Hi, I'm Shaikh Subhan Zafar, a graduate from De Montfort University where I completed my Animation (BA) Hons. I aspire to become a director and eventually run my own animation studio. Besides animation, I'm passionate about hobbies like Transformers, car designing, gaming, computer builds, and arts and crafts. I have experience working with various animation and design software from 2D to 3D, along with freelancing and collaborating on animation projects both locally and internationally. I'm excited about bringing stories and characters to life through my work and constantly learning to improve my craft.…

Shaikh Subhan Zafar

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Hi, I'm Shaikh Subhan Zafar, a graduate from De Montfort University where I completed my Animation (BA) Hons. I aspire to become a director and eventually run my own animation studio. Besides animation, I'm passionate about hobbies like Transformers, car designing, gaming, computer builds, and arts and crafts. I have experience working with various animation and design software from 2D to 3D, along with freelancing and collaborating on animation projects both locally and internationally. I'm excited about bringing stories and characters to life through my work and constantly learning to improve my craft.…

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Hi, I’m Shaikh Subhan Zafar, a graduate from De Montfort University where I completed my Animation (BA) Hons. I aspire to become a director and eventually run my own animation studio. Besides animation, I’m passionate about hobbies like Transformers, car designing, gaming, computer builds, and arts and crafts.

I have experience working with various animation and design software from 2D to 3D, along with freelancing and collaborating on animation projects both locally and internationally. I’m excited about bringing stories and characters to life through my work and constantly learning to improve my craft.

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead 2D Animator at Studio Highscore
December 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Freelance Illustrator at Art Tech Pakistan
July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024

Education

Animation (BA) Hons at De Montfort University
October 1, 2021 - September 1, 2024
- Passed the course with 70/100 overall result and degree classification of first - Year 1: Pre-Production (61/100), Visuals Communication (62/100), 2D Animation (71/100) - Year 2: Pre-Production (58/100), Visuals Communication (71/100), 2D Animation (71/100) - Year 3: Major-Project Part 1 (74/100), Major-Project Part 2 (65/100)
Diploma for International Year Zero Arts Design at De Montfort University International College
January 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Foundation year consisted of 6 modules with the average result of 60.9% progressed to my Animation Course (BA)
Animation BA (Hons) at De Montfort University Leicester
October 1, 2021 - May 31, 2024
International Year Zero Arts and Design at De Montfort University International College
January 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

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Industry Experience

Retail, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Consumer Goods
    uniE608 Hope - Animation Short for Palestine Global Campaign
    30 second animation short for 'Gaza Anijam', a gloabl campaign where everyone submits artistic shorts to support the people of Gaza. My was a 2D animation showcasing a boy who lost his family and is helped by a cat that helps lead to a relief area. Its a small yet touching story that hope is always there. animator…
    uniE608 SadaPay Animated Commercial
    First major project completed as a Lead 2D Animator at Studio Highscore. This was my animation ad for company SadaPay, an online banking app. Me and my director worked closely designing character sheets, background design and as well as implementing voice acting for the animation ad. animator…
    uniE608 Dr Shoop Da Whoop Animation Test
    Character animation test for my project Insane Box, this is my colour pass after completing the linework and working on my other characters in for animation short. characteranimation…
    uniE608 Animation Reel
    This is my animation reel comprising of different projects over the course of 2 years. I specialise in anime style artwork and do most of my animations in ClipStudio Paint or TVPaint. animationreel…
    paper Commissions Illustrations and Character Designs

    Here some of my examples I have done both for personal and Art Tech Pakistan as a Freelance Illustrator. All of these artworks are done either on Procreate and ClipStudio Paint. I usually do in anime style which could be in Dragon Ball to Demon Slayer, plus with different type of rendering such as cell shaded to semi realistic.

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    uniE608 Dr Screen Animation Test
    Character test for my long term project called Insane Box. Dr Screen was animated on Clip Studio Paint. animation 2danimation animationtest characteranimation characterdesign animator…
    uniE608 Andromeda Final Year Animation Short
    This was my university's final year project called Andromeda. A 2D animation short about a boy named Gary who has an alien friend Andromeda where the two set about going out of space to a different galaxy in search of the alien's home. This project was done under 5 months and was exclusively animated in ClipStudio Paint and video edited in Da Vinci Resolve. animator…
    uniE608 Animation Commission for Green Tea
    Character Green Tea running animation in a long corridor. The animation was done in TVPaint and background using Photoshop animation…
    uniE621 Falasteen Animation Character Sheet
    Character sheet for a global campaign for Palestine. This is the boy that is in my animation short, with its complete turnaround sheet. charactersheet…
    uniE621 Dog Character Sheet
    My university's second year character designing featuring dog robot. This was a task to create our own version of the Momotaro story hence the selection for the dog character. charactersheet…
    uniE621 Dog Character Turnaround
    Turnaround sheet for the Dog character for Momotaro story. charactersheet characterturnaround…