Digital Matte Painter (General Submission)

Company3 • New York, NY

2d • $50 - $75 • Remote

About The Position

The Digital Matte Painter is responsible for painting photo real environments and landscapes. This artist will paint photo environments, elements, and textures for matching into live action plates or standing as their own matte painting plates.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate has expert working knowledge of Photoshop, Maya, Nuke and other applicable VFX software, and has prior working experience creating digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and/or photo reference and will be able to demonstrate experience.
• They must possess a strong understanding of light, color and perspective and possess excellent artistic communication skills, as well as an excellent eye for detail.
• A good understanding of 2D and 3D workflows
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new skills, techniques, and workflow (pipeline).
• Experience meeting tight deadlines while retaining a high quality of work.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Houdini is a plus

Responsibilities

• The Digital Matte Painter creates environment, character, and FX concept art within feature film production timeline.
• They create photorealistic digital paintings using 2D and 3D techniques, and style frame and paint overs to establish the look of the sequence for other artist.
• They are also responsible for setup and apply 3D projection in Nuke and Maya, as well as create and publish slap-comp in Nuke.

Benefits

• The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off.
• The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits.
• For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed