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Hyundai EON

2011-10-06T21:12:00.000-07:00

A depiction of Hyundai EON as a stroke of ART.

Ducati999s Pencil Sketch

2011-07-25T19:48:00.000-07:00

Nothing like taking some colour pencils and sketching what you like the most. The colour box was on the desk, my scale model (DUCATI999s) was on top of my computer speaker and a small piece of paper was near my keyboard. I wasted no time and started sketching my favourite bike. Wow! The process was such a stress reliever. Feels good to take your hands off from the mouse and do something creative with a pencil

How to make a paper Bus

2011-03-24T04:18:00.001-07:00

Here is a simple step by step process to make a paper Bus. Things you may need: card paper, glue, scissor/knife cutter, colour paints & brush. This is how the final model will look like. Make drawing of the bus as shown in the picture below. I have kept the length as 10.7 cm, height 3 cm and width 2.3 cm. You can make your own size. Cut along the lines as shown in the picture below. Make sure you dont cut the tabs. The tabs will be used for glueing purpose. Crease the paper on the lines as shown below. This will help you easily get the cardpaper into a box shape. ; Color the bus with acrylic paint with color of your choice. You can paint the window & windscreen area with a shade of blue. Apply glue on tabs to stick the sides. This is how it looks from inside. Apply glue to the other tabs and stick the sides to form a neat box. Make 6 small circles for the wheels (i have taken a diameter of 1.2 cm) using card paper and paint it black. Stick them as shown in the picture below. You little paper bus is ready to cruise on your desk, monitor, book shelf or where-ever. If you liked this, please send in your comments with feedback.

Fog covered Bangalore

2010-12-22T18:56:00.000-08:00

Can you spot the hebbal flyover in this photo. I took this photo near Esteem mall and you can see the whole area is covered in a thick blanket of fog. I had never seen such thick fog is past 5 years near hebbal.

Fog covered on the road to BIAL

Thick fog near kodigehalli junction

Sun God trying his best to beat the fog

Kodigehalli junction

Spider web covered with mist

Dasarahalli Road

Near our house

Dude! how to get out of this fog....

Christmas Cactus

2010-12-21T06:29:00.000-08:00

We bought this Cactus at the Lalbagh Flower show. This show takes place every January during the Indian Republic day. When we bought this cactus, it had one small little flower bud. It was only until december, this cactus showed its true beauty. Suddenly this cactus started popping out small buds at every leaf end and the magic happened between 4th dec to 7th dec. The cactus was in full bloom. (see video below of the transistion)

Later when i checked on the net, I came to know it was a Christmas Cactus. Its so called because it blooms flowers only during the time of Christmas. Also this cactus grows at a elevations between 3300 to 5600 feet. And thankfuly our bangalore is at the perfect elevation for such cactus to grow.

My Aquarium

2010-09-04T23:16:00.000-07:00

This is my sweet little aquarium. I am maintaining it for the past 5 years. I have some gold fish, SK Gold , shark and one Sucker cat. I dont like plastic plants and what you see in the video below are live plants. I feed my marine friends alternate days. At nights i switch of the aquarium lights. Because fishes dont have eye lids, having continious light will make them restless. Also switching off lights in the night gives them the sense of day & night.

Tips to a healthy aquarium

Avoid plastic plants, go for natural water plants
Maintain appropriate warm temperature during winters
Install a good water filter and clean the filter every week
Dont keep the Aquarium light 'ON' the whole night. Fishes dont have eye lids, so by switching off lights in the night will make them relaxed
Make sure enough oxygen is fed to the water through your filter. Fishes depend solely on dissolved oxygen in water

Wooden cloth clips better over plastic ones

2010-06-30T02:32:00.000-07:00

As per my observations over many years, I have realised Wooden cloth clips are much reliable and long-lasting compared to the plastic ones. Plastics have a very peculair property, they loose their strength and become brittle when exposed to sun for long time. On an average a plastic clip may last for 3 or 4 months, depending on the plastic quality. But a wooden clip lasts much longer than that. They can withstand all temperature/season and do not loose strength. And even after it breaks or looses strength, it can become part of the earth and decompose easily.

