I am an AI-enabled artist and visual designer with 7+ years in visual storytelling, illustration, and storyboarding. I specialize in building AI-integrated creative pipelines from concept and storyboard through to final video output across educational, commercial, and digital media formats. I combine deep traditional design expertise with hands-on mastery of emerging AI tools to deliver high-quality, scalable visual content. I’m at the forefront of industry research, testing and implementing new AI models to drive production efficiency and creative output. I’ve led teams, built end-to-end storyboard pipelines from scratch, integrated AI into production, and ensured data security and brand consistency across image, video, and character animation workflows. Based in Pune, India, I enjoy collaborating with writers and stakeholders to translate scripts into compelling visuals.

Suraj Vinod Honnavarkar

I am an AI-enabled artist and visual designer with 7+ years in visual storytelling, illustration, and storyboarding. I specialize in building AI-integrated creative pipelines from concept and storyboard through to final video output across educational, commercial, and digital media formats. I combine deep traditional design expertise with hands-on mastery of emerging AI tools to deliver high-quality, scalable visual content. I’m at the forefront of industry research, testing and implementing new AI models to drive production efficiency and creative output. I’ve led teams, built end-to-end storyboard pipelines from scratch, integrated AI into production, and ensured data security and brand consistency across image, video, and character animation workflows. Based in Pune, India, I enjoy collaborating with writers and stakeholders to translate scripts into compelling visuals.

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I am an AI-enabled artist and visual designer with 7+ years in visual storytelling, illustration, and storyboarding. I specialize in building AI-integrated creative pipelines from concept and storyboard through to final video output across educational, commercial, and digital media formats. I combine deep traditional design expertise with hands-on mastery of emerging AI tools to deliver high-quality, scalable visual content.

I’m at the forefront of industry research, testing and implementing new AI models to drive production efficiency and creative output. I’ve led teams, built end-to-end storyboard pipelines from scratch, integrated AI into production, and ensured data security and brand consistency across image, video, and character animation workflows. Based in Pune, India, I enjoy collaborating with writers and stakeholders to translate scripts into compelling visuals.

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Work Experience

Storyboard Artist & Creative AI Technologist at Kpoint
September 1, 2023 - March 1, 2026
Led and mentored a team of 5 artists, managing task allocation, creative feedback, and on-time delivery across simultaneous projects. Designed and illustrated a full library of children's book content (ages 3–12) for a story-driven educational platform. Directed end-to-end production of animated videos, graphical assets, and video advertisements from initial concept through live shoot execution and final delivery. Collaborated with writers and stakeholders to translate scripts and briefs into compelling visual narratives that met educational goals and brand guidelines. Enforced quality and consistency standards across all output, ensuring brand cohesion and deadline adherence for multi-track projects.
2D Generalist & Team Lead at Sapien Kid
November 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023
Delivered commercial videos, 2D illustrations, 3D assets, and social media content for clients across multiple industries. Translated client briefs into purpose-driven visual solutions, managing projects independently from brief to final delivery. Developed an independent game project encompassing concept art, environment design, and full character design, demonstrating initiative and cross-discipline capability. Applied both 2D and 3D pipelines to build cohesive visual experiences across varied formats and platforms.
2D Generalist at Freelance
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Provided 2D generalist services to clients across Pune, delivering commercial visuals, illustrations, and assets. Translated client briefs into purpose-driven visual solutions and managed projects from concept to final delivery. Built an independent game project, demonstrating cross-discipline capability and initiative, with experience spanning concept art, environment design, and full character design.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Media, Graphics and Animation at P. A. Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Pune
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education