How can I become a Texture artist? What kind of starting salary can I expect?

Hello reader, Being a student of graphic designing, I can easily tell you that in order to become a texture artist, one should go for a 3D course. There are various programmes in different institutes for this. The only thing you have to do is choose a course which includes software like - Autodesk MAYA, Mudbox, Modo, GLIMP, Body painter, 3D, etc. or any one of them. I will recommend you MAYA. After completing the software successfully, you can easily become a texture artist. An average pay of a texture artist in India is around 3 Lacs INR per annum. For beginners, the starting salary is around 2 Lacs per annum. The salary criteria also depend on your work and eligibility. Moreover, if you get a job out of India, the payscale will rise a lot. After 5 years or 10 years in the job, you can easily get a 6 digits salary.

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About Texture Artists A texture artists job is to paint surface textures on animated characters, environments, and props. The number of textures animators work with is endless and may include things such as wrinkles, fur, scales, sweat, and mud. In some cases, the textures used in animation cannot be found in real life. In these instances, the texture artist invents his own textures using his imagination and creativity skills. Texture Artist Jobs Texture artists use a variety of software, platforms, and rendering environments to create textures for environments, characters, objects, and props for animated films, television shows, and video games. Some of the most common types of software, platforms, and rendering environments used in animation include Photoshop, 3D Paint, UV Layout/Editing, RenderMan, Mental Ray, Maya, Shaders, and Houdini. Texture artists also use digital matte painting techniques to create textures and they work with advanced surface types, subsurface scattering, and global illumination. Texture artists work in animation studios, film and video production studios, for game companies, web design companies, graphic design firms, advertising firms, and even mobile technology companies. Texture Artist Salaries The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports salaries for fine artists and animators. These salary averages will give you an idea of what you can expect to earn as an entry-level, intermediate, or senior level artist. Median annual wages of salaried fine artists were $44,850 as of May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned $19,190 and the highest 10 percent earned $89,720. In May 2016, the mean annual wage for animators overall was $62,810 per year. The lowest paid animators earned $32,360 per year and the highest paid animators earned $99,130 per year.

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