Texture Lookdev Artist - Senior

RodeoFX; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Rodeo FX Bengaluru seeks a senior Texture Lookdev Artist to craft hyper-real textures and look development for high-end VFX and animation projects. You will collaborate with Modeling, Lighting, and Compositing teams to ensure assets meet creative and technical standards.

You will refine textures, build shaders, and provide lighting-ready assets while contributing to pipeline improvements and tool development for production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in lookdev and/or texturing in VFX.
• Proficient in Houdini ( Solaris/Karma ) and/or Maya and Nuke.
• Strong rendering engine knowledge (Arnold/Karma).
• Advanced texturing with Mari and/or Substance Painter/Designer.
• Solid understanding of PBR workflows, UVs, color management, and displacement.
• Ability to deliver production-ready, optimized textures and assets.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete looks by combining textures, shaders, and validation lighting tailored to production needs.
• Create or refine textures to ensure visual and technical consistency of assets.
• Produce validation renders (turntables, AOVs, benchmarks) for dailies reviews.
• Deliver lighting-ready assets within deadlines and standards for sequences.

Skills

Houdini

Maya

Nuke

Mari

Substance Painter/Designer

PBR workflows

UVs

Texture shading

Lighting

Tools

USD pipelines

ShotGrid

Python

Job description

Company Description

Rodeo FX is an award-winning creative company offering services in visual effects, animation, advertising and experiential. We partner with some of the world's leading storytellers and entertainment companies, including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony.

In 2026, Rodeo FX opened its newest studio in Bengaluru , expanding our global network across Canada, the United States, Europe and India. Located in International Tech Park Bengaluru , the new 40,000-square-foot studio is designed to accommodate up to 400 artists and supports both Rodeo FX and Mikros Animation.

Our Bengaluru team is fully integrated into Rodeo FX's global pipeline, collaborating with artists, supervisors and production teams across our international studios on incredible projects.

We're now building the senior creative and technical leadership for this studio. Joining us at this stage means having the opportunity not only to contribute to world-class projects, but also to help shape the team, workflows and culture of a growing global hub.

Work arrangements:

As an artist-founded and artist-led company, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to give our talent the freedom, resources, and environment they need to produce high-quality work and thrive in a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive setting.

To support close collaboration, strong team connections, and the creative energy of our studio, all Bengaluru roles are expected to work from the studio five days per week . This on-site presence helps foster effective communication, faster decision-making, knowledge sharing, and a consistent studio culture across teams.

Job Description

The Texture Lookdev Artist generates high-quality textures from photographic references, scans, digital painting, or procedural methods. They create and refine the look of 3D models to ensure hyper-realistic rendering, combining textures, shading nuances, and surface properties. They contribute directly to the artistic and technical quality of delivered assets, ensuring they meet Rodeo FX’s high standards and integrate seamlessly into sequences.

Working closely with Modeling, Lighting, Compositing, Supervision, and Production teams, they actively contribute to the pipeline and the achievement of creative and technical goals.

Key Responsibilities

Master your craft

• Develop complete looks by combining textures, shaders, and validation lighting tailored to production needs.
• Create or refine textures to ensure visual and technical consistency of assets.
• Produce validation renders (turntables, AOVs, benchmarks) to support dailies reviews.
• Deliver robust, lighting-ready assets within deadlines and established standards.

Creative quality

• Propose clear and effective artistic solutions based on a strong understanding of materials and surfaces.
• Ensure visual consistency across texturing, shading, and lighting for all assets.
• Achieve a high level of realism through attention to micro-details and surface variation.
• Interpret and enhance visual references with critical thinking and artistic judgmen

Technical quality

• Design physically plausible shaders optimized for production and pipeline compatibility.
• Create, adapt, or fix textures (UVs, tiling, displacement, color space) to ensure performance in lookdev.
• Build clean and efficient setups that support Lighting and Compositing workflows.
• Quickly identify and resolve technical issues to avoid production bottlenecks.

Communication

• Collaborate closely with upstream and downstream teams to ensure smooth asset continuity.
• Partner with Lighting and Compositing to ensure consistency in the final render.
• Clearly communicate technical requirements related to textures and shading.
• Actively participate in dailies and integrate feedback proactively.

Teach, learn and grow

• Contribute to continuous improvement of workflows between Texturing and Lookdev.
• Support the development of tools, templates, and best practices to improve production efficiency.
• Stay up to date with advancements in rendering, shading, and texturing.

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in lookdev and/or texturing in VFX.
• Strong proficiency in Houdini (Solaris/Karma) and/or Maya, as well as Nuke.
• Solid knowledge of rendering engines such as Arnold and/or Karma.
• Advanced expertise in texturing with Mari and/or Substance Painter/Designer.
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, UVs, color management, and displacement.
• Good understanding of the interaction between textures, shaders, lighting, and rendering.
• Ability to deliver clean, optimized, production-ready assets.
• High level of autonomy, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Strong technical and artistic rigor, with great attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset, clear communication, and constructive attitude.

Nice to Have

• Experience with USD pipelines
• Familiarity with ShotGrid or similar production tracking tools.
• Experience in tool development or scripting (Python).
• Experience in hybrid environments (feature film, advertising, series).

Additional Information

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Rodeo FX, diversity is a core value. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity, challenges our thinking, and helps us deliver better work.

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