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3D Gameplay Animator and Rigger with 12 years of professional experience, including 6 years in the games industry. I build production-ready rigs and gameplay animations for real-time engines, with a focus on stable deformation, clean pipelines, and AAA readability. I specialize in optimizing animation workflows using space switching and Maya layer approaches to accelerate delivery, and I partner closely with technical art teams to ensure smooth Maya-to-Unity/Unreal integration across locomotion, combat, takedowns, and combat-state animation sets.…3D Gameplay Animator and Rigger with 12 years of professional experience, including 6 years in the games industry. I build production-ready rigs and gameplay animations for real-time engines, with a focus on stable deformation, clean pipelines, and AAA readability. I specialize in optimizing animation workflows using space switching and Maya layer approaches to accelerate delivery, and I partner closely with technical art teams to ensure smooth Maya-to-Unity/Unreal integration across locomotion, combat, takedowns, and combat-state animation sets.

Arslan Ahmed

3D Animator, Character Rigger, 3D Modeler, +2

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3D Gameplay Animator and Rigger with 12 years of professional experience, including 6 years in the games industry. I build production-ready rigs and gameplay animations for real-time engines, with a focus on stable deformation, clean pipelines, and AAA readability. I specialize in optimizing animation workflows using space switching and Maya layer approaches to accelerate delivery, and I partner closely with technical art teams to ensure smooth Maya-to-Unity/Unreal integration across locomotion, combat, takedowns, and combat-state animation sets.…3D Gameplay Animator and Rigger with 12 years of professional experience, including 6 years in the games industry. I build production-ready rigs and gameplay animations for real-time engines, with a focus on stable deformation, clean pipelines, and AAA readability. I specialize in optimizing animation workflows using space switching and Maya layer approaches to accelerate delivery, and I partner closely with technical art teams to ensure smooth Maya-to-Unity/Unreal integration across locomotion, combat, takedowns, and combat-state animation sets.

Available to hire

3D Gameplay Animator and Rigger with 12 years of professional experience, including 6 years in the games industry. I build production-ready rigs and gameplay animations for real-time engines, with a focus on stable deformation, clean pipelines, and AAA readability.

I specialize in optimizing animation workflows using space switching and Maya layer approaches to accelerate delivery, and I partner closely with technical art teams to ensure smooth Maya-to-Unity/Unreal integration across locomotion, combat, takedowns, and combat-state animation sets.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Urdu

Fluent

English

Advanced

Panjabi, Punjabi

Advanced

Work Experience

3D Gameplay Animator & Rigger at FRAG Games Studio

April 1, 2021 - Present

Built production-ready character and creature rigs for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector (Ultramarines DLC), addressing complex deformation needs in heavy power armour for real-time Unity integration. Created a full combat locomotion suite delivering weighty, silhouette-driven movement cycles and attacks aligned with Warhammer 40k aesthetics. Performed precision weight painting and deformation testing across multiple LODs to ensure stable, artefact-free results across in-game combat states. Developed reusable rig frameworks using space switching and Maya layer workflows to improve turnaround across the DLC roster. Coordinated with technical art on Maya-to-Unity pipeline integration including FK/IK chain setup, blend shapes, and animation state machine compatibility. Delivered complete gameplay animation sets such as idle cycles, directional locomotion, takedowns, and death sequences meeting AAA tactical game readability standards.

Lead Motion Graphics Artist at Adam Smith International

August 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Produced motion graphics for the JSSP project, supporting video/post production deliverables for client requirements.

Senior Video Editor & Motion Graphics Artist at The Videographers

July 1, 2014 - November 30, 2019

Edited and created motion graphics for corporate and commercial clients including Pepsi, BMW, Uber, Samsung. Delivered video and graphics content aligned with campaign requirements and production timelines.