Archive - Colourful Chronicles

How I found my illustration style!?

6 months into daily practice with a set goal and direction, lots of choosing and loosing, finally the struggle is over...

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Cover Design and Illustration

This is how it feels...Converting Original Art (from daily practice sketches, paintings and illustrations) into the Cover Art and writing Story Synopsis

Jun 9 •

May 2025

Colourful Chronicles : Playful Soft Pastels 22 May 2025

A recording of live illustrating a children's illustration portfolio piece with soft pastels. Some personal rambling and art tool tips!

May 29 •

56:53

Colourful Chronicles : Playful Soft Pastels 15 May 2025

Watch now: How to explore Colour Keys for a story moment. A recording from yesterday's live video is available to subscribers only!

May 16 •

34:24

Colourful Chronicles : Playful Soft Pastels 8 May 2025

A recording from yesterday's live video and notes and thoughts...

May 9 •

57:53

Colourful Chronicles : Playful Soft Pastels 1 May 2025

A recording from Gunja Bhatt's live video and some takeaways along with Lightbulb moment of the day!

May 1 •

1:08:06

April 2025

Playful Soft Pastels : Live with Gunja Bhatt

A tester live session, recording from Gunja Bhatt's live video today.

Apr 30 •

36:55

Landscape painting on location with watercolours.

So many beautiful houses to paint at Drung River, Tangmarg, Kashmir, India.

Apr 22 •

1:01

Plein Air Painting at Kashmir, India.

I'm so glad to share that I could get some personal me time during my most recent family trip to Kashmir, India this Easter holidays.

Apr 20 •

0:32

Character Design and Expression Sheet

I sketched, drew line art and illustrated an urban cat character in full colour + developed some interesting story narrative as part of my Children's…

Apr 11 •

Exploring Alcohol Markers

from swatching, listing colour names/codes to sketching characters, backgrounds, developing story narratives and what not?

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Let's talk Textures!

Using traditional media to create textures.

Mar 21

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