A.x.E - The Revival of 2078

Project complete

2008-07-13T19:21:00.005+05:30

Hi everyone this is my final year project work.

CHARACTER DESIGNS and a COMIC BOOK based on a fututristic interpretation of an
Indian Mythical Legend of
LORD PARASURAM.

The Title

2008-04-25T19:34:00.007+05:30

Instead of Parasuram A.x.E the Revival of 2078, I changed it into a simple design with an idea that a viewer can be pursuaded to buy it..I've added a poster.

Parasuram- the warrior saint

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The final detail design for the warrior saint.

The comic logic

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The comic book

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The cover page and the inside cover.

The comic book

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the title, pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

The comic book

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Pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14....continued in older posts

The comic book

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Pages 15,16,17,18,19,20 and the back cover

A.x.E design logic

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Alloy X Engine

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first sketch's head seemed to have a cunning look and later changed to a better one

R8 design logic

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R8

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R8

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I've explored a exotic look in thyese thumbnails

J3 the design logic

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J3

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thumbnails of J3

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my idea of J3 is a massive proportioned and heavy armed human looking organt

The subterranean slum

2008-02-14T23:32:00.003+05:30

This is the subterranean slum. I imagined a network of huge tunnels during the late hours .. also can be called as 0-volt land because of the tiny yellow bulbs lighting the slum all through 24hrs...

the fort of KARTAVEERYA

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this is the aerial view of fort of KARTAVEERYA... a dormant volcanic crater like formation... a natural fort and a strategic location.. there is PARASURAM (mythical) overlooking the fort..

The entrance to the fort of KARTAVEERYA

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This is inspired by the Chaitya hall entrances in the AJANTA caves...

the CSTIO labs

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This is the lab where the organtics are produced. The overview looks like a nuclear power plant... This is not the final ..yet to be logically consolidated..

the city 2078

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a view of a metrodrome from a walkway to it.

the lava flow in the outskirts of island base

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Islands or new lands are formed by volcanic activity under the earth's crust which when flows out and gets cooled to become solid. Here a scientist is overlooking at the lava flow..

The island base

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This is done by layer composite method of finding unique shapes and patterns using abstract black & white thumbnails. I have not come to logical conclusion of the elements in this ...anyone out there on live wire help me....

vikas ballal final

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the first one is optional and the second is the final design

Pencil renders of mythical Parasuram

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Preliminary attempts on Parasuram A.x.E

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The scientists

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1)RUMAN iyer, 2) SUSHEN acharya, 3)VASU odeyon and 3)VISHWA pandit.

Vikas Ballal

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Vikas Ballal - the head of CSTIO labs. While characterizing this i always had in mind the brutal historical characters like Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, General Dyre- man behind Jallianwallahbagh shoot out. The sketches reveal a Gothic look with hanging robes. But I am confused with the color options. Anyway the face is inspired by that of Mussolini, the hair style is inspired by that of Hitler and General Dyre's half closed right eye all after the scribbles.

Arjun Srivastav

2008-01-14T00:18:00.000+05:30

The chief scientists of CSTIO labs & the right hand of VIKAS BALLAL. The look is something which is inspired by characters which i come across... and there it caught my eyes a short & stout look with a bulge on the forehead after a lot of scribbles. The character is a nerd.

Organtics

2008-01-14T00:02:00.000+05:30

I have designed two types of organtics. The first one is a Capturer and the second one is a commando. In the line of inventions of these organtics the first one stands at the tail and climbing above comes the commandos and later will be independent thinking machines....to be done ...

Tripura sundari

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Tripura Sundari is the goddess who initiates the thirst for the quest of divine in all human beings. Tripura Rahasya is the text dealing with the practices of her worship. This secret was taught to Parasuram by Dattatreya guru. The final appearance is under preparation. Her appearance will be redesigned according to the iconographical terms.

Warrior make-up of Kartaveerya

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scribbles on chariot of Kartaveerya

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Kartaveerya - the mythical villain

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On the throne.This design is inspired by a ritual dance called 'Theyyam'. Iconography indicates red colored garments.

