Prem is a Conté Crayon from India who moved to North America in 2014 to pursue his passion for drawing and animation. He has worked as a Story Artist and Character Designer for studios like Netflix, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Duncan Studio, Nickelodeon, 88 Pictures, Toonz Animation, Storiculture, Six Point Harness and other independent studios.
He occasionally teaches the Character Design course at Woodbury University in Burbank and has conducted several story and design workshops across Beijing and Nanjiang in China. He has presented multiple talks on the importance of Spontaneity in creation at Lightbox Expo 2021 in Pasadena, and has been part of a panel of Character Designers moderated by Stephen Silver at Lightbox Expo 2023 alongside Chris Sasaki, Max Narciso and Sam Nielson. He is a member and judge at the Television Academy in Burbank since 2021.
He occasionally teaches the Character Design course at Woodbury University in Burbank and has conducted several story and design workshops across Beijing and Nanjiang in China. He has presented multiple talks on the importance of Spontaneity in creation at Lightbox Expo 2021 in Pasadena, and has been part of a panel of Character Designers moderated by Stephen Silver at Lightbox Expo 2023 alongside Chris Sasaki, Max Narciso and Sam Nielson. He is a member and judge at the Television Academy in Burbank since 2021.
He has also been a Walt Disney Animation Talent Sponsorship Winner at CTN in 2016, and a Sony Animation Table Sponsorship Recipient at Lightbox Expo in 2019. He has written multiple articles on drawing and design for books and art magazines like Disney veteran Nancy Beiman's Animated Performance and ImagineFX magazine.
Prem enjoys and adores all kinds of art, especially drawing, dance and martial arts. He is an O-1 Artist visa holder and currently lives with his two pencils - Steadtler 6B and Steadtler 8B between Los Angeles, California and Trivandrum, Kerala.
Email me at: premsaigs@gmail.com
