After Sargent

Posted: January 23rd, 2012 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: personal work, portfolio, tutorial, video, workflow | No Comments »

After Sargent.
My humble attempt to learn from the Master.
3 hours, photoshop.

here is the actual size –  http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3356492&postcount=1141

here are the process videos.


Mindflyer for Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific / TLC WorldRiderZ

Posted: December 12th, 2011 | Author: mindflyer | Filed under: portfolio, video | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

This is an animated titling work for Discovery Channel’s TLC program about ” WorldRiderZ ” together with Chris Leow from Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and a production team from Frameworks.

WorldRiderZ is a production that rides around the world to raise awareness & prevention against children Chronic Kidney Disease and organ transplant. You can read the info here and like the FB page here ( https://www.facebook.com/worldriderz )

The brief required a very child-like look and feel to the character drawings with readable titles.

This is the completed title after final compositing work by the Discovery and Framework team. Click and view on youtube.

Mindflyer _TLC WorldRiderZ_YouTube

1) I started the project by understanding the brief and looking at the footage and understanding what is required.

2) Next I whip out some sketches and propose some design ideas on how simple the characters can be. While doing so- in the back of my mind, I am always thinking about how they can be animated.

3) I started sketching with markers on paper but when I got the gist of how to make it happen- I switch to Photoshop and tune a crayon brush to get the look I want.

4) After the sketches have been approved- I do some test animation and get some feed backs. All the test animations are small b/w files I output as animated gifs.

5) Once approved- I start started to render all the animation. All final files were delivered as layered Photoshop/ PSD format.

I hope to do more animation work in future especially those with my original character designs.

You can view more of Mindflyer’s work here: http://mindflyer.com/ or on.fb.me/mindflyer


Shyam’s Sorcerer From Hell

Posted: December 30th, 2010 | Author: Shyam Deshpande | Filed under: portfolio, video | Tags: , , , , | 4 Comments »

This were stills drawn for a new documentary from Crime & Investigation Network about an evil sorcerer called “Sorcerer From Hell” – Ahmad Suradji, an Indonesian serial killer who murdered 42 women in ritual slayings.

Afew references were given – eg the photo of the killer and some background info on the setting. The rest were all imagined and made interesting by the artist.
The required style was supposed to be based on something with a FILM NOIR influence with dramatic lighting.
The task was to produce a series of layered stills that can be produced as animatics to supplement the other material in the documentary in a sketchy storyboard-ish style.

All drawings were executed by myself with some art direction and co-ordination from Mindflyer.  Special thanks to Bull’s Eye Films for this interesting project.

Do note the screening times on Crime & Investigation Network

Thursday 30 December 10:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 9:00PM Thai/WIB
Friday 31 December 4:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 3:00AM Thai/WIB
Friday 31 December 10:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 9:00AM Thai/WIB
Friday 31 December 4:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 3:00PM Thai/WIB
Saturday 01 January 10:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 9:00PM Thai/WIB
Sunday 02 January 4:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 3:00AM Thai/WIB
Sunday 02 January 10:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 9:00AM Thai/WIB
Sunday 02 January 2:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 1:00PM Thai/WIB
Wednesday 05 January 7:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 6:00PM Thai/WIB
Thursday 06 January 2:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 1:00AM Thai/WIB
Thursday 06 January 7:00AM HK/SIN/MAL 6:00AM Thai/WIB
Thursday 06 January 1:00PM HK/SIN/MAL 12:00PM Thai/WIB


Twisstii’s new toys

Posted: October 2nd, 2010 | Author: mindflyer | Filed under: collab, event, exhibition, video | Tags: , , , , , , , | 7 Comments »

Twisstii’s latest creation to celebrate OIC’s 4th Anniversary

All lovingly hand sewn and loved by a talented home-grown illustrator! Come and get it at MAAD!!

Double click to play movie.


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


Video and pixs from OIC PORTRAIT DAY, April 2010

Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: mindflyer | Filed under: OIC Portrait Day, event, video | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

OIC PORTRAIT DAY, April 2010


SKETCHWALK 24th April GEYLANG- Photos and video

Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: mindflyer | Filed under: event, sketchwalk, video | Comments Off

More pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=227037&id=623389127&l=7938f284a1

Look out for next event!!


Paper Girl – a cool way to promote events/ new works

Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: Fei | Filed under: video | Comments Off

PAPER GIRL #4

Check out this video!

This one is about the preparation/ behind the scene

Great stun for exhibition or design festivals launch!

I will volunteer to cycle!


Video from OIC PORTRAIT DAY, 6th Feb 2010

Posted: February 10th, 2010 | Author: mindflyer | Filed under: OIC Portrait Day, video | Tags: , , | Comments Off

Showing you what it’s like meeting OIC and friends hanging out and DRAWING portraits!