgtvmka9zbnC9HSZnH9nVNJbR8yKkiDG8zw1GARR0o9yb2nCQuj1k/s320/004.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25uEtumoCk5r7eryCkA09SWVj4JXuVRL45MWFmL82t07QlKpVwKn4qVxXEsuQP4SREzDRrbFQ8AXCOSQRbBGXf33dssRnCYI260BfT_0apzEplVOIFwSgPZ3YbPlWInJuan8Oh2rJbGA-W3lb-nCL1ZEkQ77xKXArS3vq9EMfS7aoWK04xbHl1Ldv5JI/s4096/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25uEtumoCk5r7eryCkA09SWVj4JXuVRL45MWFmL82t07QlKpVwKn4qVxXEsuQP4SREzDRrbFQ8AXCOSQRbBGXf33dssRnCYI260BfT_0apzEplVOIFwSgPZ3YbPlWInJuan8Oh2rJbGA-W3lb-nCL1ZEkQ77xKXArS3vq9EMfS7aoWK04xbHl1Ldv5JI/s320/005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Checking the tracing by inserting a white sheet below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC6Y1rtbk1FnTqESkWzm0H_we1pmV28Yxs4MTd__n6EEz_5qldArouOToiq9PUMwG94k9125RVXce39NXXj6K-awvlKh9_JEOFEUWEIcJIdclLuB2ol9l7Etnddl0W61Wqpe_Ttx0dLPpD5Ez8e_ZdGRpQEVh29ywpqVwagCFvRofZmb3lGzYXWFXLTs/s1122/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Adjusting brightness and contrast settings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKzBP9cH_1TzzK81wPMIqA_LoGyT-EpK-ElH-1yjtJilYdFcO5bCI5Ocq9RmCAJkPa67YEVjUdFKS8V5ByA0T8w3cPBQkxTLQlLAmMuf2rLbbX5rk-aKTru1EpaabWK-Z-RY9mttbfkjecWrzx1MPuvbFKaftZVm14knruLXdQ7aY0YleaVPfIB4Hliw/s973/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="973" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKzBP9cH_1TzzK81wPMIqA_LoGyT-EpK-ElH-1yjtJilYdFcO5bCI5Ocq9RmCAJkPa67YEVjUdFKS8V5ByA0T8w3cPBQkxTLQlLAmMuf2rLbbX5rk-aKTru1EpaabWK-Z-RY9mttbfkjecWrzx1MPuvbFKaftZVm14knruLXdQ7aY0YleaVPfIB4Hliw/s320/008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black colour fill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQxqBINmnDlBo6IOjdr5BboRkAbdbEwPbae8BNI_OxFEFP6gfyvv1q_y1GAMLXF6Pda3Xc3qBcgc-v34NPUnVFfouGyU3Yx8hreCaNEO7JzKrvJ-hrGUNkmKLWfQPW1m7zU-41cTQ7q52c9ZEXpStF6hkT98ru77NCbfziSlL8B3hdv-KkognCTVpjXI/s933/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Fox costume fill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSobQJg9_FMBj7iuz44G40LodiRSoXEpLNV8kj7mdzczQsIk6cJ7gzMoRQDcA4SYDOAYW2V5KOMCJfsrGsK3sU33azeBfW1wTGRmyc3TYYdlF_DZCMnv8JuQlU8PKzW1i6DRUGDvnNaSNCdHQ4a6ohmS8BzwYn4Zgq_dxPGaoEzIBOoevfzUkUIB_3oE/s957/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="957" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSobQJg9_FMBj7iuz44G40LodiRSoXEpLNV8kj7mdzczQsIk6cJ7gzMoRQDcA4SYDOAYW2V5KOMCJfsrGsK3sU33azeBfW1wTGRmyc3TYYdlF_DZCMnv8JuQlU8PKzW1i6DRUGDvnNaSNCdHQ4a6ohmS8BzwYn4Zgq_dxPGaoEzIBOoevfzUkUIB_3oE/s320/014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Background fill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14_mpxZ6yeEb_4KZb5HULwLtIFJuGpW_FDbQZH0gxCRxuNDgTzPfeM7X5iftsqZiyu9ectgFCkalXJ-cVk9dIpqVyZXG0j-L3wvb8Cez4x6rta45Tyr4P4sokhgfosRnzGrNT3ZT8rfRPlG233sgGwwXDn9HN_xy_AddkSWyGpyLfeU61gkuqr3rwcWs/s977/015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="977" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14_mpxZ6yeEb_4KZb5HULwLtIFJuGpW_FDbQZH0gxCRxuNDgTzPfeM7X5iftsqZiyu9ectgFCkalXJ-cVk9dIpqVyZXG0j-L3wvb8Cez4x6rta45Tyr4P4sokhgfosRnzGrNT3ZT8rfRPlG233sgGwwXDn9HN_xy_AddkSWyGpyLfeU61gkuqr3rwcWs/s320/015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Colouring other elements.