Abhijit Nene
Pune
Summary
Experienced and highly creative 2D Artist with a strong background in animation design, visual development and illustration. As the co-founder and executive director of a boutique animation and illustration studio, I led a talented team in producing high-quality art assets for casual games, promotional videos, explainer videos and of course episodes of animated TV series’ ensuring both artistic excellence and timely delivery. My expertise in animation design, coupled with my ability to lead and inspire teams, makes me uniquely equipped to deliver compelling, visually engaging animated or illustrative content that enhances viewer engagement. Passionate about pushing artistic boundaries, I am eager to contribute to innovative projects in the animation, motion graphics and gaming industry.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Character Concept Artist
Triodoxic Digital Studios
Mumbai
10.2023 - Current
- Character Designs for 3D Avatars for Finance Educational Game for Centsables (New York)
Adjunct Faculty
Symbiosis Institute of Design
Pune
12.2021 - Current
- Teaching Animation Production and Pre-Production
Comicbook Artist/Graphic Designer
UNESCO MGIE
New Delhi
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Comic Strips and Graphic design for research purposes
Executive Producer and Creative Supervisor for animated sequence for a live-action movie
Triodoxic Digital Studios
Mumbai
02.2023 - 04.2023
- Script
- Storyboard/Animatic
- Animation production
Freelance Character Concept Artist
Triodoxic Digital Studios
Mumbai
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Character Designs for 3D Avatars for Virtual Campus for Globant
Freelance Digital Illustrator
Story Fairs App
Hyderabad
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Digital Illustrations for interactive pre-school stories
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Pune
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Storyboarding for TV show (Bhoot Bandhus) for Tavrohi, Delhi
- Illustrations for e-learning for IME Pune
- Storyboards for Nursery Rhyme videos for Indus Moon Kids, Pune
Creative Director
Flying Toads
Pune
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Evaluated illustrative material for compliance with standards and specifications.
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Pune
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Logo animation for Axion, Bengaluru
- Digital illustrations of 12 children's books for Cordiform films, Pune
- 2 explainer videos for Piaggio, Pune
- 6 promotional videos for Grocela Retail, Pune
- 50 medical illustrations for Integratedesign, Mumbai
- Promotional Material for Nissin for Dentsu, Bengaluru
Co-founder/Creative Director
Aroha Media
Pune
06.2012 - 06.2020
- Expanded the area of work from animation for broadcast (TV shows) to Digital art and Graphics for e-learning, Game art (conceptual as well as production art), Digital illustration and Explainer/Promotional animated videos
- Supervised and worked hands on for Game art assets for Monkeez Island (online game developed for a toy manufacturing Company in USA) for Smart Cloud
- Supervised Storyboards and Animation and successfully delivered 40 episodes of Ella Bella Bingo (August Media Holdings, Singapore)
- Supervised illustrations for several applications for clients from Norway, USA, Australia and Singapore
- Supervised Concept Art, Character Design, Animation and Environment Design for PC/Console/Mobile games for IOS and Android - Tiny Countries, Math vs Zombies, Guess the Movie, Friends, GIJOE adventure, Road Combat, Chota Bheem etc
- (June Software, Pune/San Fransico)
- Supervised Storyboards for 52 episodes of Buzz Bumble (Blue Rocket, Australia)
- Supervised entire process after the script for several E-Learning /Explainer Videos/Promotional Videos for Upside Learning, Pune
- Supervised Storyboards for 52 episodes of Fanshaw and Crudnut (Blue Rocket, Australia)
- Supervised Storyboards for 42 episodes of Dumbots (Blue Rocket, Australia)
- Developed 2 on-demand video courses for Aroha Media (under the name Art n Animation) starting with 2D Visual Effects-Basics using Adobe Animate and the third one is in development
- (These courses are available on Udemy)
Co-founder/Creative Director
Toonzera
Pune
04.2009 - 05.2012
- Trained a team of pre-production and animation artists
- Supervised and successfully delivered more than 20 episodes of varied projects (animated TV shows) for Major Indian Clients (MAD productions, Amar Chitra Katha, Chandamama)
Creative Consultant
Fountain Pixels
Pune
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Storyboards and Direction for an animated Feature for Television called 'Eklavya'(For Cartoon Network, India)
Creative Consultant
Etamina Studios
Mumbai
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Conceptual art for Characters for an animated feature film called 'Secrets of the seven sounds'
Animation Director
Phoebus Media
Pune
