Groom Artist
Group: Art
Roll-out by scenario
| Scenario | Engagement | Window | Rate | Year-one cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: full-time studio | — (covered by Position — Character Technical Artist (Groom and Cloth)) | — | — | — |
| B: lean core + contracts | Contract, 160–240 hours | M2–M4 | $50–$100/hr | $8,000–$24,000 |
Responsibilities
- Period hair, brows, lashes and fuzz as strand grooms
- Hair cards and groom textures for Optimized builds
Skills
- See Grooms for MetaHuman — Considerations
- XGen, Blender or Houdini; Unreal groom attributes and binding
Requirements
- Portfolio of realistic real-time grooms
- Groom interview task
Training (local tutorials)
- Tutorial — Period Hairstyles from Evidence
- Tutorial — XGen Period Hair for MetaHuman
- Tutorial — Period Facial Hair Grooms
- Tutorial — Hair Under Caps and Bonnets
- Tutorial — Hair Cards and Groom LODs for Headsets
Remote working
Remote.
Rate evidence
- Upwork expert 3D artists $50–$100+/hr; scarce specialty
- Upwork, 3D artist hourly rates: https://www.upwork.com/hire/3d-artists/cost/