FX Artist

An FX artist is responsible for the creation of dynamic particle or fluid effects. They can also be required to assemble rigid dynamics simulations for shows that require it. Often, an FX artist will use setups created by the FX TD. At smaller facilities, the FX artist and FX TD are the same. If you routinely use off the shelf software and/or rely on another technical artist to create a pipeline or tools for you to use, you are an FX artist.