Personal information
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Name:
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Jesse van Dijk MSc
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Born:
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1977
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Nationality:
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Dutch
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Education:
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Masters degree in Industrial Design
(Delft University of Technology, 2003)
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About my work
I focus on designing and illustrating environments, scenes, industrial design, vehicles and props for the game- and movie industries. Besides this I create artwork for magazine- and book covers.
Currently I'm working at W!Games on an undisclosed AAA title. I also do freelance work.
Recent publications
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August 2008
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"Cliff Dwellings" will be used for the cover of German fantasty novel "Der Tag der Messer". The image is also published in Issue 02/2008 of It's art magazine, as well as Control magazine.
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July 2008
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Created cover artwork for two books: "Profeet van de Duivel" and "Zoon van de Duivel", two upcoming Dutch fantasy novels by Adrian Stone.
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June 2008
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"The Labyrinth of Tsan-Kamal" and "Cliff Dwellings" are published in Ballistic Publishing's EXPOSÉ 6.
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May 2008
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Illustrated the bookcover for the Dutch translation of "Procession of the Dead" by D.B. Shan.
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May 2008
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Did the cover artwork for the June edition of Control, a Dutch magazine about Game development.
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Mar. 2008
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"Thran" will be used for the cover of the Dutch edition of "Starman" by Sara Douglass.
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Feb. 2008
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"Imminent Battle" will be used for the cover of German fantasy novel "Der Ring der Zeit".
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Jan. 2008
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"Sea Creature" wins the Gnomon Image Challenge of January 2008.
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Other interests
Hiking, speedskating, and marathon running.
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Working experience
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2006 - present
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Senior concept artist /
production designer
W!Games, Amsterdam, Holland.
Project worked on:
Undisclosed AAA project
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2008 - present
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Freelance concept artist / Illustrator
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2004 - 2006
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Concept designer
Playlogic Gamefactory, Breda, Holland.
Projects worked on:
Xyanide : Resurrection (PSP, PS2, PC)
Project Delta (PS3, XBox 360, PC)
Several in-house pitches (various)
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2001 - 2004
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Freelance graphic designer
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1999
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Released a six-map single player partial conversion for Quake 1, called Runner's Delight
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Software
Photoshop primarily; also Painter, Max, Maya & AfterFX.
Links
Making of Cliff Dwellings by Jesse van Dijk, It's Art Magazine (itsartmag.com).
Making of Sea Creature by Jesse van Dijk, 3DM3.com.
(updated: September 2008)
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