Kartaveerya - the mythical villain

2008-01-13T23:03:00.000+05:30

Here are the clean-up and colored versions of Kartaveeerya. Iconography explains him as a local deity with thousand arms.

The thousand arms is represented as tentacles

Kartaveerya - the mythical villain

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Here are the scribbles on Kartaveeryarjuna.

The warrior make-up scribbles

BHAGAVATR

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Here is Bhagavatr- the great grand father of Shireenya who is an expert in all the Vedas. This includes thumbnails and two options for the character which is yet to be finalized. the first one has more of an primitive and ritualistic attitude and other with that of nobility.

shireenya

2008-01-13T21:44:00.000+05:30

Here are the clean ups and colored versions of Shireenya. The skin color is pale because of the absence of natural light in the subterranean slum

a short research on hindu iconography

2008-01-13T19:40:00.000+05:30

a short research on hindu iconography opened a new ream of symbolic designs which could be adopted to my designs.

CHANNA VEERA a cross belt form of ornament worn by deities known for their valor.

JATA MAKUTA Jata is the the matted hair on sages. In order to free themselves for the frequent care for hair they applied an milky exudation of certain tree which prevented dirt sticking to it and also can be conveniently coiled upor rolled. Makuta means the crown. Jata makuta is the crown like formation when the matted hair is ornamentally coiled or twisted. This is more seen in varied forms in the sculptures of Lord Shiva.

KANCHUKA This is a close fitting garment covering the upper body. Armour is also a form of Kanchuka.

KANKANA Bangles worn on the hand is called Kankana. It is a sign of auspiciousness.

KATI BANDHA This is the waist band.This is a cloth or chain with jingling bells or just a plain thread.

KEYURA This a armlet worn on the upper arm.

KIRTI MUKHA This is a monster with protruding eyes, fierce fangs and teeth. This seen on arches behind dieties and also on on the waist band. The word means the face of glory. Originating from the matted hairs of Lord shiva this monster started devouring Rahu an emmissary of Asura by name Jalandhara who fell in love with Parvati. Rahu was pardoned as he begged Lord Shiva and the monster could not satisfy its hunger. on Shiva tellig it started devouring its own body till the head.

KUNDALA The ear ring is called the kundala.

A close up

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This is the close up of the mythical Parasuram which was earlier created.... the back pose standing.....

THE BREAKDOWN

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My story's focus is on the origin of PARASURAM A.x.E. Though changes are expected later here is my idea on the number of issues the comic would make with regard to the origin of the icon character. After the breakdown the story can run around 10 or more number of issues. This is not a confirmed idea as determinig the number of issues will depend on the script and time span depiction. Follow the mind map for the details.

enter the future

2007-11-07T22:54:00.001+05:30

follow this link for an introduction of the story.http://www.parastory.wikidot.com

The year is 2078. VIKAS BALLAL is turning evil. ARJUN SRIVASTAV the chief scientist being VIKAS’s right hand marches along with his organtic creations.

4 scientists working for CSIO labs get a common dream .A phenomenon ‘PH XXX’!!. Driven by the dream they decide to march against VIKAS’s evil designs. These scientists are RUMAN iyer, SUSHEN acharya, VASU odeyon and VISHWA pandit.

A spy organtic smells foul and detects the secret meeting of the four scientists. They were discussing the phenomenon PH XXX!! and plan a strategic procedure regarding the development of a super powered organtic inspired by the dream of PARASURAM. The spy attacks the scientists and RUMAN iyer is captured the rest manage to escape. RUMAN iyer is tortured to reveal the designs but he succumbs with loud voice ‘PARASURAM!!!!’

The spy reports this to VIKAS & team. They are confused by the term ‘PARASURAM’ and a special team is deployed on a research .

Meanwhile the 3 scientists SUSHEN acharya, VASU odeyon and VISHWA pandit disguise themselves and break apart in search for the relics of PARASURAM.

