JP Targete

JP Targete

Emmy award winning, Concept artist and Illustrator l

Senior Concept Artist / Senior Art Director / 20 yrs

Austin, TX

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Concept Artist

ENEMY CREATURE DESIGN FOR GAMES: FLESH-TEK — VOL. 1 (2022)

Concept Illustrator

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Concept Illustrator

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Concept Illustrator

Logan (2017)

Costume Illustrator

Wonder Woman (2017)

costume illustrator

John Carter (2012)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Midnight Chronicles (2009)

Transformers (2007)

Guild Wars (2005)

concept art and matte paintings

Future Cats

Sonic World Adventure / Unleashed

TABULA RASA

I am a conceptual artist, Art Director and illustrator working in the film, tv commercial and video games industry. I've had the pleasure of working with Marvel entertainment, Paramount films, Pixar/Disney, Relativity media and other clients.
Work History

  • Concept Artist

    Mycotoo

    May 2021 - June 2021
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Concept Artist

    Mycotoo

    November 2020 - December 2020
    LA, California

  • Wizards of the Coast

    May 2018 - August 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Freelance Illustrator

    The Upper Deck Company

    August 2017 - January 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Creating illustrations and working with the great team from Upperdeck on Marvel stuff and internal IPS

  • Concept Illustrator

    Fox

    March 2017 - April 2017

  • Creature designer Instructor

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    April 2014 - April 2016
    Hollywood, Ca

  • Conceptual designer, creature designer, costume illustrator,

    targeteart.com

    June 1989 - April 2016

    Freelance Illustrator, Concept designer, Art Director,creature designer

  • freelance Conceptual artist

    DeKnight productions

    September 2015 - February 2016
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    working with Steven S. DeKnight on an unannounced project

  • Freelance illustrator on "War of the Worlds" Easton Press

    MBI Inc.

    May 2014 - October 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Interior illustrations

  • Concept Artist

    Paramount Pictures

    July 2015 - September 2015

  • concept artist

    Paramount Pictures

    June 2015 - September 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    worked on the new Transformers trilogy

  • Freelance illustrator

    Paizo Publishing

    March 2011 - August 2015

  • costume illustrator

    Warner Bros.

    May 2015 - May 2015
    Los Angeles

    Worked with Michael Wilkinson on the Wonder Woman film

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Frameworks Artists Inc.

    August 2014 - September 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Creature design

  • Concept artist

    Big Machine Design

    July 2014 - August 2014

    creating Matte paintings

  • Freelance concept artist

    Psyop

    July 2011 - July 2011

    Provided early concept designs for FedEX commercial "Enchanted forest" under
    Todd Mueller
    https://www.psyop.tv/fedex-enchanted-forest/

  • Freelance Costume Illustrator Concept artist

    Relativity Media, LLC

    March 2011 - May 2011

    Created conceptual designs and costume illustrations for unannounced film project for Director Taylor Hackford.

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Marvel Entertainment

    October 2010 - November 2010

    Created licensing illustration for "The Avengers" and "Hulk" movies

  • freelance illustrator

    Blizzard Entertainment

    May 2010 - November 2010

    created illustrations for WOW

  • Costume Illustrator Concept artist

    Barsoom Pictures inc.

    July 2009 - July 2009

    Created designs for John Carter of Mars working with Costume designer Mayes Rubeo.

  • Visual director

    UTV Ignition Entertainment

    March 2008 - April 2009

    Created conceptual designs for the look of the project. Art directed and managed a group of 30-40 artist.

  • Lead concept artist

    Gentle Giant Studios

    September 2007 - February 2008

    Worked on product concepts, mainly figurines.
    Worked with clients, such as Sega Japan, on color mood boards
    Worked with Nexus Productions on Coca-Cola pitch ad
    Worked on matte paintings for Midnight: The Movie by Fantasy Flight Studios.

  • Fantasy illustration Instructor

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    July 2007 - August 2007

    Taught the basic fundamentals of illustration on a professional level. Topics include composition, color, rendering and dynamic story telling.

  • Art director

    NCsoft

    November 2004 - October 2006

    Managed a team of 8 concept artists, which included characters, creatures, environments and various props for the soon to be released MMOG, Tabula Rasa.
    Created a number of 2-D creature concepts for the game Tabula Rasa.Digitally painted marketing posters for the game Tabula Rasa for E3 in 2005 and 2006 ,Worked on concept art for Guild Wars cinematics

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Education

  • School of Visual Arts

    1985 - 1989