04.2005 - 08.2007
- Supervised and successfully delivered an animated TV show (13 episodes of Akbar-Birbal)
- Worked on storyboards for a feature length project called Dashavtar
- Worked as Animation Director on the feature film Dashavtar
Animation Director
Animation Bridge
Hyderabad
03.2004 - 03.2005
- Co-Animation Director for animated TV show called Gloria, Wilma and Me (for Futurikon, France)
- Animation Supervisor on an animated TV show called Traffic Children (UK)
Senior Executive
Tata Elxsi
Bangalore
07.2003 - 01.2004
- Meet with clients and document the requirements
- Brief the team on the requirements
- Work out plan for execution and delivery
- Supervise the production for quality (animations and pre-visualization for TV commercials)
Concept artist/game artist
Milestone Interactive
Mumbai
01.2003 - 06.2003
- Concept artist/game artist for a game being developed for PS2 called Road Rebels
- Designed all main characters of the game
- Storyboards of cut-scenes in the game
- Also worked as a texture artist for the production art
Senior Animator
Acropetal Animedia
Bangalore
02.2002 - 12.2002
- Worked on traditional animation for a TV show called 'Lido The Little Lion'
- Worked on a 5 min demo for an animated feature called 'Tiger from Malgudi'
Animator
Millitoon Animation
Chennai
04.2000 - 12.2001
- Worked on animated TV shows for a French production company called Millimages
- Traditional animator on several shows: The Red Fox, Vampires, Pirates and Aliens, Talis and his thousand tasks, Ethelbert the tiger, 64 zoo lane
Graphic Designer
Printech Consultants
Manama
02.1997 - 04.1998
- Collaborate with copywriters, photographers, printers, stylists, illustrators, and account managers to give the best service to the clients
- Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief
- Create the design and layout of magazines, research reports, newsletters and other marketing materials for use at conferences
Education
Advanced Certification in UI UX Design Strategy -
Intellipaat
online course (supported by IIT Guwahati)03.2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Applied Arts
Pune University
Pune, India06.2010
Diploma in Classical Animation -
Vancouver Film School
British Columbia, Canada04.1999
Diploma in Commercial Arts -
AKMV
Pune, India06.1995
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Photoshop Skills
- Illustrator
- Flash
- Creative
- Detail-oriented
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Communication
- Visualization library proficient
- 3D modeling
- Texture mapping
- Architectural design
- 3D animation
- Lighting techniques
Websites
Volunteer Experience
Vishwakarma University, Pune, India, Member of Advisory Board for Animation Design, 06/18, 06/24
Personal Information
- Title: Animation Director/Pre-Production Designer/Illustrator
- Date of Birth: 06/07/73
- Nationality: Indian
Affiliations
- I played keyboards for a Rock and Roll band while I was studying commercial arts at AKMV Pune. My band won 2nd place at the Mood Indigo Festival Livewire competition at IIT Mumbai in 1990 and We also won 1st position at a Music competition held at AFMC Pune in 1993.
- I won best music score for a play we did for Firodiya Karandak Pune. It is a prestigious inter-college competition for stage plays in the city.
- I composed and recorded several radio jingles advertisements for Local Businesses from 1994 to 1996.
Timeline
Freelance Character Concept Artist
Triodoxic Digital Studios
10.2023 - Current
Comicbook Artist/Graphic Designer
UNESCO MGIE
06.2023 - 06.2024
Executive Producer and Creative Supervisor for animated sequence for a live-action movie
Triodoxic Digital Studios
02.2023 - 04.2023
Freelance Character Concept Artist
Triodoxic Digital Studios
01.2023 - 04.2023
Freelance Digital Illustrator
Story Fairs App
04.2022 - 12.2022
Adjunct Faculty
Symbiosis Institute of Design
12.2021 - Current
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
07.2021 - 09.2021
Creative Director
Flying Toads
02.2021 - 07.2021
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
Creative Consultant/Freelance Illustrator
06.2020 - 01.2021
Co-founder/Creative Director
Aroha Media
06.2012 - 06.2020
Co-founder/Creative Director
Toonzera
04.2009 - 05.2012
Creative Consultant
Fountain Pixels
01.2008 - 01.2009
Creative Consultant
Etamina Studios
01.2008 - 01.2009
Animation Director
Phoebus Media
04.2005 - 08.2007
Animation Director
Animation Bridge
03.2004 - 03.2005
Senior Executive
Tata Elxsi
07.2003 - 01.2004
Concept artist/game artist
Milestone Interactive
01.2003 - 06.2003
Senior Animator
Acropetal Animedia
02.2002 - 12.2002
Animator
Millitoon Animation
04.2000 - 12.2001
Graphic Designer
Printech Consultants
02.1997 - 04.1998
Advanced Certification in UI UX Design Strategy -
Intellipaat
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Applied Arts
Pune University
Diploma in Classical Animation -
Vancouver Film School
Diploma in Commercial Arts -
AKMV
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