| MEET THE FACULTY @ AAG | | | | Parmanu, Anthony, Shakti & Doga. Much |
| Educators | | | | respected by his students and peers, Tofiq is an |
| The soul of these programs is the teachers. | | | | inspiring teacher who takes pains over his class, |
| Faculty members have been carefully chosen for | | | | especially the weaker ones. |
| their exceptional skills, expertise and practical | | | | Mahesh Kumar |
| experience. | | | | Mahesh Kumar believes 3D animation is something |
| These are the people who have given tangible | | | | beyond life and reality. It’s like playing god |
| shape to animation in India, in fact, “they are | | | | where you give life to a character in a computer |
| the Industry by themselves!” | | | | generated world. Mahesh has worked with DQ as |
| Sachin Tiwari | | | | a full-time character animator on International |
| Sachin Tiwari has over 11 years of experience in | | | | projects and television series such as Mickey |
| illustration, design, cartooning and 2D animation on | | | | Mouse Club House and Mikkido. |
| various international cartoon serials. He has handled | | | | Vikas Praveen |
| accounts as diverse as Canon (Singapore), Bata | | | | Vikas Praveen is our In-House Expert in Lighting |
| Shoes (India) , Dabur (India), Yahoo e-cards, | | | | & Dynamics. His invaluable international |
| Malaysian airlines, Shell, MRF, Bajaj Capital, etc. | | | | industry experience in Rigging and MEL Scripting is |
| Sachin combines animation, fashion designing in his | | | | a vital component of any animation education |
| unique quest to innovate and has worked on | | | | program and we are glad to have a professional |
| everything from cover designs, catalogs, logos, | | | | of his caliber in our faculty. |
| and caricatures. | | | | Sandeep Bajpai |
| Faisal | | | | Industry Expert in Maya and Specialist in Modeling |
| A purist at heart, Faisal is a 3D Animation Expert. | | | | and Texture, Sandeep believes in bridging the gap |
| Not just that, he is a known Concept & | | | | between technology education and a skilled |
| Comic Book Artist and has equal amounts of | | | | workforce. His approach combines insights from |
| industry expertise in the field of International | | | | actual studio experience with the latest of |
| Animation Outsourcing. His creativity knows no | | | | technology, software and techniques. He has |
| bounds; what’s more, he used to be a part | | | | worked on various projects such as the DS |
| of the BIT faculty, where he taught 3D animation | | | | version of Need for Speed, Short Fuze and Turn |
| Praveen Chrispug (Visiting Faculty) | | | | 3D. |
| Praveen completed his M.A (Animation) in the | | | | Vinay Kumar |
| United Kingdom. Combining a craftsman’s | | | | Vinay combines sheer technical ability ranging |
| approach to using technology in storytelling, with | | | | from 2D sketching, painting, and storyboarding to |
| international animation experience, he is an | | | | concept and character design. Combining five |
| excellent animation guru, a fact proven by his | | | | extensive years in various projects, making |
| selection by the Creative Future of India. | | | | animatics and films for children’s programs on |
| Vikas Sharma | | | | a variety of television channels such as Laughter |
| Vikas Sharma is a Rigging Expert. Well | | | | Challenge III and IV, Galli-Galli, Sim-Sim, Vinay is |
| experienced in Character Rigging and MEL | | | | always looking for ways and means to enhance |
| Scripting, Vikas came to AAG after working with | | | | his already considerable knowledge of the subject |
| Crest Animation Studio Ltd. on international | | | | of animation. |
| projects, DVD's and TV series such as Pigley (in | | | | Devender Sharma |
| XSI), Arthur (In XSI), Casper(DVD), Monster | | | | Devender started with an Arts degree combined |
| Buster Club (Marathon, France) and many more. | | | | with film-making and a stint at NID, learning the |
| In his own words, ‘I’ve learned this art | | | | ropes. Thereafter, he never looked back in the |
| and now I am ready to share it with the | | | | last five years. Having seen the industry grow |
| world.’ | | | | before his eyes, literally, he has worked on |
| Mohd. Tofiq | | | | various projects for different clients and television |
| Mohd. Tofiq has a range of 8 years of experience | | | | programming houses, using a variety of software |
| in Comic Book Illustration and Concept Art. He has | | | | such as Photoshop, Flash, After Effects and Sony |
| been a Senior Artist in Raj Comics, has worked in | | | | Vegas. |
| Shaktiman Comics and has created characters like | | | | |