Latest iPad Doodles

Posted: October 6th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: Work-In-Progress, figure drawing, portfolio, sketch | Tags: | 10 Comments »

Some of my latest iPad doodles…..hope i didnt post too many in the same post

…pls let me know if i did,  will remove few  ( i wanted to post more though :D )

all are from life..software used – Sketchbook Pro, Brushes, Artstudio with Boxwave stylus.


Figure Drawing Session 2010 v.8

Posted: September 12th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: event, figure drawing, sketch | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

OIC Figure Drawing September 2010

S$12-S$18 per artist for sharing the cost of venue and model.
Limit to 25 artists only (age: 18yrs and above)

>>>Online registration HERE<<<

Date:
Sunday, 19th Sep. 2010, 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:
Apsara Asia – 2 Kg Kapor Rd Singapore 208674
(Please bring exact $$ change – no big notes)

Please check the map for the exact location before you set out and come early in case you get lost.

Person in charge- Shyam +65 83814431

How to get there?
See this MAP

Poster art by Jeroel Leyble AKA Jei. His Portfolio

p.s. Please try to come on time.


iPad Finger paintings

Posted: September 1st, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: portfolio, sketch, video, workflow | Tags: , | 6 Comments »

Hello everyone,
I would like to share few iPad finger paintings with you..

i’ve 4 softwares – Sketchbook Pro, Brushes, Layers & Artstudio (havent tried yet)
about the workflow…well, i dont think there is any ‘flow’ in my workflow :D …since every software has different brushes and features, usually i use more than 1 or 2 softwares for each artwork, e.g. mostly i start with Sketchbook Pro then save the image in photo gallery, then import that image in Brushes and after working in Brushes i save the image again in the photo gallery and import the same image in Layers…sorry if it sounds confusing..will try to post the in depth info about all the 4 softwares soon…till then you can take a look at the following doodles..will post more, hopefully better than these since i’ve the ‘BoxWave’ stylus now :)

This portrait is from life….around 2 hrs.

some artists are already making history using iPad..have a look at the following link and the video…i bought the iPad just because of these two artists!

Robh Ruppel-  http://broadviewgraphics.blogspot.com/

David Kassan


Plein Air Painting @ Botanic Gardens 2010 v.6

Posted: August 17th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: event | Tags: | 4 Comments »

Hello everyone!
Join me for Plein Air Painting at Beautiful Botanic Gardens, this Saturday (21st August) @ 10.30 am.

my no. 83814431


The Process – Love Is In The Air

Posted: July 20th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: workflow | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Hi there everyone…I would like to share one of my painting’s processes with all of you.

So let’s start!

1. Concept: I was just thinking to draw something wild, adventurous…so came up with the idea of kissing lovers in the air, was laughing on my own idea :P so this is the first doodle I made.

2. Drawing & Composition: It’s time draw details…the dress code of the lovers, their vehicles & the city structure. If you are wondering about those sinister buildings then it’s intentional..yes, to show the bravery of the lover, I just wanted to add more drama in the whole composition, it also depicts that these two lovers are so passionate about each other that they don’t really care about the consequences of their Kiss.

Since I wanted to show something Futuristic yet ancient (sounds silly I know!) to make it more clear, I would like to say more about the culture I was looking for…

this city is somewhere above the sky and they are living there from ages… I tried to show more organic feel, like it’s made with natural stuff. Check out the overlay building’s roof.

As u can see, I’ve added few elements (Overlay) to add more depth. I wasn’t sure about the colour scheme till this moment.

3. Colour scheme: Since its going to be an ancient fantasy…I thought about Golden Yellow scheme.

So I created a new layer and filled Golden Yellow and tried the blending mode options. It’s a great option to achieve harmony in the artwork. Sometimes you can get lots of unexpected and beautiful effects

through this feature. I think most of the people are already aware about that. So as u can see here the look and feel is changed due to the blending mode adjustment. Now I started adding details in overall composition.

Sometimes I don’t follow the ideal process and work on different area at the same time. To show the depth of field, I made the foreground elements blurry

using Gaussian Blur filter. So I suggest working with lots of layers, so that we can tweak each layer separately without spoiling the whole artwork.

4. Background: Background was almost merging with the characters…so added light pink colour on a separate layer to add more depth in the background. So the character will come out.

5. I think we should take a break and see the same work once again after some period of time. After looking at this artwork after few days, I realized that the composition was too tight for the subject.

So I made few changes… minimized the character’s sizes and flipped entire canvas.

It was looking better than before…then started working on the details. I chose Calligraphic Brushes…these Brushes are great for painterly look & feel.

6. Final details and tweaks: I’ve used smooth edge brush around the character to avoid those sharp edges…added clouds and light in the sky. Hope u enjoyed the making. Click the last image to view the final bigger image.

Happy Painting!!


Still life

Posted: July 3rd, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: portfolio | 8 Comments »

All from life…

tools – Pencil,  photoshop & Art Rage.


Sketches from life

Posted: July 3rd, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: figure drawing, portfolio, sketch | 2 Comments »

I’d like to share few of my sketches from life, would love to hear any kind of feedback/suggestion :)


Lord Vishnu (WIP)

Posted: July 1st, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: Work-In-Progress, portfolio | 6 Comments »


Figure Drawing Session 2010 v.4

Posted: May 12th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: event, figure drawing | 11 Comments »

Hello Everyone !!

Its time to DRAW ! OIC Figure Drawing Session is on next Saturday,  please sign-up fast!

(Dont forget to bring exact $$ change – no big notes please!)

Address -

Apsara- Asia,

2 Kg Kapor Rd Singapore 208674 ( Little India )

Studio B ( 2nd floor )

Please see the MAP

Please Register HERE


Illustration contributed by Jason Siew.


Plein Air Painting @ Botanic Gardens 2010 v.5

Posted: May 6th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: event | Comments Off

Hello everyone!
Join me for Plein Air Painting at Beautiful Botanic Gardens, this Sunday @ 9.30 am.

my no. 83814431