NikhilSalvi's Sketchbook

[NikhilSalvi]

Hi there,
have been into 3d animation for way too long for me to drift away from drawing, also the guys at CA are truely inspiring. made me start my sketchbook ...exploring art. Feel free to comment or just

[NikhilSalvi]

Those previous ones were done while travelling in the bus. These ones are done with the support of friends who posed for me...also few other ones done in the zoo.

[olivertwist2]

wow! your anatomy is excellent! I ecspecially love the deer!

[shyamshriram]

Nice start buddy..will come back to see more updates !!

Keep posting..this is a lovely place to learn !



btw where do u work ?
about me..im working as a matte painter in Anirights Infomedia, Bangalore.

[NikhilSalvi]

Thanks Oliver twist2 for the compliments.
Also Thanks Shyam, first posting in Concept Art, already have a buddy
I work at Rhythm and Hues, India as a 3D Animator.
Anyway, here r some more sketches...and as usual feel free to comment

[shyamshriram]

Nice update !
There r two friends of mine working at R&H... Vivek Ram & Vishal Pawar.

btw im trying to learn Gestures..posted few of them in my Sketchbook..it will be great if u can give me some inputs

[camilografix]

nice gestures. I need to start doing some of those

[NikhilSalvi]

Shyam, Camilografix (will definitely look forward for the gestures)...Thanks for appreciating
Here r some more of live sketches and few thumbnail compositions

[NikhilSalvi]

What no reply...ok i'll post sometin different this time.
it's a bit old (last year's), but i think its nice for a start. It was my first digital illustration. Please tell me what do u think. There was this huge gap afterwards, that also the reason behind me joining CA Really enjoying posting here...and also doin what i like best DRAWING & PAINTING

[NikhilSalvi]

With some other Drawings as well. These r some of the layouts for an Animation Show.

[shyamshriram]

Nice gestures Nikhil !
About ur first digital illustration..nice angle and compostion..but frankly speaking..this looks kinda unfinished to me..and there r few anatomical and colour perspective issues as well..just my observation..pls dont mind..i could be wrong.
About digital works...u need to use different brushes and keep surfing this forum...there r lots of amazing digital works u can see..
and some traditional medium practise will help u a lot.

Keep posting !!



EDIT : Nice layouts i'd love to see these in colours

[NikhilSalvi]

Thanks Shyam The Renaissance has started...Have gone back to the basics...Learning with a different perspective. Will definitely post something in color later on, for now it's just daily sketching...and also some doodles...

[NikhilSalvi]

My first take on Creature Creation...goin back & learning from the basics has certainly help me a lot in looking at the world differently, now i want to experiment much wider in the sense in variety...Creatures, Environments and Daily Sketching to start with...Thanks Shyam and CA
Please feel free to comment on it...

[NikhilSalvi]

Oh, well reply or no reply, i'll do what i have to do. KEEP DRAWING!!!
And posting them on CA

[NikhilSalvi]

Here's one more of doodles...

[NikhilSalvi]

More on Creatures...this time i'm breaking from the usual thing of drawing four legged to birds, weird ones

[hyenaman]

love the two creatures on the top...would be real juicy to animate

[hells angel]

real nice stuff.......love the designs....simple yet strong......keep em coming!

[shyamshriram]

Nice to see ur works again Nikhil...after a long time mate..think u were too busy
Nice start with the creatures...i take this as a reminder..i also need to try creatures

Thanx mate ! & dont worry about comments..just keep this thread updated !

[Doudou]

Nikhil really gr8 work i loved it soo much, your lines are gr8, n i liked those sary sketches, hope to see more of you, n hope u like some of my work, Of course u n shyam are welcomed for criticism

[NikhilSalvi]

hyenaman: Thanks! for now just getting a hang of it...will do model sheets of some of them for you to animate later
hells angel: Thank you! yes definitely will b posting on a regular basis! Where's ur Work/Sketchbook?
Shyam: Thanks for Encouragement!!!
Doudou: Good to see your work! i suggest you create a sketchbook of your own so that all at CA shud b able to post their reply/feedbacks in it. Moreover you yourself can see your over a period of time by your own effort as well as the constructive criticism/compliments given by the artists who'll visit ur sketchbook. For Starters go thru the primary stuff suggested by the moderators, which will clear off many things, eventually making u focus on some aspect of ur work.

Here are some more of creatures...

[hyenaman]

sweeeet..confused rooster in the bottom page...
imagine a totally realistic body and simple cartoony face...ha ha

[NikhilSalvi]

i bet it's already experimented by someone else, hyenaman.

Anyway, here is one of my wip creature...it's a bugger with self defence mechanism at the back of it's tail, haven't finalized anything yet... and some experiment done in color (in which i'm not good)...

[NikhilSalvi]

and some layouts...wips in sketchy format

[pradip ingale]

nice lines , good work . keep posting to see more.

[Stupidity'sUglyHead]

great figures, backgrounds, and critters! I esp. like the little thor guy.

[NikhilSalvi]

Some excerpts from my notepad...more doodling, creatures and others

[NikhilSalvi]

and some more of that...

[Bartovan]

Interesting sketchbook. The gesture drawings look great: good sence of shape. Would be even better if you could refinge your linework.
Keep on going.

[NikhilSalvi]

Oops Sorry! forgot to acknowledge u guys in the last posting...
Thanks Pardip, Stupidity'sUglyHead for visiting and commenting...

And also Bartovan, thanks for the appreciation...

this sketch is a caricature of my friend Nirmal (who adores Hip-Hop), there were many titles suggested by my other friends like "Right said Ferret", "Hip-Hop ferret", "i'm too sexy for my fur"...