I DREW SO MANY FACES!!!

Most of my freelance illustration projects include illustrating for merchandise, packaging or illustration branding, etc. However, a few days back I received a request from a lovely client from Goa to draw a couple of portraits. She mentioned that she wanted to print these portraits out on cards that would be gifted to people, so I suggested getting them printed myself because I wanted the end product to be as perfect as the artworks themselves and she felt the same.

I then set out to illustrate around 10 portraits and since I haven't done something like this before for a client, I wanted to add my own touch to the usual portrait look. So, it was while colouring the portraits that I started having so much fun experimenting with technique and colour and the end product was something that I was quite happy with. :)

I then set out to the printers and got these colourful faces printed onto a paper of my choice (because I am OCD about paper like that) and saw that they were perfectly cut and creased into these pretty little cards.

To my excitement, I bagged another portrait project immediately after through the same client. Her friend wanted a portrait that would be gifted to someone as a birthday gift. This is what I made for him.

This portrait was also delivered to the client after I got it printed and framed so that he could gift it to his friend directly. This is what I made for the second client.

 I am surprised as to how much fun I actually had with these projects because it was something different from what I usually do, and I hope I get many more of them. I hope everyone is having the most amazing week, I sure am. See you guys soon!! :) 

THE DAY WE WERE STARED AT

If you are an artist / illustrator / photographer or even a model / actor, you know what it is like to attract the attention of passer-by's when you go out on the streets to draw / photograph / model. The good thing that comes out of this is sometimes, you strike an interesting conversation with a total stranger and you build a connection. That is what Neevan Noronha did today while myself and a bunch of lovely illustrator friends were out sketching on a Sunday in the beautiful, heritage streets of Fontainhas, Panjim, Goa. We hope to create a habit of this and anyone is welcome to join us. :)

Supriya Tirkey's rendition of the sights at Fontainhas.

Neevan Noronha illustrated one of the Fontainhas streets.

Rohit Karandadi illustrated a quaint little corner house.



I illustrated little bits of the sights around us.

Manuela Mendonca Gomes illustrated one of the majestic heritage houses in Fontainhas.

It was a wonderful day and I look forward to many such meet-up's. :)