Studio Eeksaurus

“Murder Mediocrity”— the mantra of this year’s D&AD Festival — is something our Creative Director, Suresh Eriyat, has embodied throughout his trailblazing journey in animation filmmaking. This year marks his fourth time on the jury panel of the prestigious D&AD Awards. Live from Southbank, London.

ASHȚA-DIKPALAKA The concept of “guardians of cardinal directions’ (dik-pala or loka-pala) is an ancient one, as old as the Vedic texts. The directions were originally counted as four and associated with the ruling chieftains. Rämäyana, for instance, holds that the ruler of the realm will receive greatness from Indra who guards the Eastern direction, restraint from Yama who guards the Southern direction, comeliness from Varuna who guards the Western direction, and wealth from Kubera, who rules over the Northern direction. Early Buddhist texts also enumerate four divinities in the four directions: Dhrtaräshtra, the gandharva chieftain in the East; Virüdhaka, the kumbhanda chieftain in the South; Virüpäksha, the någa-king in the West; and Vaiśravana (Kubera), the yaksha king, in the North. Later, with the addition of two directions, one above and the other below, the directions became six. We find in Atharva-veda and Krshna-Yajurveda, the concept of over-lords or guardians (adhipati or rakshita) of six direc-tions: Agni in the East, Indra in the South, Varuna in the West, Soma in the North, Vishnu (Krshna-Yajurveda has Yama instead of Vishnu) below (called fixed’ direction). and Brhaspati above (‘upward quarters’). There were also six wardens associated with these directions: Asita, Tiraśchi-raja, Pradaku, Svaja, Kalmåsha-griva and Svitra respectively. It became more usual to count eight directions, four major directions (dik) and four inter-directions (vidik), and to visualize guardians of these directions as sovereigns ruling over their realms. #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #procreate #ancient #sculpture

Agra-kundala This ear ornament, seen often in Siva, Visnu and Devi forms, curving towards the face/cheek. These are distinct from karna-kundalas that hang at the lobes- the agra-kundala occupies the upper ear rim or frontal lobe, forming part of a layered system of earrings described in the Rupamandana and Silparatna. It is often spiral or curved in design with beaded edging, sometimes likened to the conch (Sankha) motif,Manasãra (Abharana-vidhi) - indicates a curvilinear form with a floral or jeweled crest(Sikha).Sritattvanidhi (Sigara-prakarana) - shows frontal ear-pieces (agra-kungalas) as spiral scrolls or petal-bordered loops complementing the karna-patra. #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #procreate #ancient #sculpture

YAMUNA One of the river-goddesses (the other being Ganga), frequently represented on the door-jambs of the temples during the medieval period, she is distinguished by her mount tortoise (kurma-vahana) (even as Ganga is known by the makara-vahana).Also known as. Kalindi (because of her originating on the Kalinda mountain) According to a story given in Varaha-purana, the river became black, when, Siva distraught at the death of Sati, jumped into it. Iconographically she is represented as black in colour (kala- vigraha), standing upon a black tortoise, wearing a garland of blue lotuses (kantha-nilotpala-sraja), and two armed, showing in one hand the gesture of boon-bestowal and in the other the gesture of protection. #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #procreate #ancient #sculpture

RUST SPACE THEME STORY SCENE #art #amongus #photoshop #artist #xppen

Doofy was a small dog. A beagle. With famous predecessors like Snoopy and Gromit, Doofy was rather snooty as a dog. Not one you could cuddle with, nor one that would jump and hug you when you reached home. But he would always come to the door when we arrived, only to get a very specific part of his body scratched. For 13 years, he was rarely left alone. Even during our travels abroad, Doofy ensured he attended the studio from 9 AM to 5 PM, complete with masala dosa lunches and apples stolen from teammates’ bags. Anyone objecting to his right to steal apples was rewarded with permanent imprints of his teeth. He was vegetarian by choice, pretended to be satwik, and later revealed a surprising love for beer. He hated walking on dirty roads, but would happily dunk himself into the wildest rivers. Doofy filled our years with very little barking and a lot of indiscipline. No place was off-limits for him, whether at home or at the studio. My Amma hated sharing the sofa with him when he visited our home in Kerala. He didn’t care. I once told her he was UK-returned, and she believed it because he carried himself with permanent British entitlement. Doofy loved us immensely, though we had to dig deep to discover it. He became a shadow to my wife, a playmate to our child, and with me, he was empathetic whenever I needed him to be. The rest of the time, I was simply his scratching machine. An autoimmune disorder eventually took all his fur away. And on Saturday, the 25th of April, he left us. Now the air is clean. No floating fur. No guests complaining that the house smells of a dog. But to me, Doofy is everywhere. A few months ago, an animal communicator told us what Doofy wanted to say: “Tell them I love them a lot. I just don’t show it well. But they mean the world to me.” Doofy, you meant the world to me.

