Hello everyone! My name is Anika Bajpai, and I am a senior at Windermere High School. I have been very passionate about pursuing creative arts for as long as I can remember, and over the last few years I have been developing several digital arts and animation skills. Art is my way of expressing my thoughts, emotions, and vision. and I truly cherish this gift of creation. I have been fortunate to be able to channel my passion for the arts to helping members of my community through my non-profit organization, ANIKA ART FOUNDATION, which I had started in 2018. Since then I have been volunteering extensively within the US and abroad.
As you go through some of my artworks below, you will see different forms of digital and visual art that best express my artistic visions, such as 3D Animation & Modeling, Painting, Drawing, Sketching, and Motion Graphics. My other interests include listening to music & enjoying all of the viz effects of Marvel movies over the last decade!
-Anika Bajpai
I created this 3D simulation model using an application called Autodesk Maya. The process started with creating a standard sphere in the object plane, and I created it as my particle emitter point using the tool “N Particles.”
I then created an animation time frame to run the simulation. Each particle in the simulation can be manipulated to look a certain way. On the left side attributes panel, you can control each particle’s color, size, and shape. In the attributes panel, I also manipulated the emission rate, direction, speed, spread, collision, the gravity of how each particle will disperse. After 2-3 weeks of testing it out and seeing how the flow and colors were impacting the Galaxy’s structure, I was ready to render the final image using Autodesk Maya’s built-in “Arnold Renderer.”
The inspiration behind making this model was my interest in spatial galaxies and planets. I love studying about different galaxies like our Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, and I wanted to create something original.
I created this model using an application called Autodesk Maya, and it was the most extensive effort across any of my projects. I started by bringing simple shapes and geometrical features such as a plane, where I could manipulate the number of lines and points it would have to model out my petals. After manipulating each aspect, I used Autodesk Maya’s texturing tool and softening tool—which softens the flow of lines and shapes within a layout of an object—to shape each petal with some details. I then created the stem using a cylinder and extruding and elongating to create a thinner shape. I also replaced the lines and vertices and added edge loops to advance the structure further to further model the leaves. After the entire model of the rose was done, I had to add a “texture design” and colors to each petal. I leveraged the “UV Disassembling Process”, to ensure each petal is displayed in an upright position on a 2D map so I could use an external application to enhance the design.I took the UV map into Adobe Photoshop, where I used a digital paintbrush and an opacity tool to create a softened look for each petal of the rose. I then uploaded the edited map for the petals into the UV section, but did not repeat this process for the stem and leaves because I wanted to manipulate them within Maya directly.
The next and final stage was lighting and rendering. Because I wanted to have a background behind the rose, I had to create a SkyDome. A SkyDome uses an “HDRI”—high-dynamic-range image—which makes the object-centered around in high definition, and the final render reflects the background. So, for example, I chose an HDRI of a sunset to get an orange light reflection on some of the petals of the rose.
After setting that up, I decided to revisit the colorings of the rose, stems, and petals. I recolored them to match with the background lighting effects. Finally, I was ready to render with the Arnold Renderer, so I first made the background transparent and jumped to Adobe Photoshop one last time to add a garden background that matched the color of my rose. Now, I was done with the entire project.
It was such a fun project but very extensive in time; it took a total of 2 months to model, texture, shade, light, and finally, render the image.
made this painting in March 2018 as part of my entry in a local event, Art In The Square. Art In The Square is an event where artists from neighboring local districts or different states within the US display their artwork or sell their products. I was in 8th grade at the time, and I wanted to practice my acrylic painting skills, so I settled on a simple painting of mountains by a lake. The end product looked very calm and peaceful, and my school selected my painting to be exhibited in the aforementioned event. .
The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco held an art exhibit in Fairview, Texas, in 2015 as a way for artists of all ages to participate, win prizes, show off their artwork, and potentially sell them as well. I decided to paint a scenery inspired by the mountains in Switzerland, and submitted my art work for selection.
Each of these paintings was created to be exhibited and sold at the House of Shine Holiday Fair in Dallas, where kids of all ages come to sell their Christmas products and raise money for the charity or organization of their choice. I decided to make two different Christmas tree paintings as simple decorative pieces that would appeal to almost everyone. Both of those paintings sold for $50 each, and that money went to Make-A-Wish-Foundation.
I have created most of these personal sketches inspired by several observations throughout the years. Little did I know that some of my early work using free form style would become the foundation for the much larger pieces of art I created to benefit several non profit organizations worldwide!
This sketch of a scene from a pond with lily pads and lotuses was actually made without any reference or observation. I started creating this piece of art solely on a mental image I imagined thinking about a small lake. I made this sketch with Crayola Color Pencils, and I had learned shading techniques at Himanshu Art Studio in India when I was ten years old. I will always cherish that incredible experience because I got the opportunity to learn strategies from other talented students at that Art studio
On another occasion, I was asked to draw a scene from the classroom using the ‘line weight’ technique. By using that technique, I was able to manipulate which area in the drawing expressed specific values and provide shading to certain parts of the setting. Although it’s probably not very obvious, this drawing is a close-up of a hula hoop on a vertical metal bar with holes in it to place screws. Like the previous drawing’s reference, the scene was based on random objects on random tools or stands.
In 2019, I took an advanced drawing class in school, and one of my elective assignments was to draw anything in the room from observation using the techniques of mass and shading. When I chose a scene to draw from observation, I sat beside a ladder with lots of random objects, and my teacher set it up for inspiration. The photo that I took of the setting really struck me as a potential scene I could use and display the techniques I envisioned. It was the first time I used the mass technique, and I was pleased with the result.
One of my assignments in Advanced Drawing II in 2019 was to set up a composition with multiple objects aligned in an “S-Curve”. This composition technique is very famous in drawing because it leads the viewer throughout the painting in a trail from the formation and placement of each object in position. It’s supposed to keep the audience engaged. I took a blanket at home, a few oranges, and a bowl of blueberries to place them in that formation. It worked really well, and even though some aspects of the drawing look unrealistic, it still captures the viewers’ attention and engages them to look at the piece quite thoroughly.
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