Mr. Mohd. Tofiq  is a comic artist, and also an Animation faculty in his own institute "Any Magic" The school of art and animation, who have  an experience of 17 years in Animation industry. He has interested in pencil and paper from the year 1996 .And work for comics, Ad-Agency and many publications. Currently he is devoted in teaching the students, but yes sooner he will be working on a comic  or a mini animated series of my characters.

Ques: Give us a concise detail about your education and interest of this field?

Ans: I didn’t opt for a regular studies, and because of interest in this field I left my home at age of 10 to find my path, I may be not  educated in the terms of words, but am highly literate when it comes to shapes and lines.

Ques: When  did you plan to make career in this field ,how your family supports this ?

Ans: When I was in class 4th well, they didn’t I have to be a rebel to achieve this life. since I am from the muslim background, my family have an  oppose for my choice.

Ques: What helped you to become the artist that you are today ?

Ans: Hard work and passion and love for sketching.

Ques: Will you please give our readers a glance of your career till now ?

Ans: I am in relationship with my pencil and paper from the year 1996 have work for coimcs, ad agency and many publications.

Ques: What training you took before came to the industry ?

Ans: I believed on my natural instincts, guess I was made for sketching only so didn’t took any training just rubbing the ginnie of hard work.

Ques: How old were you at that time ?

Ans: I was pretty young, though am still not that old.

Ques: You start your career many years before ,how difficult is to enter in this field of illustration now from your beginner stage?

Ans: This world is a stage and we all are puppets everybody have their difficulties, but this field is most welcoming for  new ideas and creativity. Student of today might not face the problems I did, they have to experience trauma’s of their own.

Ques: Few of our readers said they are not very pleased with the quality provided by Indian comics industry in past few years, what’s yourstatement on this?

Ans: Well because you don’t take comics seriously, the number of readers are becoming few, well it is always value for money, we can draw the best, but will the reader is ready to pay that much?.

Ques: What part of designing is most fun and easy, and which is most difficult?

Ans: Easy part is to crate and difficult part is the tension or anxiety which we have when we have to know the verdict of the viewer.

Ques: Which of your work, you can say  is the best in the rest?

Ans: I cannot say one is best other is not because all of my work have part of my soul in it, I have spend time with them, and when u spend time they become valuable relations.

Ques: Do you have a plan to start your own comic studio or training center,if yes would you like to share it with our readers about your plans?

Ans: Guess you missed a bit  of homework on me, I am running my institute ANYMAGIC from last three years, producing best of  the artist from my experience, you can say my students  are handpicked and nurture properly by my own hands.

Ques: How does it feel to have worked on so many amazing projects , can you share a little about the journey?
Ans: It is still going on, well remember the rhyme “road not taken”, well I choose the second road and trying to clear the track for the next generation.

Ques: What are your current projects are, please tell us more about it ?
Ans: Currently am only devoted in teaching the students, but yes sooner will be working on a comic or a mini animated series of my characters.

Ques: Which is your favorite 3D Animated movie and why?
Ans: Animated till date is “AVTAAR” I can see the hard work and passion of James Cameron in the movie, they way he did it was magnificent.

Ques: Which is your favorite comics and why?
Ans: “Anthony” from raj comics, because he is one of my child, who have been with me till the date.

Ques: Tell me about some achievements, you have achieved in this field?
Ans: The best achievement I have achieved is grooming up the students for a brighter future. and can take credit for producing 1000’s of good artists.

Ques: What are your hobbies, please tell me about these?
Ans: My hobby is my work, though adding a touch of music makes a perfect and refreshful day.

Ques: Any message for our readers?
Ans: Add me on Facebook( just kidding) well if your reading this then you’re part of the industry feel good about it, have some faith and use your tools as part of your body, love them live with them.

Thanks to Mr. Kiran N Babar for taking the time out From your Busy schedule to answer

these questions and share your knowledge with Animation Carnival.