The Peacock feather signature below the cartoons needs no introduction for all cartoon enthusiasts. Hari Krishna Nageswaram, a B.Sc. computers graduate took up cartoons as his profession for his endless passion towards the art. With the experience of over a decade and half for now, His forte lies in drawing cartoons for newspapers, websites, humour cartoon strips and caricatures along with private cartoons for gifting. Soon after graduation, he chose to start with 3D animation to make a breakthrough in the digital platform. Eventually, that made him mark as a successful cartoonist in the industry. This leading cartoonist personality was born to Hanuman, Vijaya Lakshmi, and raised in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The cartoon freak finds joy in every cartoon he creates and the process of excelling in the art form. “It all started with ‘Konte bommala bapu’ book from the master Bapu, some old magazines which I found in my grandfather's home. I was so attracted to it that I didn’t let it go out of my brain. Then, the list continued as I get to know many other great books and cartoons from the legends in the industry” says Hari Krishna.
What’s more interesting is the first cartoon he ever drew bagged prize in the competition held by cartoonist Mr. Ram seshu back in 2005. Also, he mentions about his stint in Sunflower news which made his debut in the political cartoon category in 2012. He shares his experience of working for a newspaper firm is like facing new challenges every day which he enjoyed thoroughly.
Furthermore, his works spread across various other newspapers, magazines, web magazines, and websites which include Manam, Jayajayahey, Smile please, News maker, Indiabells.com, gotelugu.com, extrainsights.in, BuddyBits, etc.
Summarizing his experience, cartoonist Hari Krishna steps ahead and conducts online workshops on Digital cartooning and Digital colouring. The artist claims he uses Wacom MobileStudio Pro as his workmate for the best output.
This 35-year-old grabbed renowned personality’s attention and find sheer joy when they introduce him to others by quoting his work. Also, the artist excels in pride to share about his participation in various national and state-level cartoon exhibitions.
On the other hand, the cartoonist makes an attempt to pursue his other interests like dialogue and song writing for films. Besides that, Hari Krishna also extends his encouragement to fellow cartoonists with his Whats App Group ‘Cartoonists' Chit-chat’.