Digital Painter - Colorist Artists
Compensation: Phantom Equity Contract
Work Environment: Online/Telecommute
Contact: Startup Positions (jobs@nesteggstudios.com)
Preferred application materials:
X Resume
X Cover letter
X Reference list
X Sample of writing or creative work
Acceptable application method:
___Mail
___Fax
_X_E-mail
___In person
Brief description of organization:
Nest Egg Studios Inc. is a newly formed independent multimedia studio as of early 2007. The company posses established core management team of professionals with 105 years of combined experience in entertainment and tech business development. The studio has a mission to revolutionize the gaming and multimedia markets by creating a fun, exhilarating, sophisticated entertainment for mature audiences with an emphasis on mature “female” consumers!
Nest Egg Studios Inc is looking to expand our consultant base by sourcing to help push the development of our new "social dating network site", as well as our flagship games visual demo prototype and games graphic novel. Specifically we are looking for those that understand the risk in working in an online startup environment.
Job title: Digital Painter - Colorist Artists
Short description of position:
The colorist should have a basic knowledge of what colors complement each other and which ones contrast against each other. In addition to using pleasing colors, the colorist should understand that their colors are applying clarity and mood to each panel and making sure everything in the panel is clear. Constancy is very important; you must make sure that the colors you choose are the same from panel to panel. No over-rendering. Colorists need to work with the letterer to ensure that the color pallet they choose is not too similar or contrast too strongly. Colorists are responsible for making sure that the files they give to the editor are going to print well. That means they have to be trapped correctly, the saturation levels are correct, flattening out the artwork and removing any unnecessary channels or layers.
Special skills required:
Printers print from CMYK files and many of the special effects used in coloring will not carry over correctly from RGB to CMYK. Therefore, when you finish coloring a page, it is best to change the mode from RGB to CMYK. Even after doing that, the final print may be slightly different then how it looks on the computer screen. This is due to the fact that the computer screen is back lit and when the images are printed out there’s a variety of ink saturation on the page.
Additional comments:
The successful applicant(s) will work well within an online team environment (telecommute) and be open to ideas and input of others. A digital colorist submission packet must contain the following: Six (6) pieces of sequential work and two (2) cover/pin up samples. Colorist may send in a PC formatted CD of their work along with the printed copies. Please ensure that all of the files on the CD are in Tiff format and that they are all sequential pieces. No pin up/cover work will be review digitally.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Excellent people and team skills
- Basic art training
- Independent problem solving capability and willingness to work on own initiatives
- Familiarity with 2D computer paint packages, such as Photoshop or Painter
- (preferred) undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in an art-related field.