Jacek Irzykowski
Jacek Irzykowski
Sr Concept Artist @ ILM
Sydney, Australia

Jacek Irzykowski has been a professional in the computer graphics industry since 2001. In 2010, he transitioned into the visual effects sector. With a degree in architecture, Jacek began his career as an architectural visual artist, contributing to the production of imagery for various companies in Australia and China.

Jacek expertise extends to environment concept design, digital painting and visual development. Throughout his career, Jacek has also taken on roles in art direction and creative direction.

Passionate about film, particularly the creation and design of CG environments, Jacek is currently working as a concept designer at ILM Sydney. His motto is 'Never stop learning'

Skills

3d Matte PaintingConcept DesignEnvironment DesignArt DirectionCreative DirectionLighting DesignStoryboardingKeyframe designColor KeysPhotography

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Maya
Maya
Blender
Blender
Mari
Mari
Nuke
Nuke
V-Ray
V-Ray
Clarisse iFX
Clarisse iFX
Redshift
Redshift
Photoshop
Photoshop
Krita
Krita
Rebelle
Rebelle
Gaea
Gaea

Reel

Productions

    • Movie
      Mad Max Furiosa
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist | Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      DNEG
    • TV Production
      Ahsoka
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Generalist
    • Company
      ILM Sydney
    • Movie
      Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Generalist
    • Company
      ILM Sydney
    • Movie
      Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Generalist
    • Company
      ILM Sydney
    • Movie
      Mission Impossible 7
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Senior Generalist
    • Company
      ILM Sydney
    • Movie
      The Eternals
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Luma Pictures
    • Movie
      Peter Rabbit 2
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Animal Logic
    • Movie
      Outlaw King
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Method Studios
    • Movie
      Bright
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      Thor: Ragnarok
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      Ghost In The Shell
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      John Wick: Chapter 2
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      Gods Of Egypt
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      Mad Max Fury Road
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura
    • Movie
      The Great Gatsby
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist
    • Company
      Iloura

Experience

  • Senior Concept Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
    Sydney, AU
    November 2024 - Present

    Concept Artist

  • Senior Concept Artist at DNEG
    Sydney
    February 2023 - November 2024

    Concept Artist | Productions: Mad Max Furiosa, Ramayana, Heads Of State, Eden, Play Dirty, Mercy

  • Senior Generalist at Industrial Light & Magic
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2021 - February 2023

    Responsible for creation of various cg environments

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter | Concept Artist at Luma Pictures
    Sydney, Australia
    August 2020 - December 2020

    Matte painting and concept art. WFH for Melbourne based Luma

  • Matte Painter | Concept Artist | Art Director at Freelance
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2011 - Present

    Freelancer taking jobs in following areas:

    - Matte painting

    - Concept art

    - Environment design

    - Storyboarding

    - Color keys

    - Lighting design

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter | Concept Artist at Animal Logic
    Sydney, Australia
    May 2019 - March 2020

    Will Gluck | Peter Rabbit 2

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter | Concept Artist at Fin Design
    Sydney, Australia
    November 2018 - May 2019

    Cosmos : Possible Worlds | FOX Nat Geo

    Guan Hu | 800

    Xiaolong Zheng |Turandot

  • Senior 3d Matte Painter | Concept Artist at Method Studios
    Sydney, Australia
    August 2016 - September 2018

    Ava DuVernay | A Wrinkle In Time

    Taika Waititi | Thor Rangarok

    David Ayer | Bright

    Rawson Marshall Thurber | Skyscraper

    David Mackenzie | Outlaw King

  • Digital Matte Painter at Cutting Edge
    Sydney, Australia
    November 2015 - July 2016

    Mel Gibson | Hacksaw Ridge

    Paul Currie | 2:22

  • Art Director | Creative Director at Kompass Lab
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2014 - March 2015

  • Digital Matte Painter at Iloura
    Sydney, Australia
    June 2014 - October 2015

    George Miller | Mad Max Fury Road

  • Digital Matte Painter at Iloura
    Melbourne, Australia
    November 2012 - July 2013

    Baz Luhrmann | The Great Gatsby

    M. Night Shyamalan | After Earth

    Stuart Beattie | I, Frankenstein

  • Art Director | Creative Director at Digital Frontier
    Chengdu, China
    June 2006 - July 2012