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 'Exploring the Ballpoint' is not a mere 'how to draw' book. It goes beyond the technique and sets an example of exploring a medium of a ballpoint pen. Shirish Deshpande gives a rich experience of line, texture, and nuanced colors out of a ballpoint pen in his portraits and landscapes. Like an engraving or etching, it produces a unique quality of a drawing or print.

- Deepak Ghare
- Author of many books on art and senior art critic, Mumbai.

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'Exploring the Ballpoint'
हे पुस्तक नुसतेच मार्गदर्शन करत नाही तर त्याच्या पलीकडे जाते. शिरीष देशपांडे यांनी बॉल पॉइंट चे माध्यम विलक्षण कौशल्याने हाताळले आहे.
एखाद्या मुद्राचित्रात जसा रेषा, पोत आणि तरल रंगछटा
यांचा अनोखा अनुभव येतो तसाच तो शिरीष देशपांडे यांच्या व्यक्तिचित्रे व
निसर्गचित्रे यांच्यामधून येतो.

- दीपक घारे
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"Got my copy of the book yesterday. It is truly amazing. Beautiful drawings, tips, techniques, and references. I am very glad to have this book in my collection. " - Vivek Kumthekar, Pune.

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Hello Shirish,
Have been wanting to reach out to you for a long time. Yes not only did I get the book, but you will be absolutely thrilled to know that my son began to implement some of the concepts within the next hour. So it is so amazing to see new sparks and for that, I want to thank you profusely. We (and he in particular) have been observing each of the pictures with such great keenness.

This was a gift from me to my family, and to say that was well-received is an absolute understatement, and for that Thank you :) Looking forward to more such inspiration.

- Jeevan Betgeri, USA
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Excellent gift for daughters on their birthday..
- Dr Adwait Aphale, Kolhapur
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Dear friends,
I recently ordered Shirish sir's book on ballpoint pen art. It's a wonderful endeavor by sir, he takes you through different stages of using ballpoint pens for paintings, from choosing the pens to the final work. I genuinely felt that it could be used by anyone, even someone who is completely new to art but wants just to try something. Ballpoint is also not a common medium and it's hard to get guidance on how to use them and the techniques.
Thanks a lot, sir 😊
- Shipra Gupta, Bangalore
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It is such a treasure to have a signed copy of the 'EXPLORING THE BALLPOINT' book by our very own Shirish Deshpande, an eminent artist from Belgaum, a tremendous master artist of ballpoint pen art. This is a beautiful book by him, which contains the guidance and techniques of rendering with a ballpoint pen in step by step process.
- Punya Keerthi P, Bangalore
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“This book by the famous artist Shirish Deshpande is for those wanting to explore a new medium - the ballpoint pen. The book explains the steps in a simple language that is easy to understand. The author’s vast experience
in the field of art is used to guide us step-by-step in this unique art form.
- Sridhar Comaravalli, Cartoonist, Bangalore.
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Received your book. And honestly, I love every single page of it!
- Oindrila Pal
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Your book is a very good reference which I have been searching for all these days..Rightly said Ballpoint pen art is a stress reliever..Thank you for the book, sir.
- Vanitha Sivaraj
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got my book today and love it. very impressed. I am going to send the link to meg and see if they can order from there
- Martha Philbeck, USA
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