karan acharya artist

Karan Acharya is a graphic designer and artist who hails from Kudlu village in Kasargod district of Kerela. Born out of an immediate need, a graphic by Acharya has turned into a rage amongst Indians. Most of you might not know this but Karan Acharya is the man behind a Hanuman vector graphic which has gone viral across the nation.

The graphic artist came in the spotlight in 2017, when his vector image of Lord Hanuman became widely popular. So much so that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned it during an election rally in Karnataka. Initially meant to be put on the saffron flag on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Acharya prepared the design at the request of a few friends. His friends wanted to use something other than the saffron flag with ‘Om’ printed on it for the festivities. Karan made the amazing sketch and sent it to his friends via WhatsApp.

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Karan Acharya hanuman painting
Hindustan Times

In an interview Karan said,

“I did the vector work of Lord Hanuman in 2015, but it got viral, all of a sudden, in 2017. I never expected that to happen. At the time, I was in Kasargod teaching Photoshop in a private institution. I was underpaid there, so I quit the job and was doing freelance works. After the Hanuman image went viral, I started receiving many projects.”

He added,

“I am currently working in BYJU’S as a concept artist. I work from 9:30 am till 7 pm and then I do these artworks. A few months ago, one person sent me a cloud image and said it looked like Lord Ganesha and asked me if I can transform that. I did some work on it and once I uploaded the image, I received a very good response. After that, plenty of requests started pouring in, and I try to deliver them as soon as possible. I do these works in my free time, so I don’t charge for them. But some people want their artwork to be done immediately. Those creations are done at a certain cost.”

Karan gathers inspiration from the famous Raja Ravi Verma. He was surrounded by Indian mythology while growing up, an influence which lends to his designs.

Acharya has been editing photographs for some time, which, once done, find their way to his social media pages. Like, a person wanted a picture of his brother’s son, a special child, as Lord Krishna in a battle. Another person wanted to see his deceased brother in a BSF (Border Security Force) uniform. The artist says he receives 2,000 requests on a daily basis across his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages.

Recently Karan shared a photo of new born girl which was sent to him by girl’s father. Girl’s parents wanted Karan to edit their daughter photo like a “hindu godess angel” as a memory.

karan acharya art
Kiran Kumar K/Instagram

What Karan did to the photo was amazing and once again he proved that he is a true artist. Below is the edited photo of the girl.

karan acharya graphic designer
Kiran Kumar K/Instagram

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