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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Ghaith Haqi

Director & 3D Senior Artist
Madrid, Spain

Summary

I'm an experienced 3D Artist, Director, and Animator, skilled in directing, animation, high and low poly
modeling, texturing, lighting and animation. I have a good understanding of organic anatomy, cartoon, and the environment. Besides, I have great patience to recreate clean topology and open smooth UV.
I am currently looking for a suitable vacancy and an opportunity to work with a team of qualified and
diverse people in order to be able to develop my experience and career.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior 3D Character Artist

Fortis Games
04.2023 - Current

• Responsible for 3D sculpting, modeling and texturing game stylized characters ( Low poly and high poly) from 2D concepts.

<b>Senior 3D Generalist</b>

Gameloft. Budapest, Hungary 
8 2020 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for creating game 3D asset (Characters, and environment).
  • Responsible for character rigging and animations.
  • Responsible for creating Games Ads videos for the social media, games like ( Dragon mania legends and Disney getaway blast).

<b> </b><b>Director</b> <b>&</b> <b>Senior 3D Generalist  </b>

OK Toons. Istanbul, Turkey 
10.2018 - 09.2020
  • Responsible for directing 10 episode of a cartoon TV series.  
  • Responsible for establish creative standards for the project and work closely with the 3D team, 2d team and Composting team to make sure that all work meets this standard.
  • Responsible for manages projects from pre through to post production, finished art and delivery working with producer and project manager.
  • Responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for the project.
  • Responsible for modeling 3D characters (high poly, low poly) for animation TV series. 
  • Responsible for texture 3D characters for animation TV series.
  • Responsible for design and modeling and texturing 3D Environment.
  • Responsible for 3D lighting environment.
  • Responsible for environment matte painting.

<b>Senior 3D<span> Generalist</span></b>

HES Games. Istanbul, Turkey 
05.2017 - 08.2018
  • Responsible for modeling 3D characters (high poly, low poly) for video games. 
  • Responsible for modeling 3D weapons (low poly) for video games. 
  • Responsible for texture 3D characters for video games. 
  • Responsible for game characters and weapons animation.  
  • Responsible for modeling and texturing 3D Environment.

<b> Director & Filming & 3D Artist Supervisor </b>

Harlow Media – a branch of Harlow International. Baghdad, Iraq
10.2015 - 04.2017
  • Directing and filming a package of spots, advertising videos and documentary films produced for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.

  • A wide range of media production for well-known political campaigns including leading political figures like EX PM Abadi, Ex Defense minister, Khalid AL Ubaidi and Ex PM Nouri Al Maliki.


<b> Director & Filming & 3D Artist Supervisor </b>

Seacoast (media production). Baghdad, Iraq
10.2014 - 10.2015
  • Directing and filming  a number of spots (anti-terror, rumors) & (Iraqi military Support) that been broadcasted on plenty of Iraqi channels.

  • Directing and animating 2D & 3D TV spots (anti-terror, rumors) that been broadcasted on plenty of Iraqi channels.

  • Developing high fidelity, photo real 3D models of characters and objects.
  • Work's with the production team (Model and Texture Supervisors and Technical Directors) for television commercials.

<b>Lead 3D Artist & VFX</b>

National health campaign of the USAID in IRAQ. Baghdad, Iraq
04.2014 - 08.2014
  • Responsible for the 3D department Involved in most aspects of CG production work including modeling, Rigging, animation, lighting, final rendering primarily for television commercials and music videos.
  • Responsible for VFX scenes used in the television commercials.

<b>3D Artist Supervisor & Designer </b>

The national Anti-Terror campaign. Baghdad, Iraq
01.2014 - 01.2014
  • Designed and produced a number of posters & advertising boards in the national campaign against terror/ISIS in Iraq during the election of 2014 within Animania Production (Iraqi advertising & designing company).

  • Co working with the production team (Model and Texture Supervisors and Technical Directors) for television commercials.
  • Conceptual solutions for modeling assignments with limited or no conceptual artwork and/or art direction. 

<b>Lead 3D Artist & Editor </b>

Baghdad Night (short film). Dubai international film festival 
04.2013 - 12.2013
  • Responsible for characters/creatures Modeling, and look development.
  • Responsible for texture and shader characters/creatures.
  • Rigging and animation for the characters.
  • Responsible for lighting, rendering and composition.
  • Video editing for the film.

