Studio: Cinesite
Job Opening: Texture Artist – VFX
Location: London, Greater London, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create photorealistic textures for digital assets using the supplied photographic reference material and/or concept artwork.
- Work closely with the modeling team to ensure UVs are positioned and scaled efficiently.
- Maintain a high standard of work while being able to meet schedules and set deadlines.
- Work with the look development team to resolve technical issues and ensure assets are optimised for render.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and leads, keeping them appraised of asset progress, technical issues and recommended solutions.
- Liaising with the show supervisor and producer, on a daily basis regarding progress, schedules, and deadlines.
- Continue to become familiar with new software and tools.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong creative skills and a thorough understanding of the techniques required to generate texture images using a combination of photographs and digital painting.
- Thorough understanding of the texturing process and the ability to both interpret designs and manipulate photographic reference material.
- Previous experience creating textures for photorealistic organic and hard surface digital models.
- Advanced knowledge of Photoshop and Mari, a strong working knowledge of Maya and UV’s, and a good understanding of Zbrush/Mudbox.
- Experience with Look development such as working with shading networks.
- Strong understanding of image colour space relating to texture painting.
- Thorough understanding of the visual effects pipeline.
- Ability to work well in a team and solve texture specific issues independently.
- Excellent time management and communication skills.
- Basic modelling skills would be desired but not essential.
