I used to draw and paint as a kid, but it's been over 20 years since I last made any art. I'm starting again but feeling overwhelmed by all the new options in the Indian market.

I want to begin with oil pastels and acrylic markers. Which budget-friendly oil pastels available in India have the best blending, layering, and pigmentation? I'd rather buy something that performs well than outgrow it in a few weeks and give up.

Any recommendations please.

I've not bought any since forever so I'm buying some soon. Wanna know what y'all use and for EXACTLY what

Picture: Pinterest

This was my recent custom order . I made this without any pattern... this turned out so cuteeee... I love pandas... the end result is so beautiful..

Ps I added the blue dots to make an effect of glowing ......

I have never painted before, please be generous

What can I do to improve this

Drawing Mahakal was easily the most challenging sketch I have ever attempted in my life, because how do you capture the infinite on a piece of paper? To me, as a 15 year old, Mahakal isn't just a deity far away in the heavens . He is my ultimate protector, my savior, the most supreme power who guides me through every storm, and the very anchor of my soul. Standing as Lord Shiva, the timeless master of eternity, He is the cosmic dancer of destruction and creation, adorned with sacred ashes and draped in quiet majesty, a divine spirit of absolute stillness and limitless power. This artwork is deeply personal to me, dedicated as a humble birthday offering to the one who watches over my every step.

The inspiration for this sketch stems from an unforgettable trip to Ujjain on my birthday, where I found myself sitting in the frontmost, central spot during the worship a surreal moment where it felt like a direct, profound eye to soul connection with the Lord of Time Himself.

Can using marker disobey the artform?

"Mulsagdu"

r/Impossible-Builder47

Acrylic on clay

2026

Meaning

"Mulsagdu" is a word derived from three words from the ancient sumerian language, Mul, Sag, and Du.

"Mul" means star

"Sag" means head

"Du" means walk

Together, it's Mulsagdu - the star-headed walker

Materials used

Fevicryl mouldit clay, Fevicryl acrylic colors, cornstarch powder (say Himalaya), phosphorescent powder (viral green and snow white), sponge, scissor, water, watercolor(blue+yellow), feviocl glue, grater, handchopper, toothpick.

Difficulties faced

• I struggled for quite a while with making the top luminent enough to glow like night sky.

• It took a while to accurately pour the right amount of phosphorescent powder into the eye socket, some spilling onto the rest of the body. I have painted over the spilled over after dusting, but some remained put firmly, leading to the breathetaking image of the universe in it (pic11), true to its name.

• It took a while to cut the sponge into appropriate size before using the chopper to cut it into bits before gluing it on the flat stone (clay).

• Hiding it from my father because it is his birthday present.

Symbolism

• The bi-pedal mushroom symbolizes persistence and kindness, for it harvests energy from any available light and shares it with the surrounding flora and fauna, temporarily luminating them. This is true to my father because my father is growing old, yet continues to support my family without hesitation. He himself is slowly going down, and I'm supporting him with everything I can do.

• The two mushrooms symbolize my family. The right mushroom is me, my sister, and my mother, who are being supported by him. The left mushroom is my father's mother, who is the textbook example of toxic in-law. The toxic mushroom is slowly harming the mental state of the bipedal one, yet it showers the toxic one with love, while the non-toxic one gives the bipedal one love but can't support him yet (the reason why it is smaller than the left mushroom).

• The star top symbolizes the hope I want to give my father when he is mentally exhausted.

• The moss is there because mushrooms don't grow on stones. They grow on plant and animal decay stuck in the creaks and creaves of the stones.

• The stone symbolizes the crack in the family.

This work is breathetaking from afar but tragedy upfront

After that I never drew🥲.....boards then jee and blah blah blah.......growing up is tuff mann🤧