Professional info
I am an artist by birth, and it si inherited from generations, my inspirations are Comics and Animations. Currently I am residing and working in Dubai Media City as illustrator, storyboard and cartoonist. I don't have a proper education in arts, but for the sake of learning techniques and skills, I did a short course in Fine Arts from Karachi Institute of Arts & Craft.
In 1994, I started my carrier as an Editorial Cartoonist from a Business Newspaper known as daily FINANCIAL POST Newspaper. Almost ten years I did Editorial cartoons for daily FINANCIAL POST as full timer and did part time and freelance also and gained lot of popularity both nationally & internationally. Somehow my portfolio doesn't carry the most of it.
I did my first solo exhibition in 2001, in which I put my 150 of best of the editorial cartoons I did in last 7 year of my Journilistic carrier and also enjoyed being a part of several group shows as well. I was also honored by the Ministry or culture and sports Affairs and University of Karachi for my services as a Editorial Cartoonist.
Like all other children, I was also very found of watching cartoon animations. But being an artist my point of view was always been different from others. So, I did't limited myself to print media I also tried my skills and experties in the field of animation business as well.
Inspired by the magically moving cartoons of MGM, Classical Japanese anime and legendary Disney animation, I studied and did some 2D and 3D animation projects for TV commercials and short stories at The POST AMAZERS post productions.
This was entirely a different experience, and trully it's a world of magic. Animation is not an easy job, it is like cooking with ingredients. A good animation needs a good Digital matte painting, Character Designing, and 3D texture Artist.
Now a days, along with movies 3D imaging & Animation are more into Gaming Business also. I also did some textures and character designing for Games and it's really fun.
Character Animation is a new business in Pakistan, and recently introduced in year 2000 and soon it will becoming an industry, so to creating awareness I also played my role to introduce the value and importance of traditional and 3D animation, storyboarding, Character Designing and Drawing, in Universities and multimedia institutions.
I am also a council member of Karachi Press Club and Karachi Union of Journalists since 1997.
Work experience
Applications
Adobe Photoshop CS 6
Adobe AFTER Effects
Plastic ANIMATION Paper
Adobe FLASH
Toon BOOM Studios
Adobe ILLUSTRATOR
Sketch Pro
Corel PAINTER Classic
Microsoft PowerPOINT
Microsoft WORD
Skills
Illustration
Storyboarding
Character Design
Concept Art
Digital Inking & Painting
2D Animations
3D Texturing & Matt PaintingGraphic Design
Caricature & Cartooning
Sculptures, Clay Modeling & Molding.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Saatchi & SaatchiME, Dubai.
Illustrator/ Visualizer.
2008 - present
Working with Saatchi is a great experience, making story boards, illustrations, logos and concept art for clients like P&G, Ariel, Head & Shoulders, Olay, flyDUBAI, Novartris, Green Gient, Mall of Emirates, Betty Crocker, Cadbury and Mai Dubai.
daTOONfactory, Karachi.
Art Director and Partner.
2006 - 2008
I started a small art and animation in partnership with a friend, it was a ssccessful ecperience. We use to provide Artistic support to our client with Short Animations, Animatics, Story boards, Illustrations, logos and Motion Graphics. Initially, we started daTOONfactory with 4 employees. Unfortunatly, we ended up due to some political reasons. When we were closing down our beloved doTOONfactory, we were working with 10 employees.
The POST AMAZERS Productions (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi.
2D Animator, Concept & 3D Texture Artist.
2001 - 2006
At Post Amazers, first I was trained in 2D and 3D Modeling, Animations, Storyboarding, Texture and Matt Painting and Editing and Compositing so that each individual become capable of producing a project himself. Here I did the first ever Animation series 'Commander Safeguard' which last for 4 or 5 years. There were so many national and multinational clients I worked for at The Post Amazers, some of them were P&G, Engro Foods, Magi Noodles and National Foods are some of them.
Daily FINANCIAL POST Newspaper.
Editorial Cartoonist.
1994 - 2001
I used to draw my cartoons mainly on news items, and it's all with Ink and Bruches, the size was 4 columns and it appears on City page.
Education
University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Bachelor of Commerce.
1993.
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Karachi School of Arts, Karachi.
1 Year Certificate in Fine Arts.
1992.
Karachi School of Arts is one of the famous Arts School in Karachi, which offers 4 years Diploma Course in Fine Arts and Graphic Designing only. In 2001, University of Karachi opened it's Visual Arts Dept. I was quite good in Fine arts, so I found usless to stay for 4 years.