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ABOUT ME!

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Dedicated and passionate Character Layout Artist with a strong focus on staging, posing, and visual storytelling. With prior experience in the animation industry as an animator, I bring a solid understanding of character performance, shot composition, and production pipelines, ensuring continuity and clarity throughout the layout process. After graduating from Gobelins, I developed a strong interest in translating story and animation into clear, expressive layouts that support both character acting and cinematic flow.

I am continuously expanding my experience and refining my craft, with a strong foundation in the artistic and technical skills required for professional production. A collaborative and reliable team player, I thrive in dynamic environments and contribute to projects with creativity, precision, and a positive attitude.

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Education

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MA, Character Animation (2025)
Gobelins, Paris

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B.Des, Animation Film Design (2021)
National Institute of Design, Paldi

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Softwares

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  • Toon Boom Harmony

  • TVPaint

  • Clip Studio Paint

  • Photoshop

  • Storyboard Pro

  • Blender

  • Maya

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Projects

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Dealies (2026) – upcoming Animated TV Series for Green Street Pictures

Le Cube

I worked as a character layout artist on the project for all the episodes. I delivered layouts of 20 shots per week for 4 months. 

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Heirloom (2025-'26) – upcoming Indian Animated Feature Film

Otter Studios

I worked as a character animator on the project. For each shot, we created our own character layouts before beginning the animation.

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Spiderboy vs Venom (2024) – 1 min Action Animation

Personal project
I handled the entire production process for this video, from storyboarding through to compositing. Character layout was one of the stages I focused on in greater detail.

Link: https://youtu.be/g_D_lqP7RdU​​​​​

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Luffy X Kaido (2020) – 30 sec One Piece Fan Animation

Personal project

A fan animation based on Chapter 1000 of the One Piece manga. I created this short in 2020, animating the scene about a year before it was officially adapted in the anime.

Link: https://youtu.be/VlmWLMbnJvE

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Skills

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  • Character posing and acting

  • Shot composition and staging

  • Strong drawing and draftsmanship

  • Gesture and body mechanics

  • Understanding of perspective 

  • Strong understanding of the animation pipeline

  • File organization and layer management

  • Working from storyboards to final layouts

  • Meeting tight deadlines

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Language Proficiency

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  • English (Fluent)

  • Hindi (Native)

  • Malayalam (Native)

  • French (Learner A2)

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Checkout my animation work at - 

https://ashilshaji20to10.wixsite.com/ashilshaji

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