Paper Pencil Podcast

This episode does start on a smelly note, but I promise you it picks up pace as we talk about Varun Nair and his artwork.

Varun Nair is an Indian artist currently based in Paris, France. He graduated from Gobelins school of image in Paris with his student film winning an Annie Award. He is currently working as a co-director and visual development artist at Illumination.

We talk about his journey from drawing Hindu Gods in Mumbai to making some insane character designs for his projects, both personal and for the studio.

His work:

@varunnair92

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My work: @swarnavod

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Debjyoti is an animator, filmmaker, illustrator from Kolkata. We talk about his experience maneuvering through life while trying to find a direction. Finding his true self in NID Ahmedabad. Working on projects with Disney, ESPN, his animated series Korona that touched quite a few hearts on social media. We also talk about his experience working on Music Videos for Indian rappers Prabhdeep and Divine. 

His work:

@debjyoti.saha

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My work: @swarnavod

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This week Christina aka Potatoface joins me for a conversation from Australia. 

Christina is an illustrator and animator from Pune, India. She opens up about her journey, teaching herself animation, her influences; we talk about her massive success with the animated Instagram Reels she creates that have gone viral ever since she started posting them on her page. We talk about her process, future plans and how she deals with pressure.

Her work:

@_potatoface__

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My work: @swarnavod

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This week Aditi aka GoodBadComics joins me for a conversation about her journey as a web comic artist.

She opens up about her life, learning from everything life threw at her. Channeling her thoughts and ideas out into the world through her web comics.

We also discus her process of creating comics, making some money with this craft, buying cat food and a few other things.

Her work:

@goodbadcomics

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Gumroad

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My work: @swarnavod

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"My fanboy moment with Lavanya Naidu." That should be the alternate title for this episode.

So this week, my absolute favorite children's book illustrator Lavanya Naidu joins me from Melbourne. 

We talk about my fascination with her work, the fact that she and I are from the same place and have tons of things in common. 

Oh and we also find time to talk about her journey, experiences at NID, feeding her ARTwork to ARThopods, dinosaurs, her experiences working with other amazing artists and a lot more. 

Her work:

@lavanyanaidu

Behance

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This week Kaveri (and her cat) joins us from Goa. We talk about how books and comics shaped her childhood.

Her interest in visual storytelling, graphic novel, comics, her life at NID, her Google Doodle and more.

Kaveri's work:

@kaverigeewhiz

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This week, it's Sanjana Chatlani joining us from Mumbai. Sanjana is a calligrapher and the founder of The Bombay Lettering Company. 

We talk about her entry into the world of Calligraphy at the age of 25. Quitting her job to work on her brand. Building a wide list of clients from across the world.

Sanjana shares her tips on building a brand, gives us insights about the luxury industry, managing a team and finally we talk about calligraphy and spelling mistakes. 

Sanjana's work:

www.bombaylettering.com

@bombaylettering

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@swarnavod

This week Anwesh joins me for a conversation. We talk about his journey, falling in love with art from a very young age, filling sketchbooks as a kid, finding a way back to his art in Engineering college to his experiences in NIFT Delhi. We talk a bit about NFT and also Patachitra. Oh and we also talk quite a lot about fashion.

His work:

@anwesh.sahoo

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Ankita is a visual designer and creativity coach based in Goa, India. 

We talk about her journey and her experiences while helping people realize their creative potential. We also talk quite a bit about her habit of journaling and various reflection activities that she does throughout the year. Oh and we also talk a lot about her love for excel sheets.

Check her work:

@ankitashinde

Website: ankitashinde.com

Her Design Studio website.

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Join us in this week's super unstructured and organic conversation.

You can check her work on:

@tiki_lava

Behance

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