VISHWA pandit comes across the subterranean slum and happens to meet BHAGAVATR an exponent of ancient Indian philosophy and mystics. He is supposed to be the grand father of SHIREENYA. SUSHEN acharya finds the ‘TRIPURA RAHASYA’ and VASU odeyon finds the ATHARVA VEDA (has references of lethal weapons)and DHANURVEDA. (The science of weapons supposed to be first taught to PARASURAMA by Lord SHIVA). All the 3 scientists meet up in the subterranean slum which is suddenly attacked by the organtics under speculation of the presence of the scientists. BHAGAVATR is killed in an explosion minutes after handing over the relics to scientists SHIREENYA is left orphaned.

After a nail biting escape the scientists find themselves in a strange island.(yet to be explained) The island is a newly formed island in the LAKSHADWEEP archipelago, yet to be discovered or detected. LAKSADWEEP archipelago was formed during the eruption occurred when PARASURAM wield his powerful ax which struck the earth’s core releasing molten. This area remains active and generates islands time on time.

The scientists begin their intensive research and create a female organtic .RENUKA A8. which can procreate an super organtic when a sperma cored organtic cell is introduced. Unfortunately they fail in their attempts to create this sperma cored organtic cell.

Meanwhile in CSIO labs a powerful organtic with its ability to produce sperma cored organtic cell is developed. JAMADAGNEE 3. They are yet to develop a female organtic which can create a super demon organtic rendering CSIO the most powerful labs to overpower the earth.

The presence of the new island is detected and the organtic forces headed by JAMADAGNEE 3 is deployed there for a thorough search .

JAMADAGNEE 3 and troops find out the hiding of the scientists and attacks. During the attack JAMADAGNEE 3 encounters RENUKA A8 . RENUKA A8 has its special decoding ability which can alter the programs of similar organtics. JAMADAGNEE 3 gets decoded and functions against its own troops. The whole troop is terminated. The destroyed organtics emits signals to lab which in turn successfully patch up the coding of JAMADAGNEE 3 .

JAMADAGNEE 3 emits harmful radiation making the scientists paralysed. JAMADAGNEE 3 encounters RENUKA A8 again now newly programmed to treacherously destroy RENUKA A8 after rendering it procreative. Sperma cored organtic cell is released into RENUKA A8.

Sperma cored organtic cell reacts with the procreative cell of RENUKA A8. During this there happens a divine phenomenon.

KALKI the avatar of kalyug is set to incarnate . Before this, it sends a portion of the incarnation for the preparing the right circumstances for the great descent.

KALKI the kalyug avatar is said to incarnate to destroy the complete human race. In this time period every human turns into asura creating evil powered organisms. So Lord Visnu incarnates as KALKI to wipe off these asuric humans from the face of the earth . Then it destroys the earth itself to create a new one. KALKI will be incarnating in a organtic prototype created by the asuric humans rather than humans. This turns the organtics against their creators itself destroying them.

KALKI’s portion incarnates in to the hybrid prototype of RENUKA A8 to create conducive circumstances in the era of organtics for the great descent.

THE partly DIVINE HYBRID ORGANTIC IS FORMED.

JAMADAGNEE 3 turns this hybrid against against RENUKA A8. RENUKA A8 is destroyed . Now JAMADAGNEE 3 transfers special powers to hybrid rendering its divine portion active. This divine being more powerful than JAMADAGNEE 3 permanently decodes it which in turn brings back RENUKA A8 and the scientists to normal.

Now the scientists start experimenting on the hybrid unknowing its divine content. They arrive at a conclusion that there is missing portion in it, which is a human gene, when introduced into hybrid turns it into a complete controllable super powerful organtic which they assume to be equivalent to PARASURAM.

They develop a gene detector which is programmed to detect that particular gene which can create the super organtic. This is deployed to search for the gene, eventually landing in a strange and rare island .

This island is actually a portion of another planet where the Chiranjeevi PARASURAM is leaving!!.

Planets have different life cycles for egs; one day in Jupiter is x number of earth days . So the belief that PARASURAM has a long lifespan is supported by the theory that He discards the earthly body to get trans muted to another planet continuing his life.

On the call of the divine Chiranjeevi PARASURAM is transmuted back to earth in that strange and rare island. But PARASURAM is at verge of completing his life cycle on that particular island and to be trans muted to another.

