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Meet the illustrator Chaitanya Krishnan

Meet the illustrator Chaitanya Krishnan

Please introduce yourself to us!

Hi, my name is Chaitanya Krishnan. I’m an illustrator and animator.
At the beginning of my journey I worked at various studios including a gaming company and then a Design Studio for 8years. After a year freelancing, I realised I wanted to focus on one thing rather than being a jack of all trades. So I cofounded a studio, where my partner and team create videos on various social/environmental issues. – Falana Films (falanafilms.com)

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horned devil caterpillar – alternative style ©Chaitanya Krishnan

Why do you make art?

I Always doodled, as far back as I can remember, and thats why I always knew that I belonged in a visual field.

Anything else would be unbearable. I make a new piece everyday.. its a challenge that i’ve set myself. Even on the busiest days, come 10:30pm.. I need to create something for an hr before I finally crash.

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©Chaitanya Krishnan

When working on a new project, what are the first steps you do?

Ideate.. sometimes with visual research on the net. At work we bounce ideas around the teammates. At home I do detailed personal studies into the subject.

I then move on to visual storyboarding/sketches. Trying out multiple mediums before I lock on one style+medium

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©Chaitanya Krishnan

What is your favourite artwork and why?

By someone else – all time favorite – Holbien’s The Ambassadors

When I first saw it in a book, the distorted skull was so bizarre, i thought it was a print error of some kind. Once I read up on it, I realised that it was optical illusion gold!

By someone else more recent – Emilie Stabell’s The Journey

Up until I saw this piece, I thought that I’d seen everything in digital art. This is a perfect example of an artist taking multiple mediums and crafting a cohesive finished piece!

My own – Daily Doodle Charging Deer

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deer charging©Chaitanya Krishnan

This was created a few months back and was the point at which I found that my 3d sculpting skills were turning an important milestone.

If you had to live inside a painting forever, what painting would you chose?

Claude Monet’sLa Promenade

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