Rain + Trekking + Adventure = "Inspiration"

It's been some crazy days full of heavy rain in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai as well and I managed to find some beautiful spots in Navi Mumbai for trekking this weekend like the Driving range waterfall near the Golf course in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai near to the notorious Pandavkada waterfalls this particular waterfall is very safe and secure spot for trekking along with family, there are many waterfalls at the very same spot so even when the spot gets crowded you can find multiple sweet spots to enjoy the serene beauty, I visited this place in the last week of June during moderate rainfall. So here are some pics of the spot which you can surely visit with your family and friends and enjoy safely.

(The most fun part of the trip was the company of my cousin and we felt very much refreshed after enjoying the driving range waterfall)

After trekking around the driving range waterfall the next waterfall near to us was the Pandavkada waterfall but due to safety issues, we decided to abandon the plan and then on we moved to the next waterfall which is Saraswati waterfall in Sector 6 of Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

At Saraswati waterfall, I managed a few pics because the climb was a bit tricky and handling the camera along with other gears was challenging.

But at the foot of the waterfall, it is a very safe spot for kids and family but if your adrenaline junkie you should try climbing to the very top of waterfall source but beware having proper gear is a must like trek shoes, shorts and so on.

part view of the valley from where waterfall pours down it's quite deep inside but a memorable and exotic spot.

Pic after the overhead conditions were clear.

(The highest point where you need to take care of all safety precautions before making the climb.)

So that's how the adventure was and after the trip, on the very same day I tried a crazy idea which I saw on youtube "5 minutes craft" channel the video was all about creative DIY ideas using cement but my results were horribly weird but I did enjoy the process well hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and come up with a better finished product than mine.

I used the gloves which you get along with hair colour products or you can use any cheap ones from the pharmacy.

This picture I took as soon as I filled the gloves with the water-cement mixture and I used rubber bands to tie off the ends. I kept the gloves 2 days for drying.

Use pencils or any object to give your hand any shape or position which you want.

                                         

(Results after one day of drying where I realised I have made some mistakes)

The trick to getting a good finish is the amount of cement and water mixture and the way in which you place your product for drying overnight also make sure that the cement is spread evenly in whatever mould you are using.

My cousin made an amazing X, Y plotter which you can find online on Youtube but since I was very much fascinated I really wanted to share it to you, the craziest thing is that he used a CD-ROM contraption which he acquired from scrap and using this scrap he built a beautiful X, Y plotter. 

                                         

X, Y Plotter in action, printing Popeye.

That's it for this time folks I hope you enjoyed my today's post since it was full of adventure and DIY stuff until next time keep sketching and experimenting with new and inspiring stuff around you and I will make sure to bring new exciting stuff for you in the future post BYE! Z'AIJI'AN!

Art Attack

It has been a few crazy weeks where I tried experimenting my art on various mediums and also by accident I happened to stumble across some mural works done by one of the cool and amazing mural artists from the home town and it was greatly inspiring to see their work and really it was mindblowing and awesome to see these live artworks. So grab some hot coffee and sip through today's colourful post. Enjoy............!

(This mural work was done by artist NME @NME_GARFITTI

very very crazy and awesome)

(NME if you are reading my post I am a big fan of your mural work the moment I saw it for the first time and I wish I could do a project with you)

(Another crazy and amazing artwork by an artist named @MOOZONE)

(@MOOZONE your artwork is really really cool 'N' crazy 'N' amazing)

• After witnessing such awesome inspiring murals it served a great inspiration for me hence I wanted to experiment making a concept art on some crazy fun medium and for me, it was a drainage pipe elbow joint(ceramic).

(The height of the elbow joint was about 40cm high and the diameter of the ceramic pipe is 6")

(Chalk outline)

• I tried experimenting with Artist acrylic colours by Camel and it was a great success!

(Stage1: The outline)

(Stage2: playing with colours)

(Stage3: Final detailing and low light snap)

(Stage4: Final artwork)

• Please don't forget to comment on today's experimental artwork in the comments section below if you want to see something similar or if you have something new which you want me to experiment with please leave your ideas in the comments below.

• Time for some photography session #snaptime #Dadar

(I really like this snap but the placement of the sun behind makes the snap a bit annoying since the picture is too bright but overall I felt lucky to be at the right spot to capture this moment)

• Sketch time

(Iron concept sketch)

(Bags concept sketching)

 (Furniture concept sketching)

(A small teaser of my upcoming big Illustration on large canvas size chart paper)

So, friends, that's it for this time please please please don't forget to share my blog if you felt connected with my artwork and also do subscribe to my blog by logging in with your Gmail-Id you can subscribe to my blog easily, it does help me to improvise on the content which I bring forward for all the art lovers out there. That's it for this post until next time keep working, follow your dreams, enjoy every bit of life, laugh, play and most importantly JUST be CREATIVE and seek INSPIRATION from the life around you. #SPRH.

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The twist

Days were going pretty much simple Ideation, concept sketching, painting on weekends and looking for street art, Pinterest, Artstation for inspiration and so on..., well only till that one fine day when I came across Makers Asylum in Andheri, Mumbai I went through their website from where I learned that it is a makers space where you can do DIY stuff and build your own projects using their tools and equipment paying a membership fee to them. What more cool stuff they have is that they conduct various workshops and month-long programs which I decided to be a part of, D.I.V.E 2019 a 30-day program having 7 teams of 5 to 6 members per team and we had to work on UN sustainable development goals.

> Select the UN (sustainable development goal)

> As a team arrive on a problem statement.

> Make a solution like a prototype/field testing/documentation.

> Finally launch your product if you want to as a crowdfunding campaign and the final pitch in front of all the jury and members of the Makers space.

Well the twist for me was not just this program where I did prototyping and prepared a crowdfunding campaign but my co-workers were students from management school in France and It was a lovely experience working with them in a team. JUST AWESOME! THEY WERE SMART AND COOL!

Dharavi field study for our Good health UN (SDG)goal.

Our prototype air filter(I know its not much savvy but we wanted it to be frugal).

• Well moving ahead some sketching which hit my head during this program. 

(watercolor painting- I was trying to create an anime painting but it still looks like a kids work got to work more on the details)

(a comic character from my imagination, I used watercolor)

Some animal practice sketching(I referred Pinterest for the practice).

• Concept sketch work and ideation for my online portfolio:

• My fellow readers, please please don't forget to give me your feedback about my concept designs and if you felt connected to any of my designs please don't forget to mention in the comment section below.

A walk down the Girgaum Chowpatty beach inspired me to take these pics below:

Before I end today's post I would like to share my painting which I did from my heart as a symbol of friendship with my new friend from France Mr. Paul Carpentier, we did the prototyping work together & connected on a lot of things during the D.I.V.E 2019 program, Paul is also an Engineer and has completed his Business management studies.

That's it for today people I hope you had a fun time going through today's artwork and some of my adventures and I will continue with the journey ahead and keep you posted of all the magic and fun in my journey of design and art, au revoir! people.

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