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkCeWzDW7lJkzZL5eQz0Bl6M0V64KLJ1gEBZOgUviXW4MdE3dAVKEXUsgi0LRC454z_FR_yJ8w8SpGJe1Vl2EFGC9exEAcquOtPPGAefsvE2UVbPHFeMTbKaUUgh0Gn4fKQpJMIr0QMj99k1jhIt4Xufm00xKozc_CQhDXRaMKhwZ2XiQ4KupC6gWwoY/s905/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="905" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkCeWzDW7lJkzZL5eQz0Bl6M0V64KLJ1gEBZOgUviXW4MdE3dAVKEXUsgi0LRC454z_FR_yJ8w8SpGJe1Vl2EFGC9exEAcquOtPPGAefsvE2UVbPHFeMTbKaUUgh0Gn4fKQpJMIr0QMj99k1jhIt4Xufm00xKozc_CQhDXRaMKhwZ2XiQ4KupC6gWwoY/s320/016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPTFDzfABiIJVlDtLSJZLRTATThp5swRuLAvIXxzwLy9lj9CkrClJxHnK_8I0sxzs3CEt34OzCEsgu0vt9B1ZSyVkRE8J5KgE6QskvOIkjuFRuY11DvED6yagA6RfvDHTTo9stemDWxPdcrrbh6sLOXdgv40AQmUe0UdZABTqsuPwwgTa6FiPRzRZqzA/s901/017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="901" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPTFDzfABiIJVlDtLSJZLRTATThp5swRuLAvIXxzwLy9lj9CkrClJxHnK_8I0sxzs3CEt34OzCEsgu0vt9B1ZSyVkRE8J5KgE6QskvOIkjuFRuY11DvED6yagA6RfvDHTTo9stemDWxPdcrrbh6sLOXdgv40AQmUe0UdZABTqsuPwwgTa6FiPRzRZqzA/s320/017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adding shade for a 3D effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I5uw94eeeE1vCJswAugo-3Wq_0NsyQS5riEBoeV0iLpJEUShfOk7Q46JNGCZuR-yrCZZsI92oVWCeWoE8ooYbEf0g1ZFMtkyuJsgpMBbAT_kBKZ0twYkXpf_qf0ePUQu3Qp82TXmgs85BG2jgjaCv2lD8axhkBCMbrgYWEQLFV5YzZh66p20VzTYSUA/s946/018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Colouring the sky. Airbrush tool on a new layer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlSHcHZOS1SdcVcj-2Wq9gujyMxv_k6nIeOZ1bHwY5WpdpApZsyF5wlZmqD0KumoqT3w3xOfHRnOkgJ5lB0ZYah3Pk2CqAn2Rxrmue7trroYlBwcR0_rPN5kkl2RqTpzeKEsuo8GyM3E2g8i37jONAo29vSAKOKpN2hrw0k6mpQWYeRRLdlFkOiAw3_g/s927/020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="927" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlSHcHZOS1SdcVcj-2Wq9gujyMxv_k6nIeOZ1bHwY5WpdpApZsyF5wlZmqD0KumoqT3w3xOfHRnOkgJ5lB0ZYah3Pk2CqAn2Rxrmue7trroYlBwcR0_rPN5kkl2RqTpzeKEsuo8GyM3E2g8i37jONAo29vSAKOKpN2hrw0k6mpQWYeRRLdlFkOiAw3_g/s320/020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adding clouds on new layer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzB4ZqTmTbYwqZf1HM3E5-zvQXsJmyL_RyPMhdpXpsSp4zA620IDOZ3QHdZ_AWMGDw13mSpGNxSnzUq1ly2p2o-cnuevgfdR5lgI9l4eDg3WngBE3ojeYRRohp_Q_WKKcV7KkIuMcgp1UzumJes6ptSucylqQ_B6XqjaAMeLGt2WR0psqX3xg4fmbZrfk/s932/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Adjusting opacity of the shades.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUf9r8gm19IG5iCp-VYWQWPaB9y80sNwygNPDkpw204b2Xz9kv1n_BvClyU72hxyoVKV2-7pnI42iRkwr_1VNU_8RnFqcjc0SwLCXYK2pOGDldiXHu-YRZwnda3D549vnxoJtijQidLX5sHHvK7AJPG9dnKiK5i-zk5MAjQLpX1giKce3-V1jyr29CGk/s958/023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="958" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUf9r8gm19IG5iCp-VYWQWPaB9y80sNwygNPDkpw204b2Xz9kv1n_BvClyU72hxyoVKV2-7pnI42iRkwr_1VNU_8RnFqcjc0SwLCXYK2pOGDldiXHu-YRZwnda3D549vnxoJtijQidLX5sHHvK7AJPG9dnKiK5i-zk5MAjQLpX1giKce3-V1jyr29CGk/s320/023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adding the searchlights on new layer using white fill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Done. So I thought. Oops forgot to light his cigarette!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd0IYaOCO2HPVzwqLlOLy-E9vmVEESso3uo8pz5s97jV8ar8ojUIvx6krfARkuE1Wt6RmiZ8c-n-YX455GPHCEtbuGzd_gg86CZJt9VWVRq2M3uM90Uq33f0eHS72EST5UifV75_rCy8RzR1V_oCRIkSd7BtFLV2ZuGvk2rEMNGFoM3RUUFUqVSdibdc/s2330/20th%20Century%20Fox%202024%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd0IYaOCO2HPVzwqLlOLy-E9vmVEESso3uo8pz5s97jV8ar8ojUIvx6krfARkuE1Wt6RmiZ8c-n-YX455GPHCEtbuGzd_gg86CZJt9VWVRq2M3uM90Uq33f0eHS72EST5UifV75_rCy8RzR1V_oCRIkSd7BtFLV2ZuGvk2rEMNGFoM3RUUFUqVSdibdc/s320/20th%20Century%20Fox%202024%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Done. Final