<b>Motion Graphics Designer & Director</b>

Al-Iraqi TV Channel. Baghdad, Iraq
04.2012 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for the creation animations with motion graphic used in films, websites, and television productions.
  • Responsible for directing TV shows. 

<b>3D Artist, Motion Graphics Designer & Director</b>

Action Production. Erbil, Iraq
03.2011 - 03.2012
  • Responsible for directing TV commercials. 
  • Responsible for the creation animations with motion graphic used in films, websites, and television productions.
  • Responsible for modeling and texturing 3D characters and environments.

<b>3D Artist & Director </b>

Al Ghaith for Artistic Production. Iraq & Syria
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for directing TV animated series, TV commercials and animated songs.
  • Responsible for the 3D department Involved in most aspects of CG production work including , modeling, Rigging, animation, lighting, final rendering for television commercials and music videos.

<b>Instructor of 3D Animation</b>

Children’s Cultural Center.  Doha, Qatar
07.2009 - 10.2010
  • Teaching the basic and advanced aspects of 3D animation development using 3Ds Max.

<b>3D Artist & Director</b>

Iraqi Media Network. Damascus, Syria
03.2007 - 01.2009
  • Responsible for directing 15 television 3D songs.
  • Responsible for modeling and texturing 3D characters and environments.
  • Rigging and facial animation and lip-sync animation for the characters.

<b>3D Animator & Modeler</b>

Al Ghaith for Artistic Production. Amman, Jordan
01.2000 - 01.2004

  • Responsible for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation and rendering of characters and models for television series, commercials, shows and music videos.
  • Creating facial animation and lip-sync animation.


Education

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College of Fine Art, University Of Baghdad. Baghdad, Iraq

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Al-Etihad High School. Amman, Jordan

Skills

    PRIMARY SKILLS: Modeling (character & environment, high and low poly), texturing/UV, shaders, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, editing and directing

    SOFTWARE: Blender, 3Ds Max, Maya, Zbrush, MarvelousDesigner, Unreal engine, substance painter, V-ray, Marmoset Toolbag, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effect, Mocha Pro

Certification

3DTotal Excellence Award

Interests

Note

I have a work permit in Spain

Timeline

Senior 3D Character Artist

Fortis Games
04.2023 - Current

<b> </b><b>Director</b> <b>&</b> <b>Senior 3D Generalist  </b>

OK Toons. Istanbul, Turkey 
10.2018 - 09.2020

<b>Senior 3D<span> Generalist</span></b>

HES Games. Istanbul, Turkey 
05.2017 - 08.2018

<b> Director & Filming & 3D Artist Supervisor </b>

Harlow Media – a branch of Harlow International. Baghdad, Iraq
10.2015 - 04.2017

3DTotal Excellence Award

01-2015

<b> Director & Filming & 3D Artist Supervisor </b>

Seacoast (media production). Baghdad, Iraq
10.2014 - 10.2015

<b>Lead 3D Artist & VFX</b>

National health campaign of the USAID in IRAQ. Baghdad, Iraq
04.2014 - 08.2014

<b>3D Artist Supervisor & Designer </b>

The national Anti-Terror campaign. Baghdad, Iraq
01.2014 - 01.2014

<b>Lead 3D Artist & Editor </b>

Baghdad Night (short film). Dubai international film festival 
04.2013 - 12.2013

<b>Motion Graphics Designer & Director</b>

Al-Iraqi TV Channel. Baghdad, Iraq
04.2012 - 06.2013

<b>3D Artist, Motion Graphics Designer & Director</b>

Action Production. Erbil, Iraq
03.2011 - 03.2012

<b>Instructor of 3D Animation</b>

Children’s Cultural Center.  Doha, Qatar
07.2009 - 10.2010

<b>3D Artist & Director</b>

Iraqi Media Network. Damascus, Syria
03.2007 - 01.2009

<b>3D Artist & Director </b>

Al Ghaith for Artistic Production. Iraq & Syria
01.2007 - 01.2011

<b>3D Animator & Modeler</b>

Al Ghaith for Artistic Production. Amman, Jordan
01.2000 - 01.2004

<b>Senior 3D Generalist</b>

Gameloft. Budapest, Hungary 
8 2020 - 05.2023

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College of Fine Art, University Of Baghdad. Baghdad, Iraq

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Al-Etihad High School. Amman, Jordan
Ghaith HaqiDirector & 3D Senior Artist