chennai d suresh kumar learnt anatomy while in the madras veterinary college fourteen years down the line however his expertise in the subject is giving him dividends in a completely different field he is now a 3d animator who has worked on many projects and with companies as a graphic designer and animator recently the citybased animator exhibited 3d clay models of the characters he had designed at an art gallery to showcase how an intricate knowledge of anatomy is essential to add finesse to 3d models suresh says knowledge in anatomy is essential in various field like figurative arts 2d animation medical illustration robotics medical modelling paleontology story boarding physiotherapy motion capture makeup and even body building knowing anatomy is as important for an animator as it is for a veterinary doctor or a medical practitioner to make your character look realistic on screen he says it was this knowledge on anatomy that fed his passion to become an animator the veterinarian who was performing surgeries on animals and pursuing his postgraduation dropped out to learn designing and animation however suresh says budding animators are not being taught the basics of anatomy lack of knowledge on anatomy reflects on the final work thats why most of our work in india does not have a realistic feel to it suresh says adding it is not enough if you design a monster you should also know the movements of its body muscle and bone to make it look realistic unfortunately anatomy is not taught in animation classes here abroad experts teach animators basics of anatomy he explained the 3d models of monsters displayed at the exhibition had features of multiple animals blended into one for instance one had a fowls face and feet while the torso was of a muscular man if you know anatomy experimenting is easy making the model is the difficult part transferring the same to the computer is not that hard he said with knowledge of anatomies of various animals and 14 years of experience in the field suresh has decided to teach budding animators anatomy through a technique called ecorche where a figure is drawn painted or sculpted showing the muscles of the body without the skin the vetturnedanimator is planning to teach students anatomy by using clay where they can place layers of muscle one over another with this they get an understanding of the musculoskeletal structures major vessels and nerves even medical and veterinary students can learn anatomy the same way he said he will soon conduct workshops on anatomy in several arts colleges in the city3d animation art the lessons he learnt on anatomy has come in handy for dr d suresh kumar in his profession but the difference is that he went to madras veterinary college to study and 14 years down the line he is imparting his knowledge to animators the citybased veterinarian turned 3d animator who has worked in many projects and companies as a graphic designer and animator recently