Some stories don’t lose their warmth with time, they simply feel even more familiar. ☕ Revisiting the full “Tea Stall Chaos” saga by @studioeeksaurus feels a lot like returning to a neighbourhood tea stall you’ve known forever. Full of oddball moments, quiet humour, everyday characters, and the kind of observations that make you smile instantly. What makes the film special is how effortlessly it turns ordinary chaos into something deeply human and memorable. As always, Studio Eeksaurus finds poetry in everyday clutter, and reminds us that the smallest moments often hold the best stories. What did this one remind you of - a place, a person, or a memory from your own everyday life? For more inspiring stories, keep exploring CreativeGaga.com #creativegaga #animation #artist #artistoninstagram #friday

How we made the music For ‘’Pune Design Festival 2026’’ . . . . . . . Director - @nijin_nazeem (Nijin Nazeem) Creative Director - @suresheriyat (Suresh Eriyat) Executive Producer - @nilima_eriyat (Nilima Eriyat) Music Director - @susmitnimbhorkar (Susmit Nimbhorkar Sound Design - @massivemusicstudios (Massive Studios) Project Co-Ordinator - @nishantnandgaonakr (Nishant Nandgaonkar) Animator - @wicked_padosan (Kratika Sunkar) Animator - @tanvi_palathinkal (Tanvi Palathinkal) Animator & Hand Model - @sohamdraws (Soham Samant) Animator & Editor - @niro_101 (Nirvaan Gangoly) Assistant Animator - @sillypinknose (Sakshi Kamat) Assistant Animator - @trushartv (Trusha Rahate) . . . [Pune Design Festival 2026, Music Production, Animation, Sound Design] #musicproduction #punedesignfestival #sounddesign #animation #trend

BHADRA-PİTHA Auspicious seat or throne on which the deity is seated; the word also signifies a variety of pedestal . When the height of the pedestal is sixteen units, accommodated in eight parts. it is called bhadra: the bottom-most part is Upana, the one above it is Jagati. above i is Kumuda, higher than that is Kampa. above it Kantha. second Kampa, and above it Pattika,the top-most part is Ghrta-vāri. According to Suprabheda it is one of the four pithas (others being padma-pitha, vedika and pari-mandala). #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #procreate #ancient #sculpture

RUST Moon Set design Thanks to @kushbhaiii @sparsh.umarikar for photos #setdesign #space #art #moon #3d #model #spaceship #3dmodel #artist #scrap #amongus #painting #design #avantikauniversity #interstellar #cornfield #cristrophernolan

JANAN YANTRA Janana is called “the one who is the progenitor of living creatures,” and one of the thousand names of the Lord Vishnu (Vishnusahasranama) enumerated in the Mahabharata. The epithet refers to the deity’s preeminence and role in the cosmos. The yantra consists of a large, downward pointing trikona, feminine & yoni-containing forty-nine smaller triangles arranged in seven rows. There are seven rows of downward pointing, light value trikonas, beginning with seven in the uppermost row; and six rows of light value, upward pointing trikonas, masculine & linga—beginning with six in the uppermost row. The total number of feminine-centered trikonas are twenty-eight, the total number of masculine-centered trikonas are twenty-one and a total of forty-nine (7 × 7 = 49) feminine- and masculine-centered triangles. There are thirteen feminine- and masculine-centered triangles along each side of the larger triangle. Three is also a number of some importance—referring to the triangle. Three denotes perfection, the trinity and is considered to be the first masculine (odd) number and therefore has certain precedents as a vivifying force. It is a most sacred number. It is exemplified in: the trinity of Brahmá, Vishnu, Shiva; the trinity of Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Parvati; the Three Regions or the Three Worlds (Indic: Triloka) namely (Indic) Arupadhatu, Rupadhatu, Kamadhatu; the Three Cities (Indic: tripura); the Three Forces (Guna) (Indic: sattvaguna, rajoguna, tamoguna); and the three steps taken by the Lord Vishnu in his Vamana-Trivikrama avatar. It is visually represented by the triangle, the most stable of all forms. #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #procreate #sculpture #ancient

Jain Iconography #ancientindiansculpture #sudhirwolf #ancient #procreate #sculpture