If you are one of those eco-caring types, start using wooden clips. Dont worry about trees being cut for that. Coz all these wooden clips are made from waste wood pieces.

Plastic clips break after they become brittle.

Care for mother earth - She will take care of you.

BFA FINAL YEAR - Applied Art

2010-05-10T23:04:00.000-07:00

Guys! for those of you who missed the Optional subject (Realistic & Modern Art) class, here is a glimpse of the demo by our Dean.

Following are some of the video clippings:
Tips on how to develop a potrait

Drawing Tribal Woman:

Village woman with hen in her hand

Fine Arts course correspondence

2010-04-30T05:55:00.000-07:00

DMSLKMS, Mysore offers correspondence course in Bachelor of fine arts. Currently they offer course in:
1. Realistic Art & Modern Art
2. Applied Art

From the next academic year, the institute will be offering correspondence course in MFA too. Visit their website to know more details (http://dmslkms.org/)

The campus is situated in Mysore, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Surrounded by trees and green fields, the campus is an ideal location for artists inspiration. The class rooms are open and modelled like the Gurukula kuteera. See pictures below to get a feel of the ambience.

Sparrow like bird in Bangalore ?

2010-04-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

When was the last time one saw sparrow in Bangalore? I can only imagine them now. But today I saw some sparrow-like birds near my house. I Quickly grabbed my camera and clicked few pics of them. Please let me know bird is this.

Tulu comedy nataka - Mangalore

2010-02-20T19:46:00.000-08:00

A collection of some of the best comedy scenes from tulu natakas. Sit back and enjoy.

Model Trains - I just love them.

2009-11-28T09:34:00.000-08:00

Since my childhood i am crazy about trains and i am a great admirer of Model Railway. Below you will find video collections of Model Railways collated from youtube. And i love very small scale model railway. So sit back and enjoy

Correspondence course in fine arts, India

2009-08-23T10:44:00.000-07:00

DMSLKMS institute in Mysore offers distant education in Fine Arts.
Detail of the courses at DMSLKMS, Mysore.
BFA in Realistic Painting
BFA in Modern Art
BFA in Applied Art

AeroIndia 2009

2009-02-15T05:29:00.000-08:00

Aero India 2009
Bangalore -

Bird hits on airplane

2009-02-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

In the wake of the recent bird strikes on airplanes, I got this crazy idea. Well technically I don’t know much about airplanes. But I was wonder if something can be done on the plane engines which can prevent birds hitting it. I feel this can be achieved by developing a kind of mesh/grill in front of the engine. (See example in images below). This way birds wont get sucked in engine and help avoid huge catastrophes. What do you think guys? Please give me your comments.

At least this way we don’t have to chase birds away from their natural habitats near airports. Birds should no longer become a problem to airports. They too should fly happily with their mechanical big brother. J

Cool Ads

2009-02-03T20:53:00.000-08:00

Kalladka Tea - KT

2008-12-31T19:34:00.000-08:00

A unique kind of tea prepared only in kalladka, Mangalore. Its called KT meaning Kalladka Tea. The taste is amazing and its one of a kind where you can see a clear difference between the milk layer and the tea layer. Remember its not the creaming on top of tea. Its the other way round.

Big Moon - Dec 14th, 2008

2008-12-14T20:52:00.000-08:00

Picture of moon taken with my Canon S5IS.

A view of the Lunar surface.

And for all you Graphic Designers out there... Other than cropping image, I have not used a single photoshop effect to enhance or adjust tones. This is a pure raw image straight from the camera's Heart!!!

The Moon, just like an incandescent bulb.

