A Chaotic History of the Three Body Problem
I then introduced a third sphere, and to my astonishment, the situation changed completely. Like I said, any geometric figure turns into numbers in the depths of my mind. The sphereless, one-sphere, and two-sphere universes all showed up as a single equation or a few equations, like a few lonesome leaves in late fall. But this third sphere gave “emptiness” life. The three spheres, given initial movements, went through complex, seemingly never-repeating movements. The descriptive equations rained down in a thunderstorm without end.
Jötun
I made this for no reason. It’s based on a photo I took in Iceland (see below).
The Menger Sponge in Unity
I created a Menger sponge generator in Unity. A Menger sponge is a fractal curve. The steps to create one go like this.
Simulating the Three-Body Problem in Python
I then introduced a third sphere, and to my astonishment, the situation changed completely. Like I said, any geometric figure turns into numbers in the depths of my mind. The sphereless, one-sphere, and two-sphere universes all showed up as a single equation or a few equations, like a few lonesome leaves in late fall. But this third sphere gave “emptiness” life. The three spheres, given initial movements, went through complex, seemingly never-repeating movements. The descriptive equations rained down in a thunderstorm without end.
The Day I Met My Match - One of my first pieces of writing
I found what is possibly the strangest writing I’ve ever seen written by my fourth grade self. I present to you the unfiltered, Bank Gothic font edition of “The Day I Met My Match.” - written by me in 4th grade. I won’t even tell you the premise because I doubt anyone’s expecting this.
Python Playground: OpenGL!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 8: Autostereograms!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 6: ASCII Art!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 5: Reynold's Boids!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 4: Strings
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 7: Photomosaics
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 3: Conway's Game of Life!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
Python Playground Chapter 2: Spirographs!
In October 2022, I started reading Python Playground and wrote an article to mark the day I started.
SATOR - Escape The Room... With Code
On the 27th of September, I was chosen along with a friend to create an escape-the-room event at my school as a part of its annual science fest IRIS. I was surprised when I got the message saying that our pitch was approved since we did it partly as a joke, not expecting anything to come through, but I was enthusiastic. The idea was to have a group of puzzles in a room that the participants needed to code to find the answers to.
First 3D Modeled Commission!
I recently recieved my first commission for a 3D modeled character called “Cymothea”. It was modeled using Blender based on sketches I recieved.
Starting Python Playground
As of today, I’ve taken up the challenge of finishing every program in Mahesh Venkitachalam (my dad)’s Python Playground - a collection of Python programming projects full of art, music and simulations. I’ve read up on my first chapter and am planning on implementing it very soon, so stay tuned.
Sketches of Dune
Recently, I’ve been reading the entire Dune saga because of how much I liked Dune (2021), so I decided to sketch out some of my favorite parts of the movie using Photoshop since I found a new set of brushes for it.
3D model of The Rocinante (The Expanse)
I made a 3D model of the ship Rocinante from The Expanse for my dad’s birthday. I’m really happy with how the print came out. Take a look!
Classification of Handwritten digits with Tensorflow
Recently, I took up NVIDIA’s course on Machine Learning with the Jetson Nano - a short four hour course that gives you an introduction to machine learning using the Jetson Nano and Python. As a part of the course, I created a short project to classify handwritten digits using Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Networks and the MNIST database.
Inktober 2021
3 days of Inktober2021 - A tardigrade, a mech and a no-face version of that one cursed cat photo.
The Inglorious Basterds Sketch Collection
Inglorious Basterds has become one of my favourite movies and Tarantino one of my favourite directors, so I drew my favourite characters from the movie. Hans Landa and Also Raine. Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt are absolute amazing’ to watch on screen and while I love this movie end to end, these two are the best part of it.
Doctor Manhatten in Watercolor
I drew Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen. Zack Snyder’s movie is definitely one of my favourites and the comic is probably the best of DC. This watercolor sketch doesn’t do the scene justice but here’s the attempt anyway.
Luke Skywalker for May the 4th
Drew Luke Skywalker for May the 4th. I was also surprised by a reply from Mark Hamill himself for the artwork!
Rorschach (Watchmen)
Just finished reading Watchmen and I thought it’s the best of DC. My favourite character is definitely Rorschach and Doctor Manhattan, so here’s my pen and ink sketch of Rorschach.
Death Stranding - Surreal, Strange and Awesome
Over the last two months, I played Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding and I absolutely loved it. The writing, the aesthetic, the characters, the music, the scenery - all brilliant. The gameplay, not as much. Here’s my review of it.
