Job Summary:

LM’s Groom Artist Team sits alongside our Digital Model Shop and Creature Teams. Creating hair, fur and/or feather grooms for characters and creatures as part of the Creature / Character pipeline for high-end VFX projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Creation of fur/feather/hair/environment grooms for characters, creatures and environments using a mix of off the shelf and ILM proprietary tools

• Collaborate with Creature TD’s to determine requirements and solutions for dynamics and layouts

• Paint colour and specular maps for hair, fur and feathers

• Work closely with additional departments in the Creature workflow including Modeling, Animation and Lighting

• Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work

Required Skills / Technical Competencies:

• Proven experience within a high-end VFX facility

• Demo reel and portfolio illustrating knowledge and experience in painting, illustration or design

• Familiarity with film production; computer graphics

• Attention to detail

• Proven Groom skills within a high-end VFX production environment

• Ability to learn quickly and assimilate new information

• Good interpersonal skills

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Good organizational skills

• Grooming portfolio with creatures, digidoubles, and feathers

• Ability to liaise with various parts of the Computer Graphics pipeline

• Proficient in Maya, Houdini, Mari (preferred), Zbrush, Photoshop, or Bodypaint

• Ability to navigate complex Computer Graphics pipelines

• Texture/ Surfacing painting skills a plus

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent with a strong traditional art foundations: including but not limited to figure drawing, concept art and illustration

• 5+ years relevant experience