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New Manipuri actress Surjabala wallpapers

2011-11-13T11:21:00.001+05:30

Courtesy : some of the photos are from Chetan Yumnam

manipuri actress Surjabala

2011-02-04T10:01:00.005+05:30

glow!!!

2010-10-10T16:35:00.001+05:30

One of my works done in photoshop recently!!

jump animation

2010-09-27T11:25:00.000+05:30

Why planning is necessary? a true incident!

2009-09-13T03:19:00.000+05:30

One Night 4 college students were playing till late night and could not study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return the tire of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back and that they were in no condition to appear for the test. So the Dean said they could have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they would be ready by that time.

On the third day they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, all four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the test. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

The Test consisted of 2 questions with a total of 100 Marks.

Q.1. Your Name........ ......... ........ (2 MARKS)

Q.2. which tire burst? (98 MARKS)

a) Front Left
b) Front Right
c) Back Left
d) Back Right.....!! !

True story from LUMS Lahore, Pakistan ...Batch 1992

My sketches

2009-09-08T16:56:00.008+05:30

I drew this portrait during our foundation class.

This is brother of Mr. Bean.. hehe.. Was getting bore at class and it turn out to be like this. I really like this character. This character has certain volume., isn't it :)

My conceptual robot which was created for one of my project. But unfortunately we switch to another project. Though I am going to give life through Maya.

My left hand...

Just giving some story for this character..

How to become an animator.

2009-09-08T16:20:00.007+05:30

According to AP Benson, a Management Consulting Agency,
animation straddles three strong and rapidly developing sectors:

1. Electronic Entertainment (Computer Gaming)
2. Broadcast/Film Industry
3. Professional Visualization and Simulation

Many jobs require both creative and technical skills, but some are exclusively
creative and others are exclusively technical. Some people specialize in the
art of animation, while others choose to become technical directors.

Below is a brief look at some of the job titles and job descriptions you might encounter in a typical production type of environment
in the animation world:

•2D Animators use drawing, composition, and perspective to create proportion, line of action, structure, and
basic anatomy, while working in areas as varied as animation, character design, clean-up, doping, modeling,
slugging, and story boarding.

• 3D Animators use software tools and rigs to accomplish many of the same things 2D animators do.

• Character Animators create an acting performance and bring a character to life through movement and
expressions, regardless of medium.

• Character FX (hair/cloth/fur) artists are responsible for the design of character effects such as cloth and fur
simulations. They develop tools to enhance the pipeline. A knowledge of Maya, rigging tools and surface modeling
techniques is helpful.

• Lighting supervisors create the lighting look, processes and techniques necessary to portray the art director’s
vision of the movie. They recommend lighting pipelines, tools and procedures for CG production.

• Matte painters design environments based on the story and script. They are painters and artists who can
conceptualize and visualize ideas including complex backgrounds, landscapes and environments. They use tools
like Photoshop, Maya and Renderman.

• Modelers create 3D models of characters and settings based on preliminary graphics.

• Renderers manage the “render farm,” the group of machines that actually render the 3D models into working
animation.

• Roto artists work to embed an animated character into a live-action scene and/or enhance the sense of depth
(such as putting a character behind a tree).

• Storyboard artists interpret scripts into images that best convey the story. They plan and coordinate images
from thumbnails for planning shots to final storyboards that visually demonstrate how the story will develop.

Other job titles include:

• Animation Director
• Animator
• Art Director
• CG Supervisor
• Character Designer
• Cloth Simulation Artist
• Compositor
• Concept Artist
• Creative Director
• Effects Designer
• Environment Designer
• Fur/Feathers FX Artist
• Layout Artists
• Layout Technical Director (TD)
• Modeling Supervisor
• Modeling TD
• Pre-Vis Artist
• Producer
• Production Assistant
• Rigging Supervisor
• Rigging TD
• Roto Artist
• Shading TD
• Shading/Texture Supervisor
• Texture Artist
• Video Game Animator
• Video Game Artist
• Video Game Designer
• Video Game Engineer
• Video Game Producer
• Video Game Programmer
• Video Game Technical Director
• Visual Effects Supervisor
• Water FX Artist

