Lookdev & Texture TD - Photoreal CG Surfaces & Houdini

Framestore; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore seeks a Lookdev & Texture Artist to drive look development of CG assets for high-end visuals, collaborating with modelling and FX teams to craft textures, colors, and surface qualities for characters and objects using Houdini, Substance, Photoshop, and Mari.

You’ll build efficient Houdini scenes, ensure texture-map quality, and mentor less senior artists while meeting project deadlines in a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in texture creation and look development.
• A thorough knowledge of Houdini as a primary lookdev tool.
• Extensive knowledge and production experience with Substance, Photoshop, and Mari.
• Extensive knowledge of Arnold.
• Extensive knowledge of physically plausible shading techniques.
• Excellent organisation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and meet deadlines without compromising on quality.
• Openness to direction and adaptability to work within set workflows while creatively solving pipeline issues.

Responsibilities

• Drive look development of assets as briefed by the 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, replicating them faithfully in CG.
• Build scenes and assets efficiently in Houdini to keep the render footprint low.
• Quality control texture maps prior to publishing to ensure consistency.
• Collaborate with CG Supervisors and the Modelling department to determine the best approach for the final look.
• Maintain high quality while hitting schedule and deadline targets.
• Share techniques, reference material, and ideas with your team.
• Support your Lead by mentoring and training less senior artists.
• Communicate regularly with Production and Leads regarding progress.
• Continue to become familiar with new tools, software, data, and related technology.

Skills

Houdini

Look development

Texture creation

Substance

Photoshop

Mari

Arnold

Physically plausible shading

Tools

Arnold

Substance

Photoshop

Mari

Job description

Framestore seeks a Lookdev & Texture Artist to drive look development of CG assets for high-end visuals, collaborating with modelling and FX teams to craft textures, colors, and surface qualities for characters and objects using Houdini, Substance, Photoshop, and Mari.

You’ll build efficient Houdini scenes, ensure texture-map quality, and mentor less senior artists while meeting project deadlines in a fast-paced studio environment.