September 23, 2014 : Ramayana Inspired Sketch
Six or seven years ago, I read (and enjoyed)Â the Mahabharata. It is one of the two great Hindu epics. The other is the Ramayana, which I finally got around to reading last month. As with the Mahabharata, I found the characters very interesting. This includes the main villain, Ravana, a demon king with multiple heads – who inspired the sketch below:
In the story, Ravana had ten heads, which he was able to hide and reveal at will. The premise reminds me of a homunculus you would see in Full Metal Alchemist. In either case, I think the design of a character like this would be fun to model and animate.
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September 6, 2012 : Arjuna Exposed To American Audiences
Arjun: The Warrior Prince is an Indian animated film that was released in India last May. The story comes from the Mahabharata, an epic Hindu tale I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Disney co-produced this film, in conjunction with an Indian movie company.
Sadly, the official trailer has recently been taken down, but I thought it looked interesting. I believe it was done with 3D cel shading; and while it didn’t match Disney’s extremely high quality, it still looked pretty solid.
The film had a small Hollywood opening/ premiere this past weekend (I believe to qualify for Oscar consideration). However, I heard that the movie can be viewed through Netflix… so that’s good news for anybody that lives outside the area.
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October 28, 2008 : Happy Diwali
Today, part of the world will observe The Fesitival of Lights – also known as Diwali. It is celebrated by many Indian religions (Hindiusm and Jainism amongst to more popular ones). Frankly, besides knowing a few people who celebrate this holiday, I am not all that familiar with the festival.Â
However, I did have the pleasure of reading the Mahabharata a while back. This is a series of Hindu Epics, very similar in style to what one would read in Greek or Roman Mythology. As one might expect, there are a lot of religious lessons included throughout the book; but ultimately it details a great story of good versus evil, and it is highly recommended.
As a side note, my personal favorite character is Arjuna. The guy is just so Bad Ass (and in describing him, it warrants the capitalization).
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