Paint & Roto Artist – VFX Compositing & Tracking

Framestore; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore is seeking experienced Paint and Roto Artists to work with Compositors on film visual effects shots, integrating CG and live action elements. You will create roto mattes, remove rigs, and perform frame-by-frame painting to maintain image integrity.

We value knowledge of Nuke, Linux, and Maya, plus MATLAB-like scripting and the ability to estimate shot timelines. Join a collaborative team at Framestore with opportunities to learn new techniques.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 12 months experience in a Paint & Roto position.
• Strong traditional art and design sense including composition and colour.
• Previous use of Nuke.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of motion blur and its impact on mattes.
• Experience with roto-scoping packages such as Silhouette preferred.
• Desire to learn new techniques and share knowledge with the team.
• Arts/Science degree in moving picture or art related field.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Teamworking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Create roto mattes for Compositors with full understanding of how mattes will be used.
• Use patches and frame-by-frame painting to remove rigs and markers.
• De-grain and re-grain paint work before delivery.
• Understand 3D tracking and create 1, 2 and 4 point tracks.
• Create foreground mattes for Animators to use in Maya.
• Navigate Linux to manage shot directories.
• Reconstruct and create imagery that doesn’t exist.
• Use expressions in Nuke to aid paint work.
• Understand 3D environment in Nuke and use geo data for clean plates and UV projections.
• Estimate time required for paint and roto shots.
• Learn Framestore gizmos and workflows.

Skills

Nuke

Linux

Maya

Python scripting

Framestore gizmos

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Arts or Science degree in moving picture or art related subject

Tools

Maya

Silhouette

Python scripting

Job description

Framestore is seeking experienced Paint and Roto Artists to work with Compositors on film visual effects shots, integrating CG and live action elements. You will create roto mattes, remove rigs, and perform frame-by-frame painting to maintain image integrity.

We value knowledge of Nuke, Linux, and Maya, plus MATLAB-like scripting and the ability to estimate shot timelines. Join a collaborative team at Framestore with opportunities to learn new techniques.