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Wrestler - a caricature

Filed under: Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures by Hari
Posted on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 16:23 IST (last updated: Fri, May 4, 2012 @ 16:23 IST)

Here's my impression of an old fashioned "Bayilwan" wrestler, posing with a dumb-bell.

Wrestler

Alternate profession: Dispute resolution: professional arbitrator and mediator. ;)
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My toolkit for digital artwork: free software

Filed under: Software and Technology by Hari
Posted on Thu, May 3, 2012 at 18:42 IST (last updated: Thu, May 3, 2012 @ 18:51 IST)

Ever since I got the HP Touchsmart tm2 laptop that features a Wacom graphics tablet pen, I've had a change of workflow for my digital comic and artwork preparation. In fact, it's become much better. Actually I've not shared the process flow here yet, but I thought I'd at least share the tools that I use to create them.

MyPaint

A cool pressure-sensitive digital paint program that reduces clutter and allows the artist to focus on the art first and features later. Consists of a variety of brushes and pen styles that allow you to reasonably imitate real art media like watercolour, acrylic, oils and so on. Also has an infinite canvas by default which allows you to simply draw, without worrying about the dimensions.

URL: http://mypaint.intilinux.com/

Inkscape

A great, feature filled vector graphics software, particularly meant for digital artists. Many compare it with Illustrator, but having never used Illustrator myself, I cannot say how they compare. However, what I can say is that it does the job quite well. Great for inking, finishing and colouring your drawings.

URL: http://inkscape.org/

GIMP

Everybody knows about GIMP and where to download it, so I'll leave it at that. ;)

In a future article, I'll share the actual workflow that I have developed using these three free, open source software to create reasonably decent comics.
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Legalease Reloaded - Episode 3

Filed under: Legalease Reloaded comic by Hari
Posted on Wed, May 2, 2012 at 15:05 IST (last updated: Wed, May 2, 2012 @ 22:22 IST)

Legalease Reloaded - Episode 3
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Drawing a human hand - my technique

Filed under: Tutorials and HOWTOs by Hari
Posted on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 17:24 IST (last updated: Wed, May 9, 2012 @ 11:41 IST)

I've seen quite a few hand drawing tutorials on the www, but I've found that the best way to draw a human hand is to observe your own hand and draw from reference. It's incredibly hard to get the shapes and proportions right without an actual reference. Luckily, though, there's no need for any special reference - you have your own to work with.

The whole process was completed using MyPaint, a very useful paint program which has a variety of brushes and meant to be used with a pressure-sensitive Wacom tablet. MyPaint is really simple to use, provided you have a working Wacom or other tablet pen, so I refer you to its own website for reference. However, one hint is to use layers liberally and hide/show layers as necessary.

So, without further ado, here's my humble attempt at drawing a human hand, keeping in mind that I'm not an accomplished artist.

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Drafting legal pleadings - an overview

Filed under: People and society by Hari
Posted on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 16:13 IST (last updated: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 @ 07:33 IST)

A legal pleading, for those who are not aware, is a document that is filed before a Court of Law in which a party to a litigation sets out their case or replies to the other side's case. A legal pleading forms the basis of most civil litigation. Some pleadings are in the form of affidavits while others are not, but in general, pleadings are the backbone of most lawsuits. Pleadings are addressed to the Court and never to the other party.

So what is the best way to draft a pleading? In my view, there are some important points that need consideration while drafting a pleading. So, without further ado, here they are.

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Legalease Reloaded - Episode 2

Filed under: Legalease Reloaded comic by Hari
Posted on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 18:32 IST (last updated: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 @ 18:55 IST)

Here's my second episode of Legalease Reloaded - the new comic series I'm currently drawing.

Legalease Reloaded - Episode 2
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