runjhun jain
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a little about yourself:
am a rain lover.
and i love all smallcaps.
why are you an illustrator?
as a kid, my ma never stopped me from drawing on our house walls – they were covered with my scribbles till my height ?, then paper – diaries, notebooks and even chemistry assignments were littered with my art, then art school (where my professor actually failed me in illustration subject because i just wouldn’t do the done thing), followed by advertising – where i met many similar bump-heads who enjoyed and recognized my talent. basically, i’ve continued spilling my head out on all kinds of surfaces, steel cupboards included!
i find healing, expression, madness and myself in my illustrations.
did you attend school for fine art or design?
yes: college of art, delhi.
how would you define your style of illustration?
easy, quirky, honest
you have a distinct style of illustration. how long did it take you to develop your style?
my art just happens to me, its a reflection of ‘all of me’ at that moment… so i guess ‘my style’ will keep developing and changing and expanding till i am.
and thank you for the ‘you have a distinct style…’.
who was the most influential personality on your career in illustrations?
what a serious question!
here are a few influences that have helped me flow freely:
my mother (santosh jain, an artist herself), enid blyton, willie wonka and the chocolate factory (the original movie), mad comics, salvodar dali, henry matisse’, van gogh, apple products, my guru (prasad karmarkar) and the ever ready black pen. and of course, a sea of talented and crazy people out there!
am inspired and charmed by atleast one of the above at any given point of time 
do you do commercial illustrations or are they just for yourself?
both
anything else that you do so well?
thanks, hmmm, i think i’m the best cat mom and a great bath butler.
any other contemporary indian illustrators who you admire? do you have any favorite fellow illustrators or resources relating to your fields?
www.thingsofrandomcoolness.com is one place to meet some mad, original people creating havoc.
you have worked for many years as a professional advertising person. what advice do you have for aspiring creative professionals? would you advise them to take on illustration as a career option?
take on whatever you want as a career option (or for personal expression or for that matter kitchen napkin decoration option) – just keep creating. with truth and love.
mac or pc?
macintosh all the way!
who would you like to take out for dinner?
steve jobs.
what’s on your ipod?
loads! currently the band playing is clem snide.
what is your url? where can we see your work?
