Digital Artist Types

Currently within the Entertainment Industry (Games, Animation & Motion Pictures), there are the following artists involved, although the boundaries can get blurred or overlap:

  1. The Illustrator
  2. The Concept/Animation Artist
  3. The Production Artist
  4. The Mattepainter
  5. The Texture Artist
  6. The Graphic Designer
  7. The Colour Grader
  8. The User Interface Artist
  9. 3D Environment & Props Artist
  10. 3D Vehicle & Weapons Artist 
  11. 3D Character Artist
  12. 3D Character Rigger
  13. 3D Animator & Compositor
  14. Effects Technical Director