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Principal Character Artist
A Character Artist's role is to create high-quality, visually appealing, and immersive characters for games. This involves combining technical expertise and artistic skill to sculpt anatomically accurate characters, design clothing and accessories, and ensure seamless integration with animation and game engines, all while adhering to the project's artistic direction to maintain visual and thematic consistency.
- Expertise in 3D character modeling, texturing, and related processes, as well as strong understanding of anatomy, cloth simulation, and character dynamics.
- Expertise in tools such as ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, and industry-standard character creation software.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, including the ability to provide and receive feedback in a professional manner.
- Strong knowledge of the technical aspects of art pipelines and character creation, including troubleshooting and optimisation. including understanding pipelines for efficient production.
- Visionary approach to advancing character design and ability to influence and define the artistic direction of projects.
Software & Tools
Maya
ZBrush
Substance Painter
Character Creation Toolsets
Technical Areas
Advanced character modeling/texturing
anatomy/cloth simulation/dynamics
pipeline troubleshooting & optimisation
rendering issues
direction/feedback & cross-team collaboration
Interpersonal Skills
Communication
Leadership
Feedback (give & receive)
Mentoring
Cross-functional collaboration