Behind the Brush: How My Paintings Come to Life
Ever wonder what happens between a blank canvas and a finished piece? Join me behind the scenes as I untangle my thoughts, layer by layer.
The satisfying moment of peeling the tape off a finished piece. This video shows the reveal of my poster color portrait, with clean, crisp borders.
Sometimes a painting doesn't work out, so I paint over it. This video shows the process of transforming a failed painting into a new acrylic portrait, giving it a second life.
A quick time-lapse of me working on a gouache portrait. This video gives you a peek into how I build up layers to create the face and hair.
A short video showing the process of a watercolor portrait coming together, from mixing the skin tones on the palette to laying down the final colors.
This time-lapse video shows how I painted the face for my orange and blue watercolor portrait. It's a quick look at how I build up shadows and highlights.
A close-up video showing the details of my "You and I" commission piece. You can see the fine brushwork and the texture of the watercolor on paper.
A detailed video tour of my "Reality of the Cosmos" painting. I zoom in on the different symbolic elements, like the planets, the geometric patterns, and the central figures.
A glimpse of my stall at an artisans' pop-up market. It was wonderful to showcase my handmade paintings, bookmarks, and other products and connect with people in person.
This video shows a collection of original landscape paintings by artist Vinod Balan, available through my platform Tristellart.
About Behind the Brush: My Creative Process
Painting isn't always linear, and honestly, the best pieces often come from the messiest attempts. When I hit a creative block or a canvas just doesn't feel right, I don't discard it. Instead, I layer over it. That is how you get that rich texture and depth in my acrylic works—it is a constant cycle of adding, covering, and refining until the final image feels true to the original chaos in my head.
My Creative Ritual
For me, painting is about quietening the noise. Whether I am working with heavy-body acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas or delicate gouache on paper, the process remains the same: I start with an emotion or a half-formed idea and let the medium dictate the next step.
Mediums & Techniques
- Impasto & Texture: When a piece calls for physical depth, I use palette knives to build up layers of acrylic or oil paint. This impasto technique creates a 3D effect that feels alive under different lights.
- Watercolor Layering: This is my exercise in patience. Building up skin tones or sky gradients in watercolor requires waiting for the paper to dry between washes. It is a slow, meditative process that I love to share in my time-lapse videos.
- The Art of the 'Oops': You will see me frequently painting over failed attempts. Every mistake is just an underpainting for the next, better version. It adds history to the canvas.
Why Custom Commissions?
When you commission a piece, you are not just getting a painting; you are getting a piece of my process. I like to keep clients in the loop, sharing updates from the initial digital sketch to the final varnish. Whether it is a stylized portrait for a wedding or a large-scale cosmic narrative for your living room, the goal is to make something that feels like yours.
I ship across India with specialized packaging to ensure these pieces arrive in the same condition they left my studio in Bengaluru. If you have a vision, let’s talk.
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