Matte Painting Artists

Description

The matte painter creates visually stunning backgrounds which match and marry to the film’s style and 3D requirements, using direction given by the Supervisor, Art Director and Production Designer.

Main Responsibilities:

• Creates 2D background mattes or projection artwork for geometry / paintings / plates for a 3D animated feature film.

• Creates the 2D painted backgrounds required to complete any 3D environments, sets or scenes on the film, while working with the design and modeling departments

• Introduces innovative ideas through his/her work creating matte paintings for the production, which work with the film’s goals, and in 3D animation.

Qualifications:

• Experience of 2 or more years in animation film, as matte painter
• Strong skills in painting, drawing, composition, color matching.
• Ability to create matte paintings stylistically and / or photo realistically using 2D and 3D applications
• Basic computer literacy, skills in Photoshop
• Knowledge of 3D software
• Ability to integrate illustration with existing 3D environments
• Painting (photorealism)

Skills:

• Strong skills in painting, drawing, composition, color matching
• Ability to create matte paintings stylistically and / or photo realistically using 2D and 3D applications.
• Ability to integrate illustration with existing 3D environments.