EyeWriter
I’ve been working on a prototype for a project I call eyeWriter. The basic idea of eyeWriter is to track the user’s eye movements and determine where the user is looking on a screen consisting of several communication options and thereby finding what the user wants to communicate. The project has been put through three different competitions and receieved a large number of suggestions. I’m still developing the product into its final version but a peliminary ‘proof-of-concept’ prototype is complete. Here’s a short video I made about it.
More 3D prints!
I made a couple more 3D printed minifigs. It is super fun to model, extemely tedious to edit and very satisfying to see the final result. I made an android with a very w i d e head and the 3D form of Kodamas - a small set of creatures from Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke.
Graphic Novelisation of the Last Question
“The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light.” - The Last Question, Issac Asimov
Volunteering to repaint an old government school with Youth for Parivarthan
Youth For Parivarthan started 6 years ago when Bangalore’s title started to change from “The Garden City of India” to “The Garbage city of India”. To change the city’s image worldwide, they started this organisation. Apart from spot-fixes the organization also indulges in orphanage and old-age home visits, organizing drawing and other competitions for kids, organizing blood donation, health & dental check-up camps, awareness campaigns, RECYCLOTHON, voter awareness campaigns, traffic awareness campaigns, tree plantation drives, lake rejuvenation projects, etc.
2020
2020 is at the moment 13 hours from being over so here is my summary of this hellish calender abomination in one sketch. It’s hard to fit everything into one drawing because so much happened so it is possible I missed a few things but I think I’ve got all of the major events. Let me know what I missed.
3D Printed Robot Creature
New 3D print! It’s the android I keep drawing. Thank you VB4U for the printout. It’s made using Blender and Clip Studio Paint.
Lunar Photography
A few months back my cousin (who I thank for being patient enough to watch me aim a telescope for thirty minutes) and I tried to take photos of the Moon. We were aiming for the Tycho Crater because it’s really prominant and also just challenging enough to it fun for non astrophysics enthusiasts. However due to a large number of bees, we did not succeed. Yesterday, I decided to finish what we started and complete our noble quest (yes, I feel rediculous typing that). Here are the results -
Inktober
Inktober - the month where hundereds of artists make a pen-n-ink sketch once everyday. Sadly I did not succeed in doing one everyday but here are the ones I made.
Palm motion detection and tracking for drawing!
Recently I made a program to track my hand movements and translate that into cursor movements on the computer screen. I used OpenCV and Python3 to do so. Here’s how it works!
'Looking Skywards' - Illustration for a Contest
This was my entry for ClipStudio’s Annual Illustration Contest. Title - ‘Looking Skywards’ (I am not that good at titling artwork)
My first 3D print!
I just finished my first 3D printed object - it’s a model of Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. Here it is! It’s about 9 centimeters tall and jet black… or shiny black… whatever kind of black you think this is -
Quantum Entanglement and Communication
It’s about time that we heard some good news.
Illustration for a PCB
I made an illustration for a PCB called ThermAlert made by Electronut Labs! Take a look.
Gymnasts
Mando
I recently watched The Mandalorian and I absolutely loved it. It was nothing like the new nonsense that the Star Wars movies have been taken over by. It has amazing CGI, epic dialogue and brilliant scenery. Since my dad liked it as much as I did, I decided to make this as his birthday gift.
Sketches from Athanatos
Now that the two parts are over I wanted to share my sketches of different stuff from Athantos and its concept phase.
Athanatos
A direct sequel to X, Athanatos begins months after their visit to the lava moon Hades where Ryan, Zack, Alex and Sam are back in the game as they are forced to live underground to survive nuclear bombings. They finally have to find the man with the answers - Ryan’s long lost father along with the aid of a turncoat assassin. War is at hand and the fate of humanity depends on a rag tag team of teenagers.
Eminem Sketch
I made a sketch of Eminem. I like his music.
The Mandalorian - a review
The Mandalorian
School Magazine Drawings
Recently, my school asked me to illustrate the cover page of the school’s magazine. I also drew some sketches for some of the articles in the literature section. Here they are!
X
For the past six months I’ve been writing a two part science fiction story. Finally in Feburary I released the first part on wattpad!
Freeze - A short story
Our civilization would someday end. We’ve known this for a long time, just that we didn’t know how or when. Ironically, civilization is dying because of something designed to save it.
Pumpkin Sketches
I drew some pumpkins in the place of scenes from movies and anime for halloween. Take a look!
