Description
Art Production
· A comprehensive modelling and texturing portfolio showing a varied range of 3D character art completed to the highest standards.
· Extensive
experience using ZBrush for sculpting, 3DStudio Max for modelling and
asset construction, and Adobe Photoshop for texturing; alongside other
relevant production packages for baking and re-topology.
· A
full and confident understanding of all current generation production
workflows, as they pertain to character and creature art asset
production and requirements of related departments, specifically rigging
and subsequent animation.
· A
keen understanding and appreciation of structure and
construction/silhouette in respect of modelling – resolution and density
of game assets relative to world scale, engine requirements as briefed,
and exceptional mesh topology skills.
· A
detail obsessed eye for creating and manipulating texture maps for
shader passes - diffuse, normal, specular roughness, dirt and
weathering etc. - and excellent understanding of the value of maximising
UV space for these textures.
· A
critical awareness of the expense/cost of a game asset relative to the
target engine/rendering requirements – poly counts and texture sizes.
Guidance and Leadership
· Support
and guide other external artists as required in developing the highest
quality character assets, within a given specification.
· Proactively use knowledge and experience to identify and solve problems before they affect the development team.
· Communicate progress and raise any issues or proposed solutions with the internal Lead/Senior artists and Art Directors.
Asset Production
· Generate
a broad range of specified characters for various uses to our
proscribed asset generation pipeline and task brief. Where directed,
research and identify real world reference content within the briefed
task or supplied mood board or concept art.
· Create
and texture high quality 3D models with an appropriate construction
methodology, texture sizes, UV usage and required shader pass elements –
including sculpting in ZB, modelling in 3DSMax and texturing in
Photoshop, along with other related pipeline character tools.
· Ensure
these assets are always within technical, creative and engine
specifications and are created to the given timescale and task brief.
· Ideally
demonstrate knowledge and ability to contribute to skinning and rigging
tasks; using internal tools and techniques as specified by engine
constraints for body human body, facial and bipedal and quadrupedal
creatures.
· Establish
that you are working to the very best of your ability and that you
continually contribute to the overall success of the projects.
Production Tracking and Reporting
· Work
along with production management to accurately log data and progress
all daily bugs and include estimated timeframe for completion across all
team members.
· Be proactive in problem solving and highlighting task related workflow issues within bug tasks and via internal communications.
· Work to the priorities as set by the Project Producer and internal management.
Interpersonal
· A great team-player: Self-motivated with fantastic, amenable and cogent communication skills
· Able to accurately follow common goals and time-driven set tasks whilst working under own initiative.
· Effective time management skills to deliver the brief to deadlines without sacrificing quality.
· Skilled at feeding back on task progress to Leads and line managers
· Ability to collaborate effectively with other related team disciplines as required
Highly desirable:
- 5+ years relevant development experience
- Have shipped current and next generation console titles as a Leading production artist
- Strong
traditional art foundations: including but not limited to observational
drawing, photography, painting, sculpting, colour theory and technical
illustration.
· Willingness to test and practically use new workflow tools, both internal and 3rd party
· Strive to implement new techniques that increase art quality and efficiency across disciplines
· Deep understanding and love of era-specific contemporary culture