Rotoscope Artist: As a specialized rotoscope artist, you’ll be responsible for creating accurate matte selections around objects or characters in a scene. This is essential for compositing visual effects onto live-action footage.

Clean-Up Artist: Clean-up artists focus on removing unwanted elements or imperfections from live-action footage or computer-generated imagery (CGI). This can involve fixing issues like rig removal, wire removal, and other artifacts to ensure a seamless final product.

Compositor: Compositors merge different visual elements, such as live-action footage, CGI, and effects, into a cohesive and realistic scene. Your skills in rotoscoping, paint, and prep will be valuable in this role, as you integrate various elements to create the desired visual impact.

Prep Artist: Prep artists prepare elements for compositing by ensuring they match the lighting, color, and perspective of the original footage. They may also clean up plates, create mattes, and organize assets for the compositing team.

VFX Artist: VFX artists work on a broad range of visual effects tasks, and your rotoscoping, paint, and prep skills can be valuable for specific shots or sequences that require these techniques.

Technical Director (TD): Technical directors help develop and implement tools and workflows that streamline the VFX pipeline. Your understanding of rotoscoping, paint, and prep techniques could be valuable for optimizing the production process.

VFX Supervisor: With experience and a deep understanding of various VFX techniques, you could move into a supervisory role, overseeing the execution of VFX sequences and ensuring they align with the director’s vision.

Freelance/Contract Work: Many artists with specialized skills in rotoscoping, paint, and prep choose to work as freelancers or on a project-by-project basis. This offers flexibility and the opportunity to collaborate with different studios and production houses.