SOME GREAT SITES INCLUDES:

Some other great sites include:
• www.11secondclub.com

• www.3dtotal.com

• www.animationarena.com

• www.animationmagazine.net

• www.animationpodcast.com

• www.animationtipsandtricks.com

• www.awn.com

• www.blendernation.com

• www.bobbyboomblogspot.com

• www.carlosbaena.com

• www.cartoonbrew.com

• www.cgsociety.org

• www.cgw.com

• www.digitalcontentproducer.com

• www.jasonryananimation.com

• www.postmagazine.com

• www.vfxworld.com

GENERAL ANIMATION VALUABLE BOOKS:

Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life by Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton

Animation: From Script to Screen by Shamus Culhane*

Cartoon Animation (The Collector’s Series) by Preston Blair*

Cartooning: Animation 1 with Preston Blair (HT26) by Preston Blair*

Cartooning: Animation 2 with Preston Blair (HT190) by Preston Blair*

Character Animation Crash Course! by Eric Goldberg

Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volumes I and II: The Walt Stanchfield Lecture by Walt Stanchfield, edited by Don Hahn

Inspired 3D Short Film Production by Pepe Valencia and Jeremy Cantor*

The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams*

The Complete Animation Course: The Principles, Practice, and Techniques of Successful Animation by Chris Patmore

The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston*

Timing for Animation by Harold Whitaker and John Halas*

Treasures of Disney Animation Art by John Canemaker*

ANATOMY, DRAWING, AND BODY LANGUAGE:

An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W. Ellenberger, H. Baum, H. Dittrich and Lewis S. Brown

Atlas of Human Anatomy of the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck

An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists by Fritz Schider

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards*

Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior by Desmond Morris *

Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation by Wayne Gilbert*

Teach Yourself Body Language by Gordon Wainwright*

The Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin*

The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaides*

MODELING:

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa

The Art of 3D: Computer Animation and Imaging by Isaac V. Kerlow

3D Human Modeling and Animation by Peter Ratner.

MAYA:

Maya Character Animation by Jae-jin Choi

Maya: Secrets of the Pros by John Kundert-Gibbs and Dariush Derakhshani

The Art of Maya by Alias Wavefront.

Note: Was this information helpful who are seeking animation as a career?
Please leave a comment.

Beautiful chicks in Sarees!!

2009-09-08T16:02:00.008+05:30

more photos of marie digby!

2009-09-07T20:29:00.010+05:30

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photoshop CS3 works

2009-09-07T15:12:00.005+05:30

These pictures are some of my photoshop cs3 works.
pliz comment!!

I was thinking of doing some planets by applying various effects and filters and it turned out really well!! :)

This is one of my favorite abstract done so far. The main technique used in this effect is twirl filter..

Manipuri actress Abenao wallpapers

2009-05-22T15:14:00.007+05:30

Taj Mahal --- The Hidden Truth

2009-05-12T19:29:00.018+05:30

The Music House–a contradiction

Pavilion where Mumtaz is said to be buried

Palace in Barhanpur where Mumtaz died

Secret walled door that leads to other rooms

Huge ventilator sealed shut with bricks

Vedic design on ceiling of a locked room

Interior of another of the locked rooms

Interior of one of the 22 secret rooms

The OM in the flowers on the walls

A marble apartment on ground floor

Typical Vedic style corridors

View of sealed doors & windows in back

Rear view of the Taj & 22 apartments

The interior water well

NOW READ THIS.......

No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the
Whole world has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says
The
Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of
Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya ) . In the course of his research O
AK discovered that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from
Then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. In his own court chronicle,
Badshahnama,
Shah Jahan admits that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra
Was taken from Jai SIngh for Mumtaz's burial . The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur
Still
Retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan for
Surrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as a
Burial place for
Dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.

For example, Humayun,Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried
In such mansions. Oak's inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He says

The term " Mahal " has never been used for a building in any Muslim countries
From Afghanisthan to Algeria . "The unusual explanation that the term Taj
Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in atleast two respects.

Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani," he writes.
Secondly, one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a woman's
Name to derive the remainder as the name for the building."Taj Mahal, he
Claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva's Palace . Oak
Also says the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale cre ated
By
Court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists Not a
Single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan's time corroborates the love story.

Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates
Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by
Rajputs of Agra city. For example, Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a
Few
Samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed
That the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan
Albert Mandelslo,who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz's
Death), describes the life of the cit y in his memoirs. But he makes no
Reference to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, an
English visitor to Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the
Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jahan's time.

Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies
That support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple
Rather
Than a mausoleum. Many rooms in the Taj ! Mahal have remained sealed
Since Shah Jahan's time and are still inaccessible to the public . Oak
Asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects
Commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples Fearing political
Backlash, Indira Gandhi's government t ried to have Prof. Oak's book
Withdrawn from the bookstores, and threatened the Indian publisher of the
First edition dire consequences . There is only one way to discredit or
Validate Oak's research.

The current government should open the sealed rooms of the Taj Ma hal under
U.N. Supervision, and let international experts investigate.

courtesy: Wordpress

Some of the interesting logos...

2009-05-10T22:08:00.035+05:30

IPL cartoons!!

2009-05-09T00:40:00.018+05:30

Manipuri actress - 2

2009-05-09T00:23:00.014+05:30

ABENAO

SUNILA

MANDA

Funny pictures

2009-05-08T16:41:00.029+05:30

kickass satellite pictures!!

2009-05-08T12:11:00.018+05:30

Here are the most interesting satellite photos. Its really amazing how our earth looks like from above.
I thought of sharing these nice photos with you fellas.
So enjoy every bit of it!!

Measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

2009-05-08T11:40:00.005+05:30

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree’s life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

courtesy: shareordie.com

Symonds hitting a naked man on the field

2009-05-08T09:47:00.009+05:30

A streaker ran into more trouble than expected during a limited-overs cricket international when he was flattened by Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds.
The man ran onto the pitch, naked, and toward Symonds at the non-striker’s end Tuesday as he attempted to evade police and ground security staff at the Australia vs. India match.
Symonds stood his ground and leaned into the streaker in a rugby-style shoulder charge, dropping him instantly to the ground.

The streaker was escorted from the field by police.

He faces a fine up to 3,000 Australian dollars (C$2,775) for the pitch invasion, and is expected to be charged with willful exposure by Queensland state police.

Symonds could face a serious punishment if the International Cricket Council decides that he breached section 4.2 of the player’s code of conduct relating to a physical assault of a rival player, an official or a spectator.

The sanction for that is a suspension from five test matches or 10 limited-overs internationals up to a life ban.

Marie Digby biography

2009-05-07T22:06:00.017+05:30

Marié Christina Digby (pronounced /mæriˈeɪ ˈdɪɡbi/ marry-AY DIG-bee; born April 16, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. She is best known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's No. 1 hit "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007. The song was subsequently played on the radio station STAR 98.7, was featured on the third season opening episode of the MTV show The Hills, and peaked at #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Digby performed the song on the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly on August 2, 2007.

Digby, whose mother is Japanese and father is Irish American, is the eldest of three siblings. Her two sisters are Naomi (born December 12, 1985) and Erina (born August 8, 1987). She began writing songs during high school in Los Angeles, California. After completing her sophomore year as a philosophy major at the University of California, Berkeley, she came out into the public eye when she won the 2004 Pantene Pro-Voice competition with her song Miss Invisible. The grand prize for the concert included working with a professional producer on an album, $5,000 and performing on stage with other top performers.
Digby is recognized on YouTube for her simple popular music covers, which include Linkin Park, Rihanna, Maroon 5, and Nelly Furtado, as well as her original compositions. She has over 156,000 subscribers and her channel has been viewed over 4 million times. As of May 2009, she is the 11th most subscribed musician on YouTube, ahead of names like Chris Brown, Taylor Swift and Tay Zonday.

She also held a Autographed Guitar Giveaway Contest on YouTube. Contestants were asked to create an original video including her hit single "Say it Again" in any way. She once recorded a video of hers in the bathroom because "The bathroom has the best acoustics in the house".

On April 8, 2009, "Breathing Underwater" was leaked onto the internet, months prior to the new June release date.