artwork. Saved in JPEG format</div><br /><p><br /></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-213189301892471232024-01-20T16:42:00.001+08:002024-01-20T16:42:28.293+08:00The 20th Century Fox<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxywcmH9vxFHwAo-Hid7SjwGarQnEZ1xdqQRtlHlhD8M5Y00Ye5c8FZ2MCIb88jLAVNi8auCRIOb6NJz7cji-yjtp3Dph9V77o8pueMD1Kz-c5EmAYRurVu88esk6ICE-pb7npUAUC5x10oaEwnh9vYTd6LI6Hd7TN3JzDxyc10gR9nn3n1DUX8glpd0/s2330/20th%20Century%20Fox%202024%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2330" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxywcmH9vxFHwAo-Hid7SjwGarQnEZ1xdqQRtlHlhD8M5Y00Ye5c8FZ2MCIb88jLAVNi8auCRIOb6NJz7cji-yjtp3Dph9V77o8pueMD1Kz-c5EmAYRurVu88esk6ICE-pb7npUAUC5x10oaEwnh9vYTd6LI6Hd7TN3JzDxyc10gR9nn3n1DUX8glpd0/w640-h458/20th%20Century%20Fox%202024%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For over 80 years, 20th Century was one of the major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation by the merger of Fox Film and Twentieth Century Pictures,<p></p><p>It is presently owned by Disney.</p><p>The opening logo with the drum roll and fanfare has graced many hit moves like, Planet of the Apes,Star Wars and Titanic.</p><p>TV shows produced by the studio include M*A*S*H, Batman, Green Hornet and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Fall Guy etc.</p><p>As a kid growing up and watching these movies and TV shows, I loved the opening logo as much as the actual entertainment . The name always intrigued me. This artwork is a tribute to that studio with Mr. Fox dressed in the style of the movie producers of the 1970s.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht71q_J1BQ9cDaxIoPl0MpgDlmM7yTF-Xq1I7naXaumsB3K_RVzcGO_KDwkjDPNmlqRavmKd2lfUXDdTuZgPy-yUwBDDRqWWdvoI-7mWTRKFWDLQzv2J0-G6EuxjYxJnnSDgjkK8UAaoyI3qCgDHxTWmyBTj8356cBohFQZD5hdUosI6SU6pwQLY9Tljo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="844" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht71q_J1BQ9cDaxIoPl0MpgDlmM7yTF-Xq1I7naXaumsB3K_RVzcGO_KDwkjDPNmlqRavmKd2lfUXDdTuZgPy-yUwBDDRqWWdvoI-7mWTRKFWDLQzv2J0-G6EuxjYxJnnSDgjkK8UAaoyI3qCgDHxTWmyBTj8356cBohFQZD5hdUosI6SU6pwQLY9Tljo=w442-h246" width="442" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-45654060151491033412024-01-14T12:48:00.003+08:002024-01-14T12:48:45.537+08:00Pongal Greeting card<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuHjwLcLAdlUPQ3l3e_qpCP6xuRKIPYsoCU1d25_LCWVoKKKddvC0QyU30vhu-JLehbjCIUUXCyp5RW5p3_0g_pnSIFFiXWiFA-tLsuHQPySPOPJliaPPSsfJ4_NNRAfzaAso0-ZLqlkIelr_Q2lIqlEphOA1YUaiKeodlVo6CkwAZIxRl6beZxoQCHc/s1666/2024%20pongal%20card%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1041" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuHjwLcLAdlUPQ3l3e_qpCP6xuRKIPYsoCU1d25_LCWVoKKKddvC0QyU30vhu-JLehbjCIUUXCyp5RW5p3_0g_pnSIFFiXWiFA-tLsuHQPySPOPJliaPPSsfJ4_NNRAfzaAso0-ZLqlkIelr_Q2lIqlEphOA1YUaiKeodlVo6CkwAZIxRl6beZxoQCHc/w337-h539/2024%20pongal%20card%20copy.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><br /> This year a mixture of hand drawn and coloured by hand on tracing paper, scanned into and enhanced on Adobe Photoshop.<p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-11858692774478919012024-01-01T19:59:00.000+08:002024-01-01T19:59:15.794+08:00Self Portrait 1st January 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPsiEZofiE43gxTBfxo1TJsoszqWGCdlx0sPofFMPbsilLrleQUJeNpvQTKMlYLv3ABCgabu_0tV1zNFW_V2AFdQ_MpnSFA8dY5awSOaz0rsz7jHKy7xb044ENJK01RwqGSPmLXRmBG3Ll7fAfQki-7lv4_1YDOu2POo5lls3yymY5jNYJ3qiZUGXAQk/s1282/240101_Kumaran.