30 Day Drawing Challenge (continued)

Day 11 : Turning point in your life

The biggest turning point in my life was definitely going to NID. When i came to know that i was accepted, it was the first and last time that i made the leap of joy, mainly because it was so unexpected. Here i was, all ready for my first rejection for college, but i made it :)
I think its important that everyone go out and live alone for sometime while growing up. That's how you learn more about yourself and the world outside, that's when you try new things, learn to think for yourself rather than accepting what you've been told and have the space to do everything. Its not for no reason that animals send out their young ones to explore the world by themselves. We must follow their lead.

Day 12 : Most Recent Accomplishment

I don't know if this counts as recent or even an accomplishment, but i really feel proud of myself for being able to live alone in a new city. Living alone is quite difficult. I know its not a big deal, lots of people do it. But to expect a person to go to work everyday, cook meals, wash clothes, more work, entertainment, meet people, to truly care for yourself on your own is too much. 

Imagine this, a completely empty and dirty house with nothing in it. Everything from washing and cleaning up the place, to hunting for and buying used furniture to utensils, to have have done all of that, on my own, without anyone's help, is for me, a big deal. But a furnished house still isn't a home. Only when you are at peace with yourself and love what you do, can you truly be happy in such a situation and not have things feel like a burden. I feel good to have accomplished this. And also, to have learnt to drive well. I feel like a rock-star when i drive home from Pune. Now i really feel that i can survive in any city, with whatever i have been given (or not given). I can make myself a home, i have grown :)

This is also something that really do feel like putting up here. Its about the brief stint i did with frog and the chance i got to work with this guy. To get the chance to work with someone you admire and idealize, in whatever capacity, for whatever short time, is something only few people get to do. I am glad i did and hope i get the chance again someday.
P.S. i am pretty sure he wouldn't like it if he saw this, if he ever does.
P.P.S. i many have become obsessed with GIFs again ;)

Day 13 : Comic

The only comic i used to read as a kid regularly was Tinkle and mostly the Supandi tales. I would buy the latest issue and read Supandi in 5 minutes and while away the time till the next issue by reading the rest of Tinkle.
But ever since i started reading Calvin and Hobbes, that has become my favourite comic.

Day 14 : Favourite Fairy-tale

Honestly, i don't have a favourite fairy-tale. They are all the same essentially. Recently, i saw this series of minimal fairy-tale posters. I wanted to try making something like it. So i chose the tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk" to try this. The idea of a seemingly infinite tree with something awesome at the top appeals to me in a way. Although my illustration is hardly minimal, i mostly achieved the image i had in my mind.
Also, just to brush up on the story, i started reading a book and i am going to try making illustrations for all the stories (or atleast the ones i like) in as minimal a way as possible.