On April 9, 2009, Digby responded on her MySpace page to those concerned about the leak:

"Yesterday, my album advance was sent only to the folks at my record label, radio DJ's and music supervisors. It is just inevitable that one of those people are going to try and make a buck or put up the music just for their own personal satisfaction. It's sad but it's just a part of life. But the truth is, I love this album so much. I am so proud of it and I am almost excited that now people who really want to, can listen to all the hard work that I've done over the last few months. If you feel the need to buy the album off of ebay or to download the whole thing for free just remember one thing please. I live and breathe music. It is all that I do in life and all that I want to do for the rest of my life. Please know that the one way you can help me continue doing it is by supporting my album. If you can't afford 8 dollars for an album, then you can always support your favorite artists by even just purchasing a song or two! If an artist I love had made a new album and it was on the internet, I would probably want it too !! But I would undoubtedly go and buy the album with pride on the date of release as well.. but that's just me :)"

courtesy : facebook photos

Just check out how small we are!!!!!

2009-05-07T21:41:00.015+05:30

Some of my works!!

2009-05-07T20:18:00.011+05:30

if u want 2 b a fotographer..

2009-03-06T07:53:00.033+05:30

IF YOU WANT TO B A PHOTOGRAPHER, U GOT TO DO THESE!!!

oddly enough weddings

2009-03-02T10:50:00.009+05:30

Kanjana Ketkaew, 35, (R) with scorpions on her gown, kisses her groom Bunthawee Sengwong, 29, with a centipede in his mouth, during their wedding ceremony on Valentine's Day in the Thai resort town of Pattaya, about 130 km (80 miles) southeast of Bangkok February 14, 2006. Kanjana holds a world record for staying in a plastic cage with 3,400 scorpions for 32 days. Her husband holds a world record for staying in a cage with 1,000 centipedes for 28 days.

Grooms carrying their brides run during a mini marathon celebrating the New Year in Sanya, south China's Hainan province, January 2, 2007.

Minature poodles Rambo and Josie attend their "wedding ceremony" to mark the upcoming Valentine's day in Bangkok on February 10, 2003. Many "newlywed animals" including rabbits, roosters and hens attended the event.

Ekaterina Dmitriev (R) poses with a life-size cut-out of her bridegroom, Yuri Malenchenko (L), at a press conference following her satellite wedding to the orbiting space station Commander, August 10, 2003 in Houston. The state of Texas allows weddings where one party is absent and the pair exchanged vows via satellite hook-up at NASA during weekly designated family teleconference time.

A Japanese couple, Takahiko Kawada (L), who works for Japan Coast Guard and Harue Suzuki, walks during their wedding ceremony in the dolphin's aquarium at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of Tokyo September 25, 2005. The aquarium was rented for a wedding ceremony for 320,000 yen ($2845).

Yevgeni Okayevich (R) and his bride Galina Grann ride their motorbikes during their wedding in central Kiev July 5, 2008. Picture taken July 5, 2008.

A Chinese woman wearing a 60-metre-long bridal gown shares a moment with her partner in a park in Binzhou, east China's Shandong province, August 2, 2005. It took 20 workers more than four months to finish the gown. Photo taken August 2, 2005.

Indian villagers hold two toads decorated with flowers and vermilion during their wedding ceremony at Khochakandar. Two toads decorated with flowers and vermilion go through a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony at Khochakandar, 365 km (225 miles) north of Calcutta, June 5, 2005. The 5000 Indian Rupees ($115) ceremony was held by Indian villagers hoping to propitiate the rain gods and end a dry spell. Some 400 people cheered and blew conches as women put streaks of vermilion on the female toad's head while a band played music and priests solemnised the marriage to the chanting of Hindu hymns.

Happily lived ever after and after

2009-02-23T18:47:00.002+05:30

I was trying to move on,
With my life, with my love.
But all of the sudden she appeared,
Tears in her eyes asking what went all wrong,
Even though there were no reasons nor words.
Lips were zipped, hands were shivering and cold
I don’t love you anymore!!
And I just walked out.

And I just woke up.
Haunting inside my head
Can’t believe I am broken inside
Why just can’t you get out of my head
Why just can’t we have a happy ending
Sort of Happily lived ever after and after thing..