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1082" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPsiEZofiE43gxTBfxo1TJsoszqWGCdlx0sPofFMPbsilLrleQUJeNpvQTKMlYLv3ABCgabu_0tV1zNFW_V2AFdQ_MpnSFA8dY5awSOaz0rsz7jHKy7xb044ENJK01RwqGSPmLXRmBG3Ll7fAfQki-7lv4_1YDOu2POo5lls3yymY5jNYJ3qiZUGXAQk/w493-h585/240101_Kumaran.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-83173414321850284552023-08-20T12:12:00.002+08:002023-08-20T12:12:51.450+08:00According to the Law....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBKOEbovScRna_GdHTn4zjzxEABRo672ev1gEB6NDtvdwYrrn4ikLdw0AVL4ifQKR_zyOOSdiq3M4S4WLI-_wl19wR8GmhbzNDncoPmpgATwW9sqGNolEFBRZBbKyWY8KuACjqvAJu1yHO5KM62oWk7f-F6UbqdhUIm14q_W7KbHrWPVYtgITwqkq7ek/s2330/legal%20eagle%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="1658" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBKOEbovScRna_GdHTn4zjzxEABRo672ev1gEB6NDtvdwYrrn4ikLdw0AVL4ifQKR_zyOOSdiq3M4S4WLI-_wl19wR8GmhbzNDncoPmpgATwW9sqGNolEFBRZBbKyWY8KuACjqvAJu1yHO5KM62oWk7f-F6UbqdhUIm14q_W7KbHrWPVYtgITwqkq7ek/w380-h533/legal%20eagle%20copy.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpmiGX6DSH9h5o1gl6Vb3h7ZKflVOEvXAL3ncb9Qg-EhRdpq2mBmLNUAXwOMQCGm8FBtrVt-ldtz4zlvSFUSZ0Qycafe9BKdfiACdQwBUfUkZQpnNoyqkm_ToCmYmXcY2rK7ePm9GnzQoaiqHI7qQd7u9EDlaAw_UiRobdSlo7tQmTYfFT1zI-udluQU/s2330/legal%20beagle%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="1658" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpmiGX6DSH9h5o1gl6Vb3h7ZKflVOEvXAL3ncb9Qg-EhRdpq2mBmLNUAXwOMQCGm8FBtrVt-ldtz4zlvSFUSZ0Qycafe9BKdfiACdQwBUfUkZQpnNoyqkm_ToCmYmXcY2rK7ePm9GnzQoaiqHI7qQd7u9EDlaAw_UiRobdSlo7tQmTYfFT1zI-udluQU/w361-h506/legal%20beagle%20copy.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some ink studies with hatching.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-10634210500109908612023-05-01T16:36:00.000+08:002023-05-01T16:36:18.873+08:00Anjeneyar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPbNjvn5fbUBxTA8xFeW2Rbeqwtpb-YIWfu8giBdDFcqClenXXXWuSr6ef4QqjbQW45r5OgX0Ld5tHAYmp8ra8F_CHoxfwklkizQ7Z64wPe9vWABuSJ4XHBPtJ14kIPBo61ZWjfJZ-1UiOtAtR4YG1NKTKC72cOEi6sUquSeKd48lrLj5pBzCY-YL/s2330/Anjeneyar%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2330" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPbNjvn5fbUBxTA8xFeW2Rbeqwtpb-YIWfu8giBdDFcqClenXXXWuSr6ef4QqjbQW45r5OgX0Ld5tHAYmp8ra8F_CHoxfwklkizQ7Z64wPe9vWABuSJ4XHBPtJ14kIPBo61ZWjfJZ-1UiOtAtR4YG1NKTKC72cOEi6sUquSeKd48lrLj5pBzCY-YL/w574-h409/Anjeneyar%20copy.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Friendship, Loyalty, Courage, Strength, Determination, Perseverance. A pencil on paper study.</span><p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-2911399611596486342022-01-23T13:36:00.002+08:002022-01-23T13:36:45.913+08:00Lunar New Year 2022-Year of the Tiger<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg7P7pooYMyp09G37EjOkzOpWvIAmk6hAPvahSc_CT4a1ngvTxVXDceSw0QxVDYJRH3T9bEzrAjr_sljXc7vhqQHruuCwREYwEweuk16WzO2M4YmygbR0Ojo74A5ruE4BgbfoKgHhemczy_SV7Mv9uog2pZUYzl9bC1bl58YoNRL-cp66sXm1bJGN=s2183" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="2183" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg7P7pooYMyp09G37EjOkzOpWvIAmk6hAPvahSc_CT4a1ngvTxVXDceSw0QxVDYJRH3T9bEzrAjr_sljXc7vhqQHruuCwREYwEweuk16WzO2M4YmygbR0Ojo74A5ruE4BgbfoKgHhemczy_SV7Mv9uog2pZUYzl9bC1bl58YoNRL-cp66sXm1bJGN=w632-h454" width="632" /></a></div><br />Playing with the geometry of the tiger's face- taken as an octagon. The octagon is also found in Chinese art and architecture.