What You’ll Do:
Work on all areas of surfacing, which can encompass texture painting, procedural texturing, shading and lookdev, grooming, instancing, UV layout and sculpting, often with a primary focus on characters or environments.
Create high quality stylized textures, either hand painted or procedural, to a level of detail necessary for production assets.
Create stylized but physically plausible shading and lookdev, while strictly following department standards and conventions.
Interpret 2D designs, reference material and artistic direction and translate that into 3D textures and surfacing while maintaining the original artistic intent.
Assume responsibility for ensuring assigned work is produced to the expected standard of quality within the scheduled timeframe and deadline.
Maintain good communication with the Surfacing Lead, production and the team.
Help establish and maintain a consistent style for the project.
Collaborate with grace, humility, inclusion, and open-mindedness
What You’ll Need:
A passion and an eye for making beautiful looking CG objects, environments and characters.
Proven technical and visual skills with an understanding of art and design within an animation environment.
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret design down to its fundamentals.
3+ years’ experience working on high quality shading, surfacing and texturing.
3+ years’ experience in animated features, feature films (VFX) or high-end episodics.
Extensive knowledge of shader creation and implementation will be considered a bonus, as will experience using Houdini.
Proficiency with Mari and Maya.
An interest in problem-solving, a desire to work within a relatively technical pipeline, and a willingness to openly share knowledge.
Strong communication, organisational and time management skills.
A good understanding of lighting and colour theory, industry standards, conventions and formats, to enable successful completion of tasks.
Excellent verbal, written, and e-social communication skills
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