Jacek Irzykowski

Jacek Irzykowski

Passionate about digital environments

Senior Matte Painter, Concept Artist / 15 yrs

Sydney, Australia

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Senior Visual Effects Concept Artist

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Senior Generalist Artist

Ahsoka (2023)

Digital Matte Painter

Eternals (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

The Curse of Turandot (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

WandaVision (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

The Eight Hundred (2020)

VFX Art Director

RISEN (2016)

Matte-Paint Artist

Influence (2015)

Senior Concept Artist Dneg

Heads of State

Digital Matte Painter;dmp Artist

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

Skyscraper (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

Outlaw King (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

The Commuter (2018)

Digital Matte Painter;digital Matte Painting Artist

24 Hours to Live (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Concept/digital Matte Painting Artist;digital Matte Painter

Bright (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Matte Painter

Life (2015)

Matte Artist;texture Artist

I, Frankenstein (2014)

Matte Painting

After Earth (2013)

Digital Matte Painter

2:22 (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

Breath (2018)

Jacek Irzykowski has been working in the CG industry since 2001. In 2010 he entered visual effects industry. A graduate from architecture, Jacek started his career as an architectural visual artist. He was involved in the production of imagery for various companies in Australia as well as in China.

Jacek received number of awards in the visualization field while crafting his skill-set towards matte painting. His expertise also lies in environment concept design, digital painting, texturing and visual development. Throughout his career Jacek’s responsibilities also included art direction and creative direction.

He is very passionate about film and particularly creation and design of cg environments. His current software proficiency allows him to take full advantage of new 3d chapter of matte painting workflow when cameras are almost always in motion.
Work History
  • Matte Painter, Environment Artist, Concept Artist

    Self-employed

    January 2012 - Present
    Sydney, Australia

    DMP: 3d and 2d matte painting, camera projections, set extensions

    CONCEPT: environment concept art

  • Guest Lecturer

    UTS Animal Logic Academy

    March 2020 - Present
    Sydney

    Matte painting and concept design lecture for aspiring vfx artists

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter

    Animal Logic

    May 2019 - February 2020
    Sydney

    3d matte painting, set extensions, concept design, plate upres, complex projections

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter

    Fin Design + Effects

    November 2018 - May 2019
    Sydney, Australia

    3d matte painting, concept design, set extensions.
    Projects: 800, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Turandot

  • 3d Digital Matte Painter

    zspace

    October 2018 - November 2018
    Zetland, New South Wales, Australia

    Cooperation between zspace and Virtual Immersive on augmented reality project . I was helping out creating 1960's and 1900's Hong Kong that will serve as a backdrop in Apple and Android Phone apps. Final output is run by Unity engine.

  • Senior 3d Digital Matte Painter

    Method Studios

    August 2016 - September 2018
    Sydney, Australia

    3d matte painting, set extensions, concept design, assets, textures. Projects: John Wick 2, Outlaw King, Wrinkle In Time, Skyscraper

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter

    Cutting Edge

    November 2015 - July 2016
    Chippendale, Sydney 2008

    3d matte painting, 2d matte painting, concept design. Projects: Hacksaw Ridge, 2:22

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Iloura

    September 2015 - October 2015
    Sydney

    Projects:
    Saints and Strangers

    Digital matte painting, texturing, 3d camera projections, set extensions, concept art ( PS, Mari, Nuke, Maya )

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Iloura

    June 2014 - July 2015
    Sydney Area, Australia

    Matte painting art, texturing, 3d camera projections, set extensions ( PS, Mari, Nuke, Maya )

    Projects:
    - Mad Max: The Fury Road | George Miller
    - Life | Anton Corbijn
    - Gods Of Egypt | Alex Proyas

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Iloura

    November 2012 - May 2013
    Melbourne, Australia

    Production of matte paintings, environment concepts designs and set extensions. Also involved in asset texturing using Mari and PS

    Projects:
    - The Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann
    - After Earth | M. Night Shyamalan
    - I, Frankenstein | Stuart Beattie

  • Freelance Matte Painter and Environment Artist

    Self-employed

    January 2012 - November 2012
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

    Matte paintings, set extensions, 2d concept design, environment design, set design.
    Clients include:
    - Platige Image https://www.platige.com
    Project : "Hiszpanka"
    - Raz Media https://www.razmedia.com.au/

Education
  • Matte Painting

    fxPhd

    2014 - 2014
  • Matte Painting

    CGWorkshops

    2011 - 2011
  • Becoming a Better Artist

    CGWorkshops

    2010 - 2010
  • Masters In Architecture

    Politechnika Śląska w Gliwicach

    September 1995 - January 2001