Resumé

2011
Stanley Awards Nominee for The Best Illustrator 2011
Stanley Awards Nominee for The Best Comic Book Artist 2011
2 weeks guest lecturing and session Art Direction with the art team of NovoMatic Gaming on location in Vienna.
Teaching art (the art and creation of comics and Graphic Novels) at the JMC Academy, Sydney.
True Blue Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship)
Aztec Beauty (Adobe PhotoShop)
Black Mermaid Productions, Elf-Fin : Hyfus and Tilaweed (ongoing graphic novel project… Preview issue released April 2011)
Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder at Australian Society of Authors
HomeSexual “The Ocean” 2011 party poster
2 week art exhibition November at The Tap Gallery


2010
Teaching art (the art and creation of comics and Graphic Novels) at the JMC Academy, Sydney.
True Blue Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship)
Fire Chief (Adobe PhotoShop)
World Safari-Coral Riches (Adobe PhotoShop)
World Safari-Jungle Magic (Adobe PhotoShop)
World Safari-Wild Savanna (Adobe PhotoShop)
World Safari-Arctic Circle (Adobe PhotoShop)
World Safari-Outback Odyssey (Adobe PhotoShop)
Black Mermaid Productions, Elf-Fin : Hyfus and Tilaweed (ongoing graphic novel project… unpublished)
Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder at Australian Society of Authors


2009
Heavy Metal Magazine January issue (A 4 page Jozef Szekeres art gallery presentation).
M.E.N. Recovery parties invite/posters
NuDu parties invite/posters
HomeSexual New Year Day 2010 party poster
Golds Gym 2009 Advertising campaign
Stripped Uncensored – published by Bruno Gmunder (4 illustrations in an art anthology of Homoerotic art).
True Blue Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship. Games as yet unrelesed)
Black Mermaid Productions, Elf-Fin : Hyfus and Tilaweed (ongoing graphic novel project… unpublished)
Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder at Australian Society of Authors


2008
Artist for New Mardi Gras Sleaze Ball. Dance Party poster artwork
M.E.N. Recovery parties invite/posters
NextGen Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship)
The Last King of Egypt: NextGen Gaming (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Tall Ship Explorer: NextGen Gaming (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
True Blue Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship)
Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder at Australian Society of Authors


2007
Artist for New Mardi Gras. Dance Party and Parade event poster art
M.E.N. Recovery parties invite/posters
NextGen Gaming (gaming art packages…ongoing relationship)

Bayswater Fitness 2007/08 Advertising campaign


2006
Editorial Artist for Blue Magazine.
7 full page full color illustrations
2006 December issue #66


2001-2006
Senior Graphic Artist at Aristocrat.
(90,000- 95,000/year on a 4 day week)
Games released include:
Dinosaur (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator & traditional 2D Animation)
Queen of Sheba (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Antony and Cleopatra (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Wild Waratah (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Love Stuck (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Miss Kitty (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Heart of Vegas (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Moonlight Waltz (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Butterfly Kiss (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Crystal Springs (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
King Neptune (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Smoke and Mirrors (Traditional Paint, Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Daredevil Dan (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator & traditional 2D Animation)
Pegasus (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Fat Lady Sings (Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator)
Golden Gong (traditional 2D Animation)

Games I have art directed on: 3 of my own games and 7 games with other artists.

I instigated 30 weeks of Life Drawing for the art team soon after arriving, and have reinstated it again on my departure. I sourced an anatomical model to be use by the life drawing instructor and the art team as reference. I was artistic mentor with some art direction to 5 other artists on the art team including Mike McCreash, the artist behind the Queen of the Nile.


1999-2001
(70,000-75,000/year on a 4 day week)
Senior Character Animator at Disney Animation
Films include:
Jungle Book 2
Peter Pan 2 : Return to Neverland
Little Mermaid 2 : Return to the Sea


1999
Freelance Animator
Commercials include:
Flix Animation - Tweety Mik Ad for China
Mudfish - Fantastic Rice Crackers, the Prince and the servant girl
Mudfish - The Boy from Woy pilot episode for Nichalodian
R.K.A. The Animation Studio - Kit Kat The fifth finger


1997-1999
Retained Freelance Animator and Animation Director at Filmgraphics Pty Ltd
(26,000/year on a 4 day week, plus an addition 64,000 for actual jobs that one year 1998)
Commercials include:
Finlandia Vodka Pulp
Streets Olympic Logo
Louie the Fly Mortein Shield Tox, and Shield Matt
Strongbow Cider Cyborg, and Blow-Torch
Qantas 1st class interactive
Arnotts Biscuits
Reach Toothbrush
Mr Sheen Surface Polish
Nescafe Latte Hanging with Billy


1989-1997
Other major works include:

Walt Disney Animation -
Aladdin King of Thieves
Simbas Pride
Jungle Cubs
Quack Pack
Timon and Pumba
Gargoyles
Aladdin The Return of Jafar
Winnie the Pooh
Gummy Bears
Darkwing Duck
Goof Troop
Bonkers
Aladdin Series

Mystery Clock Cinema -
production artist and designer on feature film Dark City, by Alex Proyas

MEG Make-Up Effects Group -
conceptual character artist and puppeteer

SOCOG -
Character design team member and maquette sculptor for the Sydney olympic Mascots (Syd,Millie, and Olly)

Royal Botanic Gardens -
Poster art for
Princess Maggie and the Magpies
The Frost King
The Three Pigs
Wake Up Beauty
Rumplestilzkin
The Frog Prince

Comic Book sequential art:
Iinsner.com - Dawn:Return of the Goddess #3 back-up Mermaid and the Angel story (published in 1999)
Image Comics - Dart #1-#3 (published in 1996)
Sirius Entertainment - Safety-Belt Man #3-#4 (published in 1995)
Warp Graphics - ElfQuest/WaveDancers #1-#6 (published in 1993-1994)

Projects by Jozef Szekeres