Matte Painter
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
Foster + Partners
Matte Painter
London
Foster + Partners, are looking for Matte Painters to join their talented team in London. The role encompasses digital art and photographic techniques while pushing the boundaries of image making across digital media. This unique position will work alongside a team of artists to create conceptual artistic visions of projects across the global practice.
Responsibilities
·Taking photoreal environments, elements, and textures for matching into photoreal artwork or as a base to build photoreal imagery from.
· The imagery will be used alongside 3d photoreal environments and will require high level of skill and artistic judgement in creating photorealistic images.
· Understanding 2d and 3d workflows and display a proficiency of photoshop and 3dsmax.
· Experience or a passion for photography is beneficial
· Work in close partnership with the Concept Artists and 3d Artists in Design Communications
· Ability to receive and give good constructive criticism.
· An architectural background is beneficial but not required.
· Willing to learn and share knowledge, to grow as an individual and help the team grow.
· Ability to adapt to, display, and develop a variety of styles.
· Creating atmospheric environments, visualising designs at all stages of a project.
· Demonstration of strong architectural understanding of layout, spatial proportions, perspective, scale and massing.
· Environment design – Ability to create inspirational environments in an array of styles, always with close attention to composition, lighting and colour.
Qualities and skills required
·An ideal portfolio will show sketches and images of people, buildings and environments and proficiency drawing from reference and the imagination.
·Relevant working experience in architecture, film industry, animation, video games or other related industries.
· A background in architecture would be advantageous but not a requirement
· Ability to adapt to, display, and develop a variety of styles.
·Experience using the Ipad pro, photoshop or other digital painting software
·Strong foundation in art fundamentals including composition, perspective and light and colour theory, use of detail and visual story telling
·Good observation and research skills
In return you will receive a competitive basic salary and a generous benefits package which includes 25days paid holiday (plus bank holidays), DIS, Pensions and annual salary reviews
More Information
- Address Battersea, Greater London
