Character Artist - Hair Specialist - Lakshya Digital

About this role

Established in 2004, Lakshya Digital - a Keywords Studio - is the largest interactive entertainment and game development services studio in South Asia. Our main production studios are in India, and we maintain satellite studios in Europe, North America, and Japan. We're looking for a talented mid-to-senior Character Artist to join our team and contribute to the creation of high-quality digital hair assets for an exciting AAA title.Working closely with the client's character art team, you'll be responsible for creating realistic, performant, and visually compelling hair and fur assets that meet the project's artistic vision and technical requirements. You'll collaborate with Character Artists, Technical Artists, Art Directors, and production teams to ensure models are delivered to the highest quality while integrating seamlessly into the game's pipeline.This role is ideal for someone with a strong artistic eye, deep technical knowledge of real-time hair workflows, and a passion for creating believable digital characters.Job Overview:What You'll DoCreate high-quality real-time hair, fur, eyebrows, eyelashes, and facial hair, predominantly using hair cards, for hero and supporting characters.Develop hairstyles that faithfully capture the intended style, silhouette, and personality of each character.Collaborate closely with Character Artists and Art Directors to achieve the desired visual quality and artistic direction.Optimise hair assets to meet performance, memory, and platform requirements without compromising visual fidelity.Integrate and refine hair assets within the game engine, ensuring they function correctly with shading, simulation, and animation systems.Work alongside Technical Artists to resolve technical challenges relating to grooming workflows, shaders, simulation, and rendering.Maintain consistency across multiple characters while adapting to a variety of hairstyles and art styles.Troubleshoot and resolve issues relating to deformation, physics, LODs, and asset implementation.Contribute to the continuous improvement of grooming workflows, documentation, and production pipelines.