Digital Matte Painter

The Mill Experience is The Mill’s Immersive Experience Studio. We imagine, design and build pinnacle immersive experiences for the world’s most ambitious brands.

We are world renowned visual storytellers - master crafters of simulated, elevated and extended realities. For over 30 years we have led the evolution of computer graphics from the linear stories of the screen to real-time fantasies in virtual spaces and incredible interactions in real places, perfecting our interactive craft in step with emerging real-time technologies.

With our global team of world class artists and creative technologists we work across the range of immersive Experiences: Location-based, Augmented and Virtual.

The role of a DMP artist is to develop paintings of imaginary worlds, landscapes, & sets. Create establishing shots that help visualize the scene; paintings that convey mood, atmosphere and depth that support specific scenes from the story. Produce concept and matte paintings in conjunction with the 3D and 2D lead artists.

The DMP artist should be confident in working with varied media, including live action footage, still photography, rendered CG elements, and digital painting to create believable environments on high end VFX projects from commercials through to TV series.

• The ability to follow direction to produce complex matte painted elements at a high standard.

• A thorough understanding of perspective, lighting, and color.

• Experience in creating painted environments and landscapes appropriate for the look of the project in hand.

• Should be able to paint to match rendered images with precision.

• Be able to complete paintings within a fast paced, deadline driven environment, according to expectations.

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  Minimum 3 years’ experience in high-end VFX.

• Should possess a thorough knowledge of advanced matte painting techniques including colour space, digital paint techniques and Photoshop file management.

• A good understanding and application of perspective as a basis for a form building/correcting.

• Technical proficiency in photography with an emphasis on composition, depth, lighting and colour.

• Working knowledge of the principles of 3D texture projections in Maya and/or Houdini.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

• Fundamental understanding of Photoshop, Nuke and preferably a 3D package