Lightning September 2nd, 2008

2008-09-06T03:13:00.000-07:00

Had to click about 150 shots to get this beautiful lightning streak.

Place: Amruthalli, Bangalore, India
Date: Sep 2, 2008
Time: 8.42 PM

This is no VFX or cheap photshop gimmicks. It’s a stroke of art exhibited by Mother Nature.

Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Kumar & Sushil Kumar

2008-08-25T07:56:00.000-07:00

They are the true hero's who made India Proud. Thank you Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar for winning medals in the Beijing Olympics.

This graphic I created is my way of saying thanks to our hero's.
Click here (1024x768) to download this graphic and use it as wall paper.

Guru Kiran, Gurukiran

2008-08-15T04:09:00.000-07:00

The most sought after Music Director in the Kannada Movie industry. His debut as music director started with the letter 'A (Name of the movie directed by Upendra) . He was the trend setter at a time when Kannada movie music had lost its charm. Within no time guru had the entire kannadigas dance to his tunes. Since his debut music in "A", GuruKiran has continued to give 100% entertainment to all kannada music lovers. From the pop style music in 'Upendra' to the classic style in 'Apthamitra' to the Mega hit music in 'Jogi', Guru has made his fans to keep asking for more.
Some of his recent hits are
Kolle nanane- Aramane
Patra Bareyala - Aramane
Tara Tara Ontara - Binndas

City Wild Life - Canon Powershot S5IS

2008-04-13T09:55:00.000-07:00

If 13 is an unlucky number for some, It was sure a luck one for me. 13-April-2008, 7am. The morning rays were piercing my eyes to awake me for a very promising sunday. Before any thoughts about sunday could creep into my mind, I picked up camera and stepped out. My first shot was a close-up of this tender branch.

Then a shot of a Kite perched on the top of a building. He looked quiet Majestic.

Thrilled with the shots, I went searching for some little cuties. I wandered off into a little open place near my house. The place is surrounded by trees and lots of small bushes. I often see some Mynas or Koels which come there in search of food. Thought let me try my luck!

I did see a Koel but he never sat in one place. For my luck i sighted a Myna taking a stroll on the side walkway. Yippie!!! I was able to freeze 2 frames of that bird.

This guy was munching on some meat. Freezed him too!

Just minutes after all these, some squirrels gave a guest appearance. Believe me they really made my day. They were in a really playful mood and were running crazily here n there. I was just a few feet away from it. What more can i ask for. I got some of the best shots which really made my day. Indeed it was a very lucky day. Rather i would say a very Lucky Morning.

Hey Darling! Dont hide there. Come near me!!!!

Fire - Canon S5IS

2008-04-11T19:56:00.000-07:00

Photos taken with my Canon S5IS. I was surprised after seeing the result.

Freedom

The source of fire.

Last train of Nanjanagud - Mysore

2008-03-09T20:46:00.000-07:00

Pictures of the last train rusting in Mysore Railway Station. The train used to run between Mysore and Nanjanagud. They were all narrow guage trains.
Photos taken in my Nokia N72.

Ho gayi hai mohabbat - Aslam Shibain

2008-02-25T08:00:00.000-08:00

My all time favorite Hindi Love Song. Ho gayi hai mohabbat....

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Silk Route - Dooba Dooba

2008-02-25T07:49:00.000-08:00

My all time favorite Hindi pop. Love this song so much!!!

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Useful links for a CLEAN BANGALORE

2008-02-04T01:13:00.000-08:00

Vermiculture

Kalahasthi Temple ( for dosha parihara )

2008-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

Kalahasthi Temple near Tirupathi.

This temple town is famous for 'Dosha Parihara' (meaning to ward off oneself from bad curse or ill luck). Well it did help me to some extent. We stayed in Sri Pushpagiri Mutt. They have very clean rooms and good service. One can contact T.Kondal Rao (Ph: 9849746364) for booking rooms.