Area 51
The Area 51 raid is here! I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen but the jokes and memes that were created along the way were just awesome. So here’s my contribution to the mountain of mentions that this thing has got.
The Ark - A short descriptive story
It has been four days since we left Earth. Today will be the last day where the blue drop of ink - a dot in the blackness of space - that we call home, will be visible. For the next half a century, the titanium walls of The Ark will be humanity’s home in the cosmos.
DriveSense
The legend of DriveSense began somewhere in the early 21st century. Its idea was created by a Hardware Consultant of age forty five and a teenaged cartoonist who wrote this article. The project’s main idea was to wake up a driver if he were to fall asleep. It was built for an annual competition TechExpo in IIT Guwahati.
My sister and I
Rakhi came around and I made this little drawing for my sister. Take a look!
Tote - A Four Legged Robot
Hello everyone! After a few weeks of work I finally have this to show - The Tote.
Browsers
Lord of The Rings in my sketchbook
So I recently watched Lord of the Rings again and decided to draw some of my favorite characters:
Endgame Sketches
Avengers Endgame was an amazing movie. Full of action, emotion, and the conclusion that Marvel Studios has led up to since 2008. So I drew a bunch of random sketches called Avengers: Before Endgame.
The A.C and my dad
I made another small comic strip about my dad… this time it’s about how he always increases the A.C temperature whenever he thinks I’m asleep.
DIY Alexa
Introduction
Micheal Jordan Poster
My poster for a Basketball event at school.
Sky Lanterns
I have been working on an anti air pollution initiative that was made possible because of Ashoka Ventures, an organisation whose slogan is “Everyone is a changemaker.” It encourages everyone to make some positive change in their surroundings no matter how small.
Starships - A comic
I am reading “The Future of Humanity” by Michio Kaku and I feel very inspired. This 4 panel A2 poster is based on the chapter “Building a Starship”.
Poster for a Comedy Show
A while back, I made a poster for a comedy show hosted by my friend so that we could get some donations for a charity. The show was called ‘Laughing Gas.’ Here’s the poster.
LASERS
I made a poster explaining how lasers work for my classroom wall. Also it’s very fun just to run around yelling LASERS.
My First Circuit
I made my first working circuit today using a PIR motion sensor and an LED that would light up whenever something moves.
Mystery of my Mom's Handbag
Recently I was in the car with my mom when she asked for her phone. What follows is an ‘almost’ exact representation of what happened
Exoplanets (Comic)
Hello everyone! Previously on this site I have done a few posts on exoplanets. So here is a full version of almost everything I have done on this topic in the form of a comic.
My mom and trees
My mom knows every detail of every tree she has seen inside the Lalbagh botanical garden. So I made a comic showing exactly what it feels like from my perspective.
A Suitcase
When you go for a trip, your suitcase will be so organised that you would have labels for every sock. After the trip, well….
Health Bummer
I made a mini comic strip about what my mom does everytime we go to McDonald’s. Also if you go there do order the American Cheeseburger. It is awesome and nothing will change my mind.
Vader's Helmet (For Star Wars Day)
Today is Star Wars Day and for that, I drew Vader’s crushed helmet from the Force Awakens. Take a look!
Infinity War Parody
Infinity War is out and it had a shocking ending, so I made a parody! Spoilers ahead…
Darth Vader
I drew Darth Vader for my dad’s birthday using ClipStudio Paint. Take a look!
Adigas Comic
Some time back I drew a small comic about my neighbourhood for a competition. I chose all the place I cycle to, like where I buy my snacks and my favourite breakfast place. Done with Clip Studio Paint Pro and and Intuos graphic tablet, here it is -
Realistic Participation Certificate
“Why on Earth should any one give a participation certificate?” I mean seriously, why give a bendable piece of paper just to inform you that you participated in a contest? Especially when you made the decision of participating. Is it just to make you feel good over umm… trying? Well, if that is the case, it isn’t working. And I don’t think I’m the only one who feels like this. Come on, think about it. This is what an honest participation certificate should look like - written and illustrated by me.
Schrodinger' Worst Nightmare
Hello everyone. Now before I start this post, Happy New Year!!!! I know it it’s a little late but it’s better than posting in the middle of the year. Anyway, I drew a small comic. Hope you enjoy it.
Welcome to Massively: The Jekyll Theme!
Huge thanks to HTML5 UP for making this awesome template! Let's see what it can do
Ninja Alchemy
Hello everyone. Cue lame excuse for not posting for a while! Yup. But I’m back. Anyway, today I’m posting another comic.