<p></p><p>Even William Blake acknowledged the symmetry in his poem which starts with the following stanza...</p><p>Tyger Tyger, burning bright, </p><p>In the forests of the night; </p><p>What immortal hand or eye, </p><p>Could frame thy fearful symmetry?</p><p><br /></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-54403405822365559362021-04-03T14:19:00.000+08:002021-04-03T14:19:38.988+08:00KTM Kartun! Malaysian railway cartoons<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOveUI4LSvSLGJZaegd-DAP4bTjPam-Kshobt9kvr4j0_JVQvr35GjTh0xOI7riXeuEnucvZ9p0kfyD1rd-t8-2kzZFqkj6i4vs6WiVOc6E9KEBMrHTCPfqRX__v-B-Q7nUgg6DR6mVn8/s2048/KTM_Balik+Kampung.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOveUI4LSvSLGJZaegd-DAP4bTjPam-Kshobt9kvr4j0_JVQvr35GjTh0xOI7riXeuEnucvZ9p0kfyD1rd-t8-2kzZFqkj6i4vs6WiVOc6E9KEBMrHTCPfqRX__v-B-Q7nUgg6DR6mVn8/w512-h366/KTM_Balik+Kampung.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>Apart from my interest in trains of the land of my birth, Sri Lanka, I am also interested in the trains in the land I grew up in... Malaysia. The railways system in Malaysia is named KTM- Keretapi Tanah Melayu.<p></p><p>These are some cartoons I drew a few years ago about KTM. The colour one reflects the seasonal Balik Kampung (return to the village) which occurs every year for the Hari Raya Puasa after Ramadan.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2s5hMSpifFvXW8x_7opvAZzHZAOYwjTUPvREQlJ_9bVSsaPpNBBMl9wS-Vp-kqOmYW4QFnW5IVzPCrUcrTMFmzPwgkGYBIZ4n5DQzrrP8z0KdxG2uBeHyZSzcY1aV6XhFKxCH6zD3vA/s1664/KTM_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1664" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2s5hMSpifFvXW8x_7opvAZzHZAOYwjTUPvREQlJ_9bVSsaPpNBBMl9wS-Vp-kqOmYW4QFnW5IVzPCrUcrTMFmzPwgkGYBIZ4n5DQzrrP8z0KdxG2uBeHyZSzcY1aV6XhFKxCH6zD3vA/w460-h299/KTM_01.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX35cHNx9JUvESVrpvBzL9SRbwpoNthtJ8Jg8khVEwXhv0M8OfCbAamGkSVX2dkvhk8V7YRbCMXgbOl_xIfqUp0sW1e_Pw3bYBhjorZz1LPn-9MAB7dLb5Srv9aBD9_ixd3yB84FpPXzU/s1646/KTM_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1646" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX35cHNx9JUvESVrpvBzL9SRbwpoNthtJ8Jg8khVEwXhv0M8OfCbAamGkSVX2dkvhk8V7YRbCMXgbOl_xIfqUp0sW1e_Pw3bYBhjorZz1LPn-9MAB7dLb5Srv9aBD9_ixd3yB84FpPXzU/w408-h287/KTM_02.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UCWKh_o7iOFoQLxFjEGNL21kloQHaJ1TSPscbOuwlsLOy8Ry4wqVdw3oBXB3AYGMzIItjOLleI15-8lIzqmnLw53MK-zmo9yQnfpFOZrHJSaKZpnWdsiXBsi-PuSoHTh5phRBWDB3rg/s1652/KTM_03+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1652" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UCWKh_o7iOFoQLxFjEGNL21kloQHaJ1TSPscbOuwlsLOy8Ry4wqVdw3oBXB3AYGMzIItjOLleI15-8lIzqmnLw53MK-zmo9yQnfpFOZrHJSaKZpnWdsiXBsi-PuSoHTh5phRBWDB3rg/w393-h276/KTM_03+copy.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRO2IvAoPJay25qOK3yj7USH7doeASpvtXFWsbiw3PLSYySAk5iZePsKmKtsIAFGxIlH0Mw5zBDenAL8_MG9JXIEQ1bWRoJEIC5TjWl_K9uU0jEmQl-JCwc3ZA_9qdVXfmkx4wtq1ssU/s1673/KTM_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1673" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRO2IvAoPJay25qOK3yj7USH7doeASpvtXFWsbiw3PLSYySAk5iZePsKmKtsIAFGxIlH0Mw5zBDenAL8_MG9JXIEQ1bWRoJEIC5TjWl_K9uU0jEmQl-JCwc3ZA_9qdVXfmkx4wtq1ssU/w366-h254/KTM_04.