Environment Surfacing Artist

1 мес. назад

SpainEuropeHybrid

Responsible for creating environment surface visuals in animation production, collaborating with production and art teams.

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Creates textures using photographic references,  digital  hand-painted techniques, existing texture assets, and procedural workflows.  
Paints stylized textures based on concept art while  maintaining  the visual style of the show  using Substance 3D Paint  and Photoshop .  
Creates procedural textures using  Substance  3D Designer .  
Possesses the a bility to create, adapt, and iterate within a variety of artistic styles.  
Show s  a clear  understanding of UVs and texture  layout .  
Demonstrates a strong understanding of physically based shading principles, including material properties such as albedo, reflection, refraction, roughness, and subsurface scattering.  
Authors and  modifies  materials using standard and procedural shading workflows within the main rendering engines.  
Keeps up with current artistic methodologies, technological trends, and tools that best support production and contribute to a stronger creative and technical environment.  
Collaborates with other team  members,  when necessary.  
Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead´s guidance.

3 - 5  years  of experience  in VFX or animation industries.  
1+ years of experience in the animation industry is desirable.
E xperience in  Renderman  and/or  Arnold .  
Experience with Substance 3D package and/or Mari.  
S trong artistic and/or technical aptitude  rel ated to 3D animation or VFX.  
Strong knowledge of UV creation and layout .  
Knowledge of lighting, modeling, and scene optimization.  
Experience managing large scenes, complex environments, and demanding sequences.  
Knowledge of Houdini,  Solaris  or Katana is desirable.  
USD and/or OSL knowledge is a plus.   
Knowledge  of  vegetation workflow s  (instances and scatter s ) is a plus.  
Understanding of  displacement workflows (maps and geometry output) is a plus.  
High English level desirable.  
Spanish desirable.