Senior Surfacing/Lookdev Artist
Job Summary
Job Description
- Photorealistic texture creation
- Shading network assembly
- Lookdev matching references
- Mari or Substance Painter expertise
- Understanding of color space, shading, lighting
- Substance Designer and Sampler
- Photoshop, ZBrush, Mudbox
- Maya or equivalent 3D software
- Houdini, V-Ray, Nuke
12 skills required
Job Details
Key responsibilities
- Create photorealistic textures, both hand-painted and from set photography to a level of detail necessary for hero CG assets
- Assemble the textures into a shading network and tweaks its lookdev to accurately match the references
- Is responsible for grading the asset’s references
- At times, the senior artist will be responsible for creating a light rig match for lookdev renders
- Work independently on defined tasks, but in collaboration with artists and supervisors in modeling, shading, and lighting during the look development process
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum four (4) years of experience in visual effects for live-action feature films or television
- Hands-on experience using Mari or Substance Painter essential, Substance Designer and Sampler, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mudbox is a plus
- Working knowledge of a 3d software like Maya or equivalent necessary, Houdini, V-Ray, Nuke is a plus
- Clear understanding of color space, shading, lighting, and rendering methodologies is essential
- Familiarity with digital photography
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About The Company
Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.
Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.
Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.
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