Digital Matte Painter
Deluxe Entertainment
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Full Time Job
Digital Matte Painter (DMP)
The DMP is responsible for hands-on operation of a CG workstation to create efficient and photorealistic CG environments to be used across shots and sequences. The position requires a high degree of technical skill and artistic judgment. A DMP Artist must be able to balance artistic needs with the production requirements and technical limitations of the software and hardware employed. This is a cross-discipline role and requires exceptional abilities in modeling, matte/texture painting, lighting, rendering, shader writing and compositing, as well as a strong understanding of all facets of a CG production including colour. This position requires constant attention to creating and enhancing efficiencies in the Method environment pipeline, and as such requires a person with a strong commitment to teamwork and technical excellence.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Understand all aspects of digimatte workflow
• Create efficient digimatte scenes and workflows
• Ensure that assigned shots fit in the continuity of a sequence and fulfill the vision of the VFX Supervisor
• Ensure the quality of final shots
• Troubleshoot technical production issues
• Oversee and help optimize shots for rendering
• Communicate creative and technical issues effectively
• Must work within the Method pipeline and publish tools and scripts as prescribed
• Must manage his or her disc space to fit within quota
• Must have an ability to be adaptable when changes in priorities and schedules arise
• Other miscellaneous duties as required from time-to-time by the Head of 3D
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum 3 years experience as a CG artist, preferably as a DMP artist
• Excellent artistic skills, with a particular emphasis on real-world lighting/photography an asset
• An understanding of colour theory and LUTs
• Good knowledge of Maya and/or possibly Houdini
• Tool building and scripting knowledge an asset
• Knowledge of one or more of the following, depending on show requirements
• vray
• mantra
• mentalray
• renderman
• Knowledge of Nuke and Photoshop
• Some scripting skills an asset
• Python, hscript, mel, bash
• Demonstrable ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas
• Able to take directions and adaptable to change
• Good at improvising and problem-solving
• Linux experience preferred