Good Old Bangalore - Journey along the Memory lane

2008-01-04T06:48:00.000-08:00

Undated picture of old Bangalore. Dont know exactly which place! Any clue where this was?

TownHall - Must be in the 1960's or 70's. Do you remember that red Bus?

Chitra Sante - Bangalore

2007-12-31T07:55:00.000-08:00

Poster Designs

2007-12-07T06:35:00.001-08:00

Poster for Drishti School of Photography

June 2007 Exhibition

Photoshop Effects

2007-12-05T01:05:00.000-08:00

These are some of my art works created in photoshop

1.

Created using some text, Gaussian blur and multiple times of Wave distort filter

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This was created using a online painting tool. Check http://www.odopod.com/sketch/Shell.swf its cool!!!

4.

Simple gradient and Liquify filter in photoshop

5.

Caption it !

Signal Free Ring-Road

2007-11-30T18:51:00.000-08:00

When the Ring roads were developed in the early 2000, it was a convenient way to drive to far off areas with out having to pass through the heart of the city. One can reach KR Puram from Hebbal in probably 10 or 15 min. Today to cover the same distance one needs at least 30-45 min. This is because numerous layouts have formed on either side of the ring road and thereby creating lot of traffic junctions. On peak hours one has to wait atleast 5-10min on every traffic junction. To add to this people keep flowing from all parts of India to Bangalore every day.
Will a Signal Free Ring road be possible in Bangalore? Well I think so if the following idea is implemented (see image below).

The solution is to build Two 'C' shaped bridge across the highway/ringroad on either side of a junction. Each Bridge will be a one way. As show in the illustration, a person who wants to cross across the ring road, can take a free left turn, climb up the ramp and land on the other side of the road. From here one can either go straight or take a free left turn and enter the cross road.
Following are the advantages of the C shaped bridge

Take U turn with ease without affecting traffic flow
Every point is free left - so no signal required
Traffic flow on ring road will be non-stop
Entering into ring road is always a free left turn (no matter if one has to go right or left)

3D View of the flyover.

In case of an underpass, vehicles plying below may flow smooth but on top of it, a signal is very much required. Also the work involved for an underpass is time consuming and might cost much more compared to this system.

The idea described here holds good only for Ring road or any other highway. This method might be difficult to implement within a city.

My best pencil sketches

2007-11-30T10:11:00.000-08:00

Some of my pencil sketches which i had submitted for my college assignments.

Fine Arts - Contact Program

2007-11-24T00:17:00.000-08:00

Pictures of my stay in Mysore.

On the way to mysore. Some station near Mandya

Skanda Giri (Kalavaarahalli Betta)

2007-10-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

Beautiful place for your weekend getaway. Although one has to climb upto 4000 ft, the trek is moderate and can reach the top in 2 to 3 hrs time(including breaks).

To Reach there?
Distance: Approx 55 Km from the Hebbal flyover(Bangalore)
Town: Chikaballapur
Landmark: As you enter chikaballapur town, Take left turn just before Balaji Talkies. This road leads towards TownHall. From here you can ask for directions or you can study the map.
Contact person: You could contact little Master Amarnath or talk to his dad Veerappa (preferred language - Kannada) Ph: 9341663672.

It all started when I (and my friends) wanted to break free from the daily chores and throw ourselves away from this bustling city. The day was October 2nd 2007 (Gandhi Jayanthi). As planned, we all assembled near HP petrol bunk @ 4.30am near Hebbal Flyover. The weather was quiet chill and perfect to hit the road. With a small discussion on safe riding, we seven guys started off on four bikes.

Before I continue with my narration, Let me introduce you to the star casts. To begin with: ArunKumar (Nvidia-Tech Guy), Vijay(Artist), Rajesh-Alias Munna(Fashion Designer), Iytal ( photo-freak), Sunayan(programmer), Ravi(Maya-expert) and myself Niranjan(Navigator and Graphic Designer).

