Barghavan Rajeshkanna
Barghavan
Rajeshkanna
Selected Work
Projects
Moonlit cave shrine matte painting

Moonlit Shrine

Matte Painting

Still Life

Still Life

Procedural Modelling and Shading

Turtle Quilt

Turtle Quilt

Python Project

Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Python Project

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Moonlit Shrine

A matte painting of a cave shrine lit only by oil lamps and a crescent moon. The work is built in depth layers, from the wet foreground rock through the seated cow and the sanctum to the open night sky beyond the cave mouth, with atmospheric haze used to separate each plane and hold the scale of the space. Lighting is the core of the piece: the warm pools of lamp flame are kept as the only source of heat in an otherwise cool frame, so the eye travels inward to the central figure without needing any hard compositional lines. Colour, value and edge treatment were balanced across the whole frame to keep every element sitting convincingly in the same light.

Moonlit cave shrine matte painting
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Still Life

A cinematic still life project focused on composition, shading, and visual mood. This work explores realistic materials, lighting balance, and polished presentation through procedural workflows. The project emphasizes a refined visual style while maintaining strong form, texture, and cinematic framing.

Still Life
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Turtle Quilt

Turtle Quilt is a Python-based generative design project developed through coded pattern creation. It explores repetition, structure, color rhythm, and algorithmic composition to build a quilt-inspired visual. The focus of the project is on procedural logic and creative image generation through Python workflows.

Turtle Quilt
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Data Visualization

Data Visualization is a Python-driven project that transforms structured data into a stylized visual output. The work focuses on clarity, composition, and readable design while presenting information in a visually engaging way. It combines analytical structure with a cinematic presentation approach.

Data Visualization
Barghavan Rajeshkanna
FX Artist
FX Artist specializing in pyro simulations and rigid body dynamics, creating cinematic visual effects through procedural techniques and physically driven workflows.
Education
Present
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA Visual Effects
2023
IMAGE Creative Education, Alwarpet
Diploma in Creative Education
2021–2024
SRM University, Ramapuram
B.Sc Visual Communication
2021
Vana Vani Matric Hr. Sec. School, IIT Campus Adyar
Higher Secondary
Software
  • Houdini logoHoudini
  • Nuke logoNuke
  • Maya logoMaya
  • After Effects logoAfter Effects
  • Photoshop logoPhotoshop
  • DaVinci Resolve logoDaVinci Resolve
  • Unreal Engine logoUnreal Engine
Focus
  • Pyro Simulations
  • Rigid Body Dynamics
  • Procedural FX Workflows
  • Lighting and Look Development