Ari Zharku

Animator

Ari Zharku is an animator based in Prishtinë, Kosovë. He completed his studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prishtina, majoring in Painting, during which time he also completed the 2D Narrative Animation program at the Animation Academy. In 2021, alongside Flaka Kokolli and Fatlum Neziri, he co-founded Studio Pink-I, producing short form animations and promotional videos. He completed his Master’s degree in Painting at the University of Prishtina in 2023 and worked as an external collaborator assisting in painting classes from 2024 to 2025. He currently teaches animation at the Animation Academy and is finalizing his independent animated short film, Lobby Boy.

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Saturday 3 OCT | Workshops

A two hour workshop covering hand drawn frame by frame animation process using Krita

This two-hour workshop covers the use of the free and open source software Krita for hand drawn frame by frame animation production. The workshop focuses on explaining how to set up an animation workspace, making your custom commands and using the default ones, and how to build layer and folder hierarchy inside the software and out. During the workshop a simplified version of the animation pipeline will be demonstrated including the rough animation, the clean-up (line art) and coloring. This workshop is intended for anyone who is interested in the process of how animation is made and or for anyone who wants to try free and open-source software opposed to subscription based programs.