Houdini Lookdev & Texture TD — Photoreal CG Artist

Framestore Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore Limited in London is seeking a Lookdev & Texture Artist to drive the texture and surface look of CG assets for high-end projects, collaborating with modelling and FX teams to solve complex challenges using Houdini and Substance.

You will craft textures, colours and organic surfaces for creatures and hard-surface models, review real-world references, optimize scenes to keep render times low, and mentor junior artists while meeting production deadlines.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in texture creation and look development.
• Proficiency with Houdini as primary lookdev tool.
• Strong knowledge of Substance, Photoshop, and Mari.
• Experience with Arnold and physically plausible shading.
• Excellent organisation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and meet deadlines without compromising on quality.
• Openness to direction and adaptability to workflow constraints.

Responsibilities

• Drive look development of assets as briefed by Visual Effects/CG Supervisor or Lead.
• Create high-quality textures, colours, and organic surface qualities for characters and objects.
• Scrutinise real-world reference colours and materials and replicate them accurately in CG.
• Build scenes and assets efficiently in Houdini to minimize render footprint.
• Quality control texture maps prior to publishing to ensure consistency.
• Collaborate with CG Supervisors and Modelling to determine the best approach for final look.
• Meet production deadlines while maintaining high quality.
• Mentor and train less senior artists; share techniques and ideas with the team.
• Communicate progress regularly with Production and Leads.
• Stay familiar with new tools, software, data and related technology.

Skills

Lookdev

Texture development

Texture creation

Organisational skills

Communication

Deadline adherence

Tools

Houdini

Substance

Photoshop

Mari

Arnold

Job description

Framestore Limited in London is seeking a Lookdev & Texture Artist to drive the texture and surface look of CG assets for high-end projects, collaborating with modelling and FX teams to solve complex challenges using Houdini and Substance.

You will craft textures, colours and organic surfaces for creatures and hard-surface models, review real-world references, optimize scenes to keep render times low, and mentor junior artists while meeting production deadlines.