Senior Technical Artist

4 Months ago • 3-5 Years • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

This role requires a Senior Technical Artist to work with an art team to design the art work pipeline of game character skeleton rigging and costume changes. The candidate will be responsible for designing art resource specifications of character skeleton rigging and mesh topological deformation. They will also design and produce animation splitting, and perform action blueprint logic configuration and physical configuration in Unreal Engine. In addition, the candidate will work with the art and engine teams to solve various bugs during project development, discover problems in the art pipeline, and develop tools to improve the efficiency of art workflow. The candidate will also work with the art and engine teams to develop new tools and new features for game engines, develop sample projects, and promote and apply technology.
Must have:
  • Strong artistic background
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • High-level familiarity with DCC tools (3Dmax or Maya, Excellent in Maya is a plus, Motion Builder, etc.)
  • Intermediate skeletal rigging experience
  • Intermediate programming experience
  • High-level familiarity with Unreal Engine
  • Excellent experience in the art production process
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Good to have:
  • 熟悉常用美术工具
  • 熟悉2足,多足生物及机械硬表面绑定
  • 熟悉脚本语言
  • 熟练掌握Unreal引擎
  • 精通游戏中角色的表情
  • 熟悉动作捕捉流程
  • 能够适应新的创造性挑战
  • 乐于助人并乐于分享

Job Details

Responsibilities:

  • 有扎实的美术基础:能较好理解分镜,动态,张力,节奏等;
  • 熟悉常用美术工具:如3dMax or Maya, 精通Maya优先,Motion Builder;
  • 熟悉2足,多足生物及机械硬表面绑定;
  • 熟悉脚本语言:Python, Vex最少一项,有插件工具开发经验;
  • 熟练掌握Unreal引擎,熟悉骨架,物理,动作蓝图系统;
  • 精通游戏中角色的表情,换装等美术制作流程规范,熟悉动作捕捉流程;
  • 优秀的团队沟通及合作能力,能够适应新的创造性挑战,乐于助人并乐于分享;
  • Strong artistic background, good understanding of Shots, Dynamic, Expressive, rhythm, etc;
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, High-level familiarity with DCC tools (3Dmax or Maya, Excellent in maya is a plus, Motion Builder, etc.);
  • Intermediate skeletal rigging experience with 2-legged, multi-legged creatures and mechanical hard surface;
  • Intermediate programming experience with scripting languages (Python, Vex etc.) and plug-in tools development;
  • High-level familiarity with Unreal Engine and skeletal, physics, animation BP;
  • Excellent experience in the art production process specifications such as the expressions and costume changes of characters in the game, and familiar with the motion capture process;
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills, the ability to adapt to new creative challenges, helpful and willing to share;

Requirements:

  • 和美术一起设计游戏角色绑定,换装的美术生产工艺流程;
    设计角色绑定骨骼及拓扑变形相关资源规范,确保项目的美术资产按照规范执行;

    设计制作动作拆分,动作表现,以及在Unreal Engine里进行动作蓝图逻辑配置, 物理配置;

    和美术及引擎程序一起解决工具引擎日常使用过程中出现的问题;

    发现美术pipeline中出现的问题,开发工具提高美术工作流效率;

    和美术及引擎程序一起研发新工具和游戏引擎的新特性,开发范例工程,技术推广应用;

    Work with an art team to design the art work pipeline of game character skeleton rigging and costume changes;

    Design art resource specifications of character skeleton rigging and mesh topological deformation to ensure that the project's art assets are executed in accordance with the specifications;

    Design and produce animation splitting, and perform action blueprint logic configuration and physical configuration in Unreal Engine;

    Work with art team and engine team to solve various bugs during project development;

    Discover problems in the art pipeline and develop tools to improve the efficiency of art workflow;

    Work with art team and engine team to develop new tools and new features for game engines, develop sample projects, and promote and apply technology;

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