Adnan AlQattan

3D Artist & Animator

A multidisciplinary 3D artist with a passion for animation. With an understanding of AAA pipelines and animation, I mix my love of academic mentoring with my technical proficiency. I am committed to giving the upcoming generation of artists the creative problem-solving abilities to tackle industry-standard procedure.

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Technical Skills

Software

  • Blender
  • After Effects
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Substance Painter

Disciplines

  • 3D Modeling
  • 3D Animation
  • 2D Animation
  • VFX
  • Motion Graphics

Other

  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Canva
  • Google Workspace

Soft Skills

Technical communication, public speaking, constructive critiquing, time management, continuous learning, adaptive mentoring.

Languages

  • Arabic — Native
  • English — Fluent

Interests

Cinematography, drawing, reading, open source advocacy.

Experience

Designer — Why Not Production

Nov 2025 – Present

Working as a general designer across a wide range of tasks: social media management, 3D design, visual effects and video editing. Mentored a junior team member through the steps needed to produce a high-quality 3D environment for a short video, guiding them to the best result.

3D Designer — Freelance

Jun 2025 – Nov 2025

Spearheaded projects with large companies spanning event design to 3D animation, including an opening sequence for the Bahraini horse racing show “Al Raffah”, where I balanced a short turnaround against the quality the production wanted. Also mentored a client through the process of building a 3D environment, explaining how the work goes and the time frame that quality needs.

Jewelry Designer — Synectics

Oct 2024 – Jun 2025

Developed 3D jewelry designs to client preference and handled client communication directly. Mentored a junior team member on the 3D jewelry application.

Editor — Bmedia (Internship)

Sep 2023 – Oct 2023

Gained experience in narrative storytelling for commercial advertising.

Education

Bachelor of Graphic Design

Bahrain Polytechnic · 2019 – 2024

Professional Development

Alive! Animation in Blender

P2Design Academy · Pierrick Picaut

Character animation and cinematic movement.

AAA Game Character Creation

Flipped Normals · Hafez Yadollahi

High-end pipeline to industry standards.

Fundamental Anatomy for Sculptors

Flipped Normals · Christian Bull

Human form, proportion and artistic foundations.

VFX & Compositing (Nuke NK101)

Udemy · Alexander Hanneman

Professional node-based post production and VFX workflow.

Animating 3D Cartoon Characters

Domestika · Ulises Cervantes

The 12 animation principles, with an emphasis on character appeal.