This was our first trip to Skandagiri and I was the navigator. I had sketched a rough map indicating prominent landmarks and route to reach the hill from Chikaballapur town, All courtesy-wikimapia.
Around 5.15 am we were nearing Chikaballapur town, the weather was slightly rough, and it started to pour incessantly. But undeterred to reach there before sunrise, we rode through the spiking rain. When ever a vehicle approached from the other side, we could see the rain drops spearing like the arrows from the movie ‘300’. It was as if Mother Nature had put us through an endurance test.

At 5.45 am we were near Balaji Talkies in Chikaballapur town. With a little direction help from an early bird, we took a left turn just before the talkies and with the guidance of my sketched map; we reached the foot of the hill at 6.00 am. To our surprise there was a villager turned watch man to welcome us with his not so bright torch. We parked our bikes near his house and started of with our trek.

Wading through the Greenchilly, sevanthige and tomato fields, we were on the initial climb of the hill. From here we could not see the top of the peak, as it was covered with mist. After climbing a few hundreds of feet, it was all woos and wows. The vast expanse of green around was a great visual relief. We all started taking pics with our varied megapixel mobile phones.
... to be continued

Cycle maadi

2007-10-18T06:49:00.000-07:00

Hey you die hard fans of Bangalore (Bengaluru). Wanna contribute yourself to save Bangalore and its environment? Go head, get the dust off your old sports shoe, oil the rusty chains of your bicycle and hit the roads. Yes! I am talking about going green. No you don’t have to cycle all the way to your work place, Just cycle in your neighborhood or in your sprawling IT campus(if you are in one !!)

Where to cycle to?

Cycle to the milk booth
Cycle to the grocery shop
Cycle to the barber shop for your Sunday haircut
Cycle early morning for at least 15 min to stay fit
Cycle to gopal gowdru’s shop for the daily news paper
Cycle to get-together with your friends at your favorite adda

For some inspiration check the following link
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070025244&ch=9/6/2007%209:42:00%20PM

Bangalore Roads

2007-10-17T22:05:00.000-07:00

Bangalore roads have the best of both worlds. There are good wide roads like the M.G.road, 80 feet road of indiranagar etc. At the same time there are thousands of pathetic roads with lots of potholes, uncovered drainages, non-standard speed breakers and the list never ends. Though government has taken initiative in building Ring-Roads and express ways, I don’t see any initiative in maintaining these nice roads.

Over the past few years Bangalore real-estate has become the mantra for a profitable business. Along with it comes a list of woes for the city.

Trucks carrying construction materials and debris are choking the streets of Bangalore. They are the main culprits who spoil the city roads. These trucks spill sand, stone granules and building debris all along the road. When other vehicles go over these, they spoil the tar layer and in turn create pot holes. Only the government can solve this problem. They should make strict rules wherein trucks carrying building materials should be covered. Any trucks spilling debris shoud be fined heavily. Truck tyres should be cleaned before leaving the construction site.

Many countries follow this practice. Singapore is an good example for this. In any construction site, a person is put in charge near the gate to clean the truck wheels properly and then allow it go outside.

Think Tank - Lake

2007-10-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

Bangalore Water Beds.

This is a nice tank just outside the heart of the city. This is the amruthalli kere(lake) spread across 10acres. Its probably 2 kms from the hebbal fly over. Its got a nice island sort of thing in the middle with some trees in it. The trees are home to quiet a few spieces of birds. Parakits have made hanging nests in these trees and they are a delight to watch them. This is the only water body in this area and is helping in maintaining good ground water in the surrounding areas.

Sad part is that the nearby industries and drainage water are sweeping into this lake. God knows how long this lake will survive.

If only government and public come forward, this lake could be turned into a nice park and have jogging track around the lake.

View satellite image of the lake from the following link:

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=13061534&x=77598120&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Some of the pictures taken few months ago of the actual state of the lake.