The gene detector identifies the gene in Chiranjeevi PARASURAM and gets it just before Chiranjeevi PARASURAM leaves the body.

Meanwhile the KALKI portion gets to know the success of the gene detector. Divine duty is to destroy the evil and the seeds of the same. So if the scientists could create the super organtic they would be invincible eventually turning them demoniac.

The phenomenon PH XXX reoccurs in the scientists where they are informed they were the reincarnations of PARSURAMA’s brothers. Now they had to sacrifice themselves making way for the divine. In reward they will be trans muted to higher regions.

The divine hybrid then dutifully kills the scientists . The gene detector introduces the human gene strand into the partly divine hybrid . Thus

PARASURAM A.X.e is formed.

The CSIO labs deploys special troops to destroy JAMADAGNEE 3. They are successful. JAMADAGNEE 3 is destroyed due to which RENUKA A8 degenerates. Thus PARASURAMA A. X.e begins his termination campaign against VIKAS BALLAL’s designs. Thus the REVIVAL

A Sci fi temple complex!

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'shireenya' thumbnails

2007-10-26T22:28:00.000+05:30

Shireenya a subterrenean slum dweller in 'PARASURAM 2078'. Will be working more on this as distinguishing outlook is yet to be explored.

an environment sketch

2007-10-25T01:43:00.000+05:30

I have worked on marker & pencil thumbnails keeping in mind a subterranean slum!
Picked the one with a cave-like entrance to the slum with city debris around. This is my first conceptual environment and took more time experimenting the digital media.

More DeSiGNs in COLOR

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a colored one

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1)VISHNUDHARMOTTARA PURANA says that the body of Parasuram is red in color and his clothes are white.
2)RAMAYAN describes him having matted locks, body smeared with ash, holding an double edged axe and Vishnu's bow in his hands.
3)I added the red strips to his clothes with refrernce to the Kalari payattu costume.
George kindly check this work ....eager for your response

mind map

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Parasuram thumbnails

2007-10-05T22:58:00.000+05:30

Here are thumbnails of the character 'Parasurama'. I have played around with abstract shapes and patterns keeping in mind a primitive nature of the outlook.

STORY

2007-10-05T04:59:00.000+05:30

STORY IS HUNTED DOWN!!

After a pretty good search of mythological and folk tales here I am with this story

LEGEND OF PARASURAMA
Parasurama was the warrior saint born to saint Jamadagni and Renuka devi. He killed his mother and four of his brothers on the commands of his father. He was bestowed four boons with which his
1)mother,
2)brothers were brought back to life
3)he became unconquerable and
4) had a long life span..

. Once the powerful king Kartraviryarjuna forcibly took away the sacred cow from Jamadagni. Parasurama waged a war against the thousand handed Kartraviryarjuna, killed him and brought back the holy cow. On revenge, his sons killed Jamadagni during the absence of his sons. Enraged by this Parasurama took a vow to wipe out the Kshatriya race (warrior clan) from the face of the earth and killed everyone along with Kartraviryarjuna's sons. Thus he conquered the world which was to given away to sage Kasyapa and Parasurama went to perform austerities on Mahendra mountain..

. He is the sixth avatar of lord Vishnu and also one among Chiranjeevi's(immortals).Anyhow his Avatar is supposed to have ended with his his meeting of lord Sri Rama in RAMAYANA..

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'ANATOMY OF DAVID' An illustration revealing the muscles and skull of Michelangelo's 'David' Media: Oil pastels

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Sketch of my project guide GEORGE SUPREET

Project synopsis

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IDEA:

Character and environment designs for a story based on Indian myth and legends. Launch a comic book based on the above. (Story is on the hunt)

INSPIRATION:

Virgin Comics

CONTENT:

Visualization of the characters and environments of the story.
Character design includes the physical body, designs for the suits, weapons and vehicles.
Environment designs includes different geographical and conceptualised environments.
Development of the Character Bible which includes personality and attitudes apart from the above designs.
Organization of all the designs into a complete and compact design manual briefing the story, procedures of visualizing the characters and environments from the scratch to the finish.
Introductory or the 1st issue of a comic book based on the story positioning the icon character.