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-59733970626365692882021-02-06T18:41:00.003+08:002021-02-06T18:41:57.574+08:00Year of The Ox... Lunar New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3LQbKTxuhf0N_MzBXbmYgdTZ8U7zsQl_AhVEI1v-faIpfSgWTIf5wXuGV3G8JeVJUXPj3scKlhVm3RoS37WIPV-IRdpWuxYbhwnFHm5s29ZYSUB_Ve_cqvIdHT8BkBJB7XIwjH8Qf8/s2048/CNY+2021+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3LQbKTxuhf0N_MzBXbmYgdTZ8U7zsQl_AhVEI1v-faIpfSgWTIf5wXuGV3G8JeVJUXPj3scKlhVm3RoS37WIPV-IRdpWuxYbhwnFHm5s29ZYSUB_Ve_cqvIdHT8BkBJB7XIwjH8Qf8/w610-h437/CNY+2021+copy.jpg" width="610" /></a></div>2020 being the Year of The Rat, seems to have spread the COVID 19 virus across the globe. Rats are known for carrying diseases. This Lunar Year brings the dawn of the Year of The Ox... bringing strength and resilience for Body, Spirit and Mind.<p></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-74806417529031507762020-08-22T17:45:00.000+08:002020-08-22T17:45:42.077+08:00Vinayagar Chathurthi celebration!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAag7V4V0cUzhQGYWojX_QUP47JwYUwzYAAVKfgB2-D21RDszS2ZhcP9DQEwTQxySVylj9BsiYxJU7c3QzH02GTwThSCN-Qfs1OQcmDY0iaRrKhwRpK7vC6EjOYIDbHs6qT6s4EfbVh8s/s1123/VS2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAag7V4V0cUzhQGYWojX_QUP47JwYUwzYAAVKfgB2-D21RDszS2ZhcP9DQEwTQxySVylj9BsiYxJU7c3QzH02GTwThSCN-Qfs1OQcmDY0iaRrKhwRpK7vC6EjOYIDbHs6qT6s4EfbVh8s/s640/VS2020.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>Today is Vinayagar Chathurthi falling this year on 22 August 2020 in the Tamil month of Aavani. Vinayagar's birthday- a big celebration in North India.</p><p>The 4th day after the new moon. 4 denotes chathuram. So I decided to draw Vinayagar centered in a square which is a four sided polygon. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi</a></p><p><br /></p>Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-20636226358033422912020-05-09T20:59:00.002+08:002020-05-09T20:59:45.860+08:00Om Ganapathy- pencil sketch study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The primary sound Om (AUM) can be made by any human being whether they have the power of speech or not. It is made by the vocal chords and the mouth starting in the wide open position (Aaa), narrowing (Ooo) and closing the lips (Mmmm).</div>
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Hindus associate this sound with the deity Ganesh/Ganapathy/Vigneswaran/Pillaiyar.</div>
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There are many representations of Ganesh written with the Sanskrit script Om symbol, but there seem to be very few with the Tamil language script Om.</div>
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This is a study I have made with Ganesh represented with the Tamil script for Om.</div>
<br />Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-44504983471364087612020-05-09T15:34:00.000+08:002020-05-09T15:34:14.944+08:00The Elephant God... a pencil study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ganesh, Ganapathy, Vigneswaren, Pillaiyar... many names for this deity from the Hindu pantheon. Yet images/statues have been found as far afield as China.</div>
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In Tamil literature and devotional poems he is described either as "he with the elephant face" or as being "with the head of an elephant". These studies are inspired by the latter.</div>
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I had sketched two versions focusing on the elephant aspects.</div>
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Black Saintograph China Marker on white paper as you can see from the photo below.</div>
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1 May 2020, Labour Day holiday for some of us. Another working day for many. In the style of the old Communist Block posters.<br />
