Matte Painting Compositor

Description

• Responsible for defining and setting up 2D and 3D matte paintings by defining and creating projection geometry and placement for proper matte painting coverage, layering and desired parallax.
• Provides technical and artistic support to matte painting artists for the setup and installation of production shots, pre-using tools to create layered image files for matte painters to paint.
• Combines painting skills in animation software, with a knowledge of digital modeling and design, to prototype, create, and/or finesse 2D and 3D paintings for digital environments.
• Communicates the specifics of the 3D Matte Painting pipeline to Art, Layout, Lighting, and Matte Painting artists.
• Responsible for delivering Matte Painting elements to Layout and Lighting departments.
• Render all matte painting layers and constructs a composite for delivery to Lighting Department.
• Create Layout objects to accurately represent the silhouette and parallax of the major compositional matte painting objects, and validate them in stereoscopic 3D.