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Career in Gaming Jayadev, the Teacher Who Brings Life to Art and Art to Life
When I met Jayadev , the faculty member in Arts at Backstag e Pass, for the first
time, he looked like a bouncer to me. Sorry for my perception. Heavy, stocky, well-built
but one thing was missing. The stern look that is so typical of a bouncer. Instead, he
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Jay Dev – Game Art Mentor
had a broad smile on his face that lit his face brilliantly and even the room. That made
all the difference.
The time flew as we started chatting
and the next hour of our meeting took
me through a journey of his life. When
we called it a day, I knew that I came in
touch with a poster boy for making it
big with art, in a country where many
look down upon art as something that
can’t help live a prosperous life.
Jayadev loved to draw as a kid. His
father, a government employee, was
very supportive. He encouraged
Jayadev to draw and draw more and
draw even more. However, his mother was concerned that how her boy would have a
bright career if he were so much into art.
Dev’s tryst with art started when a friend sent a copy of the Maya software from
Australia. Dev would endlessly play with it enjoying what the software would let him
do. The summer after his +2, Dev’s dad promptly took him to his friend and the
Principal of the Heart Animation Academy and the famous cartoonist, Mr. Jayadev.
Later he cleared the national entrance exam of the Heart Animation Academy and
joined the same. Even as he was pursuing art full-time, the academy set up a 3D
animation centre. It was only natural for Dev to learn the 3D animation centre. Heart
Animation Academy gave him a glimpse of the utility of gaming in fields such as
entertainment. Not to mention, the young Dev was blown away.
Dev joined Dataquest Entertainment, Hyderabad as a Junior Animator in 2004 and
started teaching art at Arena Multimedia as a part-time faculty. In due course, he
became a full-time faculty member and later the Centre Head. Today he stands
certified by over 20 different software vendors such as Adobe and Maya.
Life was good and Dev wanted to pursue his studies. He looked for a school that
would offer a B.F.A. recognized by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC).Meanwhile, Dev came in touch with Backstage Pass. When he met Professor
Balakrishna, Bala immediately offered him a faculty position. After long years of
teaching digital arts, the Backstage Pass position was the logical next step. And Dev
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joined Backstage Pass as a faculty in 2013.
Dev teaches game design and g ame art including 2D and 3D animation, art history,
image editing, rigging, lighting and texturing, digital sculpting and so on.
When I asked Dev about what does it take for a student to be successful in an art-
based career, he says: “Students of art are typically shy. T hey are inward looking. But
the gaming industry needs people who are also outward-looking, that is
communicative. Also, one cannot teach art or music to a student. The student should
have a certain innate capability to pursue art. Then we add the tools to adopt the art
to the digital world.”
He adds, “We find it difficult to get good students in art. How many schools conduct art
classes and music classes? And the gaming industry needs artists and musicians in
large numbers. I don’t find them in a regular school. Kids who study art and music on
their own come to us because they are passionate about their interest.”
I had one last question, “Dev, what did your students teach you?” He
laughs…“Patience. When I joined Arena as a faulty member, most of my students were
at least 3 years elder to me. To command them, I had to be patient, demo my skills as
a teacher, and then make them follow me. That process taught me patience. Patience
is fundamental to the success of an artist in this industry. Works of art, animation films
that are classics are made etched with great care.”
After my chat, I left for home. When I went to bed that night, I had a smile darting on
my lips. And deep in my heart, I realized for the umpteenth time, if you follow your
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passion, life follows you and that I can ask parents to go around chin up if the child is
good only in art or music.
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