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Digital Illustrators To Keep An Eye Out For
Meet the visionaries who are making art accessible and relatable. And they are not afraid to experiment and switch it up a bit.

Art has always been part of life. With increased awareness about the benefits of art, it only makes sense to make it more accessible to the people. Without accessibility, awareness will only end up being a one-way street as it won’t yield any practical results. Hence enters digital illustration, an art form that’s not so grand that it needs to be confined in an art museum, yet so fun that it needs to be highly accessible to the larger mass to get the appreciation it deserves. From relatable and heart-warming to quirky, there’s a variety of illustrations available. And with digital art becoming all the rage it increases the accessibility of illustrations.
Below mentioned are some very talented digital illustrators to keep an eye out for:
Vishnu Narayanan
A graphic designer from Kerala, Vishnu is a self-taught digital and traditional artist. His illustrations range from everyday simple things to movie posters and portraits of well-known artists. By trying to bring out the various colours of reality in his art his illustrations are a sweet treat for the eyes.


Sindhu
An up-and-coming digital illustrator with a big focus on portraits, Sindhu’s works are here to transport you from one world to another. Some funny and some hyper-realistic, her work shows the variety of projects she has dipped her toes in and shined.


Naveen Selvanathan
An art enthusiast whose love for art made him continue with it even after completing an engineering degree. Naveen is a visual development artist with over 10 years of experience in illustration, game and movie concept art. Although highly acclaimed for his work with major animation companies such as Dreamworks Feature Animation Studio, Sony Picture Animation, and Disney Interactive Studios, his work on his Instagram page act as a beautiful collage of all our childhood dreams coming true.


Surio Petool
Another up-and-coming illustrator, Surio’s works add a touch of animation to everyday life. With a lot of focus on portraits, he manages to produce one-of-a-kind digital avatars for each of his muses. Complete with vibrant colours and sharp details his work will leave you in awe.


Anwesha Paul
With a mission to pour colours into a grey world, Anwesha is set on making this world more quirky and pretty than it was before. With funny and unique illustrations that highlight her motto, she is not afraid to experiment with different colours. Her work is featured on Vivel’s ad campaign and Reebok Classic India’s Instagram story as well.


Gokul G. Prasad
An Indian-based illustrator, product and graphic designer, Gokul is the kind of illustrator you would like to hire to give your work life and fill it with nostalgia. From pretty to funny to aesthetic his works have covered it all. With an amazing audience, there’s no telling how much he will grow in the coming years.


Jumana vp
Jumana is a freelance artist and digital illustrator from Kerala, India. With skills extending beyond the realms of digital art and including sketching and painting, Jumana is an all-rounder in the field of art. The attention to detail and versatility that their work holds are what make them stand out.


Richa Bhembre
A graphic designer, freelance illustrator and designer based in India, Richa is an artist whose artworks are a breath of fresh air. From cute and heart-warming illustrations like the one showing an old man standing beside a bookstore on a rainy day to quirky and fun ones like the bored face of a reindeer, she is ever ready to play with different elements.



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The Elephant Whisperers: A Saga of Love
True love knows no bounds and who better to learn it from than mother nature herself? “The Elephant Whisperer” will make you reimagine your concept of love.

What is love? A question that has plagued humankind for centuries. Is it the feeling that makes you bring the entire world to that certain someone’s feet? Or is it the feeling that puts a smile on your face when you see them smile? Or is it the feeling that makes you want to take care of someone for no particular reason? If yes, is it always limited to just humans? “The Elephant Whisperers” will make you question just that.
The Elephant Whisperers: A Glimpse
Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, “The Elephant Whisperers” is a short documentary that will make you marvel at the beauty of love. Shot in the lush forest of Tamil Nadu, it narrates the tale of Ammu and Raghu two baby elephant orphans who found a new set of parents in Bomman and Bellie. Belonging to the tribe of Kattunayakan, both Bomman and Bellie are tribal people. They take pride in knowing their way around the forest and are the proud caretakers of baby elephants.
Raising an adult elephant who already knows how to bathe and feed itself is hard, imagine raising a baby. Seems beyond impossible. That’s what the people at the Theppakadu Elephant camp, at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve thought so too, until Bomman and Bellie came into the picture. By successfully raising two baby elephants, they became the first couple in South India to do so. And their secret; just take care of them as you would take care of your own kid and the rest will all fall into place.
The Elephant Whisperers: A Love Beyond Species
In a short span of 40 minutes, Bomman and Bellie taught us what it actually means to be a true parent. They showed us that if animals don’t discriminate while spreading their love to us then why should we limit ourselves? Bellie who lost her daughter not too long ago got another chance at motherhood. And Bomman whose love for elephants knew no bounds finally got another chance to care for them.
One might think that given Bellie and Bomman are “The Elephant Whisperers” they must be quite prideful of their ability. But in reality, they thank their lucky stars every day that they were able to connect with these two kids and provide them with the love and affection that they were deprived of so early in their life. Their down-to-earth nature and humility help one understand the true essence of being a parent. The way the elephants attach themselves to them will make one question whether or not they are actually elephants. From scolding them like parents to tending to them and being there for them not only physically but also emotionally to ensuring they have the freshest grass for each meal, they are in every sense a true family.
Afterword
Just like mother nature whose love knows no bounds their love is equally boundless. They are tribal people who are proud children of mother nature. They will not shy away from protecting it as and when the time comes. They ensure that their traditions are passed down to their children. This ensures that they continue to give back to nature as it tirelessly provides for them.
Bringing in the theme of family, deforestation awareness, and what it means to truly love, it is no wonder that “The Elephant Whisperers” bagged the Oscar Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. Fictional movies heavily cover such themes. But it is very rare to stumble upon documentaries that capture such beautiful love in real life. It truly feels as if it’s mother nature whose love has won.
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