Set Extension/Matte Painting Artist
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Burbank, CAThis was removed by the employer on 12/16/2016 12:02:00 PM PST
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Set Extension/Matte Painting Artist
Walt Disney Animation Studios combines the very best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters to the big screen for audiences around the world. Constantly challenged to create innovative new technologies for animated features, theme park productions, and special projects for the Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation Studios is home to some of the most talented artists working in the film industry today.
Disney Animation's Set Extension/Matte Painting Artists use their knowledge of today's CG tools, combined with their strong painting skills to believably extend digital environments in a 3D world. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Set Extension Artist at our Burbank, CA studios.
Responsibilities:
• An organic approach to executing dimensional, pre-lit, view-dependent artwork seamlessly integrated with fully CG environments
• Work with environment team and Production Designers to stylistically extend the environments digitally for the films we are creating
• Create backgrounds, landscapes, and environments in a 3D world using digital rendering and painting programs such as Maya, Photoshop, Nuke as well as GI rendering and Disney's proprietary software, etc.
• Extrapolate art direction: i.e. design, architectural style, lighting and graphics, which adhere to the Production Designer's overall vision
• Support the technical aspects of the work created
• Use expertise to help influence the future direction of Set Extension tools and techniques within the Look Development department
• Collaborate with the Art Department, Layout, Modeling, Look Development, Lighting, and Stereo teams
• Learn the Look Development toolset and share the Set Extension process to the rest of the Look Development group
Requirements:
• Bachelors degree or comparable
• High skill level in painting, composition, perspective, and color in programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, XGen, World Machine, etc.
• Comfortable with Maya
• Knowledge of Mac OSX and Linux
• Portfolio samples of both Set Extensions and traditional painting
• Ideal candidates would possess secondary craft skills or come from a generalist background
• In moments where there isn't Set Extension work available, artists will work within the traditional Look Development team producing CG assets
• Basic experience in Modeling, Look Development, and Lighting within the 3D environment
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.