Past Workshops

Workshops 2025

Dec 2025

Module 1 for beginners Batch II : Dec 22 – 26
Vaibhav Studios announces its first ever in-studio workshop! Here’s your chance to be mentored by the masters. Learn the fundamentals of the craft from the best in the industry.

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Nov 2025

Module 1 for beginners Batch I : Nov 10 – 14
Vaibhav Studios announces its first ever in-studio workshop! Here’s your chance to be mentored by the masters. Learn the fundamentals of the craft from the best in the industry.

Day-1 Intro to stop motion animation & spacing
Day-1 Intro to stop motion animation & spacing
Day-1 Intro to stop motion animation & spacing
Day-1 Live pixilation demo
Day-1 Individual stop motion exercises
Day-1 Individual stop motion exercises
Day-2 Intro to armature creation
Day-2 Intro to armature creation
Day-2 Intro to armature creation
Day-2 Individual armature creation
Day-2 Individual armature creation
Day-2 Individual armature creation
Day-2 Individual armature creation
Day-3 Group films (Brainstorming story)
Day-3 Group films (Brainstorming story)
Day-3 Group films (Brainstorming story)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-4 Group films (Preparation, shoot & post production)
Day-5 Puppet animation demo by Tapas
Day-5 Puppet animation demo by Tapas
Day-5 Puppet animation demo by Tapas
Day-5 Farewell, Momento & Wrap
Day-5 Farewell, Momento & Wrap
Day-5 Farewell, Momento & Wrap
Day-5 Farewell, Momento & Wrap
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Awarding certificates
Day-5 Farewell, Momento & Wrap

Workshops 2016

 Dec 2016

National Level Fine Art Students’ Workshop 2016
Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysuru
17-24 December 2016
It’s always a pleasure to be back at one’s alma mater. Vaibhav Kumaresh conducted a stopmotion animation workshop for the students studying BFA at CAVA. Students built their own wireframe armatures and animated them frame by frame. It was exciting to interact with the other subject experts also conducting workshops in their respective departments.

More jugaadu tripods
Replaceable facial expressions
Armature demo
Exhibition of artworks at Cava
Old gems preserved by my teacher. These are woodcut prints created by my batchmates in 1995
And that's mine!
The sculpture workshop being conducted by alumni Vichar BN
With the staff members of my time
Reunion with my batchmatres and teachers
Vichar and I – proud alumni of our beloved Cava
Honnored to be felicitated by Maharaja Yaduveer Wadiyar
Nov 2016

Introduction to Animation film making
MICA, Ahmedabad
14-18 November 2016
Vaibhav Kumaresh introduced the students of the CCC (Crafting Creative Communication) to animation through live, hands on exercises using pixillation, light animation and various stopmotion animation techniques.

It was sheer joy to participate in the ABCD (Anybody can draw) live sketching sessions initiated by programme coordinator Pravin Mishra
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Different artists, different approaches to sketching.
Oct 2015

Fundamentals of Animation
NID, Paldi
17-21 October 2016
Vaibhav Kumaresh conducted a 5 day module on Principles of Animation – once again for the post graduate batch of Animation Film Design.

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Starting with 'EAT'. Yummy breakfast at the NID mess
Action at the animation studio!
Action at the animation studio!
Action at the animation studio!
Action at the animation studio!
Action at the animation studio!
Action at the animation studio!
Dinner with the entire batch
Chai at the main gate with shiny headed friends!

Workshops 2015

Oct 2015

Fundamentals of Animation
@ the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
26-30 October 2015 
Vaibhav Kumaresh an alumni of NID has been a visiting faculty at his alma mater since 2001. This 5 day module with the post graduate batch of Aniamtion Film Design introduced the students to the principles of animation. Live sketching, crash assignments drawn on the good old lightbox and loads of discussions
were highlights of this module

Live rapid sketching at the beautiful amphitheatre
Live rapid sketching at the beautiful amphitheatre
Live rapid sketching at the beautiful amphitheatre
Lunch with the entire batch on the final day!

Sep2015

DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore
Stop motion animation
14-18 Sep 2015
A visiting faculty at the DJ Academy of Design in Coimbatore, Vaibhav Kumaresh conducted a 5 day workshop in stopmotion animation for the Communication Design students. Apart from the academics, these are greate occasions to interact with young students, senior teachers and soak in cultures across various educational
institutes.

DJAD – nestled in beautiful surroundings.
DJAD – nestled in beautiful surroundings.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
Students build wireframe armatures and shoot action tests.
With senior mentor and dear friend Prosenjit Ganguly
Students prepare in a grand way for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival on campus
Adding finishing touches
The campus temple all decked up
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And finally .. the visarjan at the Ukkadam lake
And finally .. the visarjan at the Ukkadam lake
And finally .. the visarjan at the Ukkadam lake
And finally .. the visarjan at the Ukkadam lake
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June 2015

Stopmotion Animation workshop
@ Arena Geeta Bhavan, Indore
12-13 June 2015

Vaibhav Kumaresh conducted a hands on stopmotion workshop for students of Arena Geeta Bhavan, Indore. Apart from live interactive pixillation demonstrations, the particiapants learnt to create puppet armatures and shoot their little puppet animation films. Many thanks to the ever dynamic Mr. Sanjay Khimesara for hosting us.

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Innovation at its best!
What an amazing tripod!
More jugaad! :)
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– There's Romance!..
Action!...
.. and Horror films in the making!
.. and Horror films in the making!
.. and Horror films in the making!
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