Environment Texture Artist

Company: Naughty Dog
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Environment Texture Artist

Responsibilities:

* Sculpt and paint textures required for rendering physically based game environments * Construct shaders using a proprietary in-house material editor * UV layout for tiling and 0-1 mapped textures * Match art styles defined by the art director/concept art * Collaborate closely with 3D modelers and game designers * Work with graphics programmers and technical artists to support the development of new systems and techniques * Work with the tools team to convey your needs and generate tool requests intended to improve artist's' workflow * Manage texture and shader efficiency * Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Requirements & Skills:

* 3+ years' experience in games working on environments using Maya, or related experience/software * Strong traditional drawing/painting skills * Ability to sculpt and paint highly detailed 3D and 2D images * Proficient at sculpting surface details and controlling shader features that represent a wide variety of material types * Ability to create proper UV layout and tiling textures for games * Working experience with shader networks * Working experience with baking textures from high res meshes * Strong Maya skills * Strong Zbrush skills * A solid understanding of procedural texturing techniques

As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.

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