Job Description
Join the Disney team as a Set Extension Artist and be a key contributor to our collaborative and innovative team. We are seeking a highly skilled and creative individual to join our team, working on exciting projects in a remote capacity. As a Set Extension Artist, you will utilize your expertise in CG tools and artistic skills to seamlessly extend digital environments in a 3D world.
Job Overview
We offer a competitive compensation package, with a salary range of $32-$35 per hour. This is a full-time opportunity, and you will be working remotely from Texas, USA. If you are a motivated and talented individual with a passion for art and technology, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute layered, pre-lit, view-dependent paintings that are seamlessly integrated with fully CG environments
- Collaborate with environment teams and Production Designers to intricately extend environments digitally for our projects
- Create backgrounds, landscapes, and environments in a 3D world using digital rendering and painting software such as Maya, Photoshop, Nuke, Houdini, Clarisse, and more
- Interpret art direction and ensure that your work aligns with the Production Designer's overall vision
- Support the technical aspects of the work created and collaborate with the Art Department, Design, Modeling, Look Development, and Lighting teams
- Translate concept art and color keys into finalized images
- Design environments for a shot based on extrapolation of more generalized concept art
- Create complete shot extensions from scratch
- Modeling on a case-by-case basis, particularly complex terrain generation
- Surface and shader creation as needed
- Lighting of self-produced 3D assets as well as existing show assets using Dlight, Maya, and Hyperion
- Creation of fully accepted high-resolution HDR digital matte paintings
- Creation of fully composited set extensions in Nuke using 3D projections, creative compositing, and post-production motion blur and DOF
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Professional experience required, including animation experience preferred
- High skill level in painting, perspective, and color theory
- Understanding of a 2.5D workflow with multiple projection cameras and extensive knowledge of both 2D and 3D workflows and mindsets
- Excellent creative skills with a willingness to learn new workflows
- Extensive knowledge of Mac OSX and Linux and programs like Photoshop, Maya, Nuke, and various renderers
- Able to work iteratively in a fluid and fast-paced environment, take direction effectively, and participate as a member of a highly collaborative team
- Ideal candidates would have secondary art skills or come from a generalist background
- Extensive knowledge of real-world lighting and materials
- Ideal background in traditional drawing and painting
- A thorough understanding of shot and painting composition, with ideal knowledge of cinematography
- Strong understanding of photography and its terminology
- Ability to solve complex problems in a highly creative manner
How to Apply
If you are a motivated and talented individual who is passionate about art and technology, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume and a reel with a shot breakdown, highlighting examples of your digital matte painting (Set Extensions) and examples of shots done as a generalist. Examples of traditional canvas work are a plus.
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