Digital Caricature - ShivarajKumar aka Shivanna

On account of 56th Birthday of the Kannada Film actor here is caricature wishing for many more years to come.

Cartoon - Be sensible ! Don't heed to rumours

So, in India the spread of smart phone has made the connectivity so easy. However the recent spread of rumours on Whatsapp has lead to unwarranted event of killing of innocent people who were mistaken for Child Kidnappers due to the rumours.

It is been said that there has 22 such killing reported all over India because of this Rumour. So, thought I could come up with a awareness cartoon poster and here it is.

Digital Caricature - Neymar Jr

And as they progress into their Quarter Finals ! With all due respect , hope he has the right trophy in sight. 

My funny take on Neymar Jr getting to show his acting skills on the football field ! 😅

Cartoon - lets merge the report !

So, India has been trying to crack down on black money which is been stashed by many Indian cooperate bodies - fearing to this Indians share of money in Swiss bank deposits drastically came down. However looks like it was just an temporary setback cause the share is now steadily increasing and there was recent report that share has increased by 7000 Crore rupees close to 1 Billion Dollar.

And this just happen when Indian bank are bleeding loss due to NPA (non performing asset). So took a funny angle looking into the state of affairs OUR Indian banks are into.

   

Digital Caricature - Lionel Messi

Did this caricature to wish Lionel Messi and his team Argentina to make through to the knock out phase ! thankfuly they did make it beating Nigeria 2-1, while Nigeria did put up a great fight.

Cartoon - Beat Plastic Pollution

Took part in National Level competition conducted by Cartoon Watch , the topic was "Beat Plastic Pollution" and this was my entry ! ☺️ #BeatPlasticPollution #pollution #plastickills #plasticpollution #plasticfree

Cartoon - Fitness Challenge #HumFitTohIndiaFit !

English Translation : Two Indian politicians conversing over a meal "It's good that you and me aren't on social media else people wouldn't have left us to 'eat' stating fitness challenge 😅"

How I draw ? and the Tools I use !

Just like any other cartoonists, often I do get asked how do I draw cartoons. And the answer is quite simple - just follow the basics as the most of the cartoonists have been following.

I follow the 3 STEP procedure

STEP 1) Sketching - This is where you roughly put up pencil sketch of what you intend to draw.

STEP 2) Inking - This is where you draw the outline of the cartoon once the pencil sketching is done. The outline is what permanently defines the format of the cartoon.

STEP 3) Colouring - Now, this step is optional , the cartoon can just stop at the Inking process, with your imagination you can add more life into cartoon with colouring.


Updating the tools used :

Over the period of Time my usage of tools and softwares have kept evolving , so I will start with recent tools usage to earlier ones.

Dec 2017 to till date :
Gadgets : iPad Pro (12.9 inch) and iPencil
Software(s) : AutoDesk Sketchbook , this software is available as App on your mobile and tablets.

So right I sketch my drawings directly on iPad Pro using iPencil and it does give me the feel of drawing on sheet of paper. And perform inking , colouring and also adding text on the Sketchbook application. 

NOTE : Sketchbook was paid untill this year BUT now it's free ! 

Prior to Dec 2017
Gadgets used : Normal Pencil, Wacom , Laptop for connecting wacom
Software(s) : SmoothDraw and Inkscape

So I would sketch my drawings the normal way on the paper and pencil and then transfer the drawing into my system taking pic of the drawing.

And once I had the drawing into the system I would Ink and Colour using Wacom Pen Tablet. Generally I would use SmoothDraw application for inking and colouring. And I would use Inkscape for the composing ie., arranging the cartoon in order and adding text to the cartoon post the colouring. 


NOTE : Inkscape and SmoothDraw are Free for world to use and draw :) 

Digital Caricature - Footballer Sunil Chhetri

💯 matches ! 59 goals and counting , wishing him to play many more matches and hopefully one day see through India in World Cup Football draw ⚽🥅 👍🏾

Digital Caricature - Cartoonist B.G. Gujjarappa

The first time I met him was in a cartooning workshop at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists Gallery - was awe struck with the way he kept things simple and let those master stroke speak for itself just like a magician. And June 3rd being his birthday - this was a dedication to the legend himself "Cartoonist BG Gujjarappa".




Ho btw it was indeed my luck that Gujjarappa sir had caricatured me back in 2016 ! and here is the luck moment captured.