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<br />Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-60510283240571066562020-04-14T11:45:00.002+08:002020-04-14T11:45:27.075+08:002020 Tamil and Sinhala New Year Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As we move into the new year over 13 and 14 April 2020, most of the world is locked down due to the COVID 19 corona virus infection.<br />
So this year's card reflects that.<br />
As I was doing this artwork, my wife saw it. Her comment was " ïf he is hitting the corona virus, who is going to catch it?" Hmm good point.<br />
We don't want anyone to catch it. So I put that into the artwork and gave my wife a credit too.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-84816447718282622172020-04-05T21:30:00.003+08:002020-04-05T21:30:57.410+08:00Corona virus and our world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The situation as of 5 April 2020.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-71793002204203064802020-01-24T19:57:00.000+08:002020-01-24T19:57:01.282+08:00Lunar New Year in a multi-cultural land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recent travels between the multi-cultural island of Singapore to the multi-cultural island of Penang with Chinese and Tamil Hindu populations living together, led me to this idea.<br />
Celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Rat in 2020.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-36151990847425037532019-09-22T20:15:00.001+08:002019-09-22T20:15:49.300+08:00Biker mutts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Bath University classmate posted this on Facebook. I couldn't resist drawing a cartoon for it.<br />
Then I did a minor variation.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-56774556338214797582019-05-19T15:47:00.000+08:002019-05-19T15:47:53.515+08:00Compassion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Compassion is something that we expect from others. It may not be that we are always ready or able or willing to give compassion to others.<br />
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These days there is a lot of talk about "passion"'. An attitude towards work, or a profession or an art or a sport. She is passionate about athletics. He is passionate about music. All well and good to have passion.Now what about some compassion?<br />
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I bought some new pens today and today being Vesak, I felt that Siddhartha> Gauthama> Buddha would be an appropriate subject, as he is relevant today as he ever was.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-69209221400024289562019-02-24T17:20:00.001+08:002019-02-24T17:23:06.863+08:00Yakada Yakka- The Iron Devil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In Sri Lanka, the railway or locomotive was called "yakada yakka". Yakada means iron or steel in Sinhalese language and yakka means demon or devil. For Sri Lankans used to the peaceful bullock cart, the introduction of these steam locomotives by the British was a bit of a culture shock at first. But later as Sri Lankans grew to love the iron devil trains (as they do today) the name took on a more affectionate tone. Also yakada yakka when repeated fast out loud sounds a lot like the sound trains make when travelling over the rail joints. (Try it yourself!)</div>