Curious Incident of a Dog at Midnight (Book Review)
Recently I read this book with this ‘curious’ (get it?) title and I thought it was really amazing. Here’s a little review on it.
CUBISM (artwork)
First things first, cubism has nothing to do with cubes. (Unlike my initial impression.) Cubism is completely different. Last week, my mom showed this video of an artist drew a realistic object look abstract. It looked like a bunch of simple shapes coloured in a pattern. But when you look closely you do see the objects. The objects themselves repeated all over the place. It looked kind of simple by just looking at it, but it actually wasn’t. I browsed around and I found that was actually called cubism and it was made famous by the artist Pablo Picasso. With my mom’s help, I tried to create one of my own. I took a picture of a few things on my dad’s desk and made a drawing. But before that, here’s a little background on cubism.
Because I'm Batman! (artwork)
Out of all the MARVEL and DC comics I know, Batman has always been my favourite. I don’t known why I haven’t drawn him till now. But a week back I was watching a video of a guy drawing a 3d drawing of Batman and I thought - That was awesome. So I decided that I’ll draw Batman.
eyePod (artwork)
E.T?
Hello everyone and Happy New Yea… it’s four months into the year already. Sorry about the delay, but it’s just that I couldn’t really get a topic to write on until today and also because of exams. Anyway, back to the topic.
Cartoon Demonetisation
Hello everyone and welcome back. So if you don’t live in India you still might have heard of Narendera Modi’s Demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000. It’s all over the internet!. I made a little comic explaining demonetisation. And don’t worry none of the jokes in it are meant to be offensive. So here it is:-
Building a Digital Clock!
Hello everyone, and welcome back!
Leaves for Lord Ganesha
Hello everyone and welcome to a very quick post on what I did for Ganesh Chaturti. It is Lord Ganesha’s Birthday. Since it is a special occasion, a garland of leaves had to be hung at the front of the door. How did I make it? Well… Here’s how - First thing I had to do was to collect 80 leaves form a mango tree.
The Flexangle (tutorial)
Hello and welcome back to another tutorial. Sorry for not posting in a while (I had exams).
BB-8 drawing
Hello again everyone and welcome back to another drawing post. Today I present the cutest robot in the Star Wars universe. I’m pretty sure you guessed it. It’s BB-8!!! The little beeping robot from Star Wars 7. This drawing was not done entirely by me. My friend Aayush has helped me with the colouring. By the way I have a Star Wars movie review and if you have not seen it yet, I’ll leave the link at the bottom of the page. Anyway, here’s the video:-
STAR WARS (Movie Review)
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another review. This time it is a movie review and not a book review. Anyway, I watched this awesome movie, Star Wars : The Force Awakens and it was amazing! Now some of you who are reading this might not have watched the previous six movies. So I’ll give you a quick brief.
It's the last suit you'll ever wear...
Hello everyone. Today I present another drawing. This is the sketch of the famous Will Smith playing the role of Agent J in the trilogy of the ‘Men In Black’. An MIB fan will definelty know what the title means. If you are a science fiction and comedy fan, and have not seen it, I recommend you watch this awesome trilogy. The camera tilted during the recording so you will see a horizontal tilt in the last part. Sorry about that. Anyway, here’s the video.
The Martian(book review)
Hello again. I recently read this new book, The Martian by Andy Weir and it is just too cool. It is currently my second favourite book. It explains a man’s (Mark Watney) survival on a world where there is nothing except craters soil and frozen water. So I think you might guess that I am talking about Mars. Anyway, this book is from Mark’s point of view. Mostly in past tense, because he enters logs or electronic journal entries about his everyday life and survival on a barren world.
The Martian
Hello again. This is Aryan Mahesh back to work. So I watched the Martian(starring Matt damon as Mark Watney) movie a few days back and I thought Matt Damon did a really nice job on his acting. And plus he is one of my favourite actors. So I thought I’ll draw him with his EVA/ Space helmet on because it was a scene from the movie. And of course I drew him and took a time lapse using my iPod touch. I’ll leave the video and the martian trailer below. Hope you like it.
The snap change
Hi again. I got this magic trick which involves two cards. It’s called snap change by David Blaine. Here’s the link:
A Rubberband Gun with PVC Pipes
Our colony organised a small market for young entrepreneurs to make and sell any product of their choice. So my friend Aravind and I, inspired by an instructables.com post about rubber band guns, planned to make a variation of it.