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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Office presence
- 3 days per week
- Seniority
- Not Applicable
Job summary
Create 2D, 2.5D, and 3D painted backgrounds, set extensions, and environments for a stereoscopic animated feature film. Collaborate with design, layout, and lighting departments to ensure backgrounds match the film's style and technical requirements.
Job details
Create 2D, 2.5D, and 3D painted backgrounds, set extensions, and environments for a stereoscopic animated feature film. Collaborate with design, layout, and lighting departments to ensure backgrounds match the film's style and technical requirements. Requires a degree in fine arts or animation with mandatory traditional drawing and painting skills. Proficiency in a wide array of 3D and 2D software including Photoshop, Maya, and Nuke is essential.
What you’ll do
Create 2D, 2.5D, and 3D painted backgrounds, set extensions, and environments for a stereoscopic animated feature film. Collaborate with design, layout, and lighting departments to ensure backgrounds match the film's style and technical requirements.
Requirements
Requires a degree in fine arts or animation with mandatory traditional drawing and painting skills. Proficiency in a wide array of 3D and 2D software including Photoshop, Maya, and Nuke is essential.
Listed skills
- 3D Modeling · Preferred
- Photoshop · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Matte Painting
- 2D/2.5D/3D Backgrounds
- Photobashing
- 3D Modeling
- UV Unwrapping
- Surfacing
- Lighting
- Compositing
- Photoshop
- Maya
- Blender
- Houdini
- Unreal Engine
- ZBrush
- Nuke
- Stereoscopic Process
Job areas
- Art & Design
- Creative & Media
- Technology
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