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This drawing was inspired by a logo designed by Gehan Chandika for the Facebook Sri Lankan railfan group calling themselves Yakada Yaka. His logo is based on the Class M2 diesel-electric locomotives built in Canada by Electro Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors. These locos entered service in the late 1950s and most of them are still in daily service today despite some being affected by civil war and tsunami. Gehan's logo inspired me to look towards the iconic devil dance masks of Sri Lanka. The drawing above is a fusion of all these elements.</div>
<br />Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-9537111225962143412018-08-22T18:08:00.001+08:002018-08-22T18:08:32.349+08:00The Magic Cycle Wheel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A common sight in the Jaffna (Sri Lanka) of my childhood. The land is flat and bicycles were a common means of transport for many. So plenty of old and discarded cycle wheel rims were available.<br />
Hence the formula for Fun = Cycle wheel rim + Stick + Imagination.<br />
In the mind of a child, the cycle wheel became a vehicle to "drive"/fly. It could be any vehicle depending on what mood and what the latest craze is. The quiet cadjan fenced lanes were the settings of these adventures.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-84827876866647222042018-08-09T09:55:00.002+08:002018-08-09T09:55:55.690+08:00The Lion City Nation's National Day 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-48076546681533815092018-02-17T22:20:00.001+08:002018-06-16T16:43:16.977+08:00The Elephant Sri LankansNo, the heading is not a typo error. Sri Lankan Elephants share the small island with Sri Lankan Humans.... sometimes with tragic consequences for both. On the whole, Sri Lankans love the elephant. The elephant is often found in the local news (both print and video/TV) as well in graphics, advertising, logos and symbols. A major political party and a major food and drinks manufacturer both use the elephant as their symbol.<br />
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So instead of thinking of elephants as being separate, what if they were considered as Elephant Sri Lankans, just like Sinhalese Sri Lankans, Tamil Sri Lankans, Muslim Sri Lankans, Burgher Sri Lankans, Expatriate Sri Lankans etc? As a cartoonist, I've let my imagination run wild and sketched some of these Elephant Sri Lankans in their daily lives- just like human Sri Lankans...<br />
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Deepavali festival is especially loved by children partly because it allows you to play with fireworks and lamps. The well known brothers seen above are no different.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210464017675175237.post-78393423454853686672017-09-10T12:27:00.000+08:002017-09-10T12:27:14.251+08:00Jaffna's mobile fishmongers circa 1980s and 1990s.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jaffna (northern Sri Lanka) is blessed with a long coastline so fresh seafood is part of the daily diet.<br />
You can buy this at one of three sources:<br />
1) At the beach - fresh catch.<br />
2) At a market near you- reasonably fresh catch.<br />
3) From a mobile fishmonger- reasonably fresh.<br />
For those who have to remain at home and not able to go to market, the last is the best and sometimes only option. Around 10am these fishmongers will come around into all the small lanes and houses they know.<br />
They will sell you the fish and upon request even de-scale and slice it for you.<br />
Shrewd, sweet taking businessmen.Senthilkumaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208602882516246661noreply@blogger.com0