Set Extension/Matte Painting Artist

Description

Walt Disney Animation Studios combines the very best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters to the big screen for audiences around the world. Constantly challenged to create innovative new technologies for animated features, theme park productions, and special projects for the Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation Studios is home to some of the most talented artists working in the film industry today.

Disney’s Set Extension/Matte Painting Artists use their knowledge of today’s CG tools to create complex believable digital environments in a 3D world. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Set Extension Artist at our Burbank, CA studios.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Directors and Art Directors to digitally and stylistically extend the environments for the films we are creating
  
• Create complex digital backgrounds, landscapes, and environments in a 3D world using a range of digital tools involving painting and rendering programs such as Maya, RenderMan, Photoshop, etc.
  
• Extrapolate art direction: i.e. design, architectural style, lighting and graphics, which adhere to the Director's overall vision
  
• Support the technical aspects of the work created
  
• Setup and execute 3D paintings for Dailies presentation
  
• Help formulate and explore the future direction of set extension tools and techniques in the Look Development department
  
• Collaborate with the Art Department, Layout, Modeling, Look Development, Lighting, and Stereo teams
  
• Learn the Look Development toolset and teach the Set Extension process to the rest of the Look Development group