Igor-Alban Chevalier
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2022 - Visual development - Undisclosed project Massive Black
2022 - Visual development - Undisclosed project Massive Black
2022 - Visual development - Undisclosed project Massive Black
2021 - Logo Designer - Limited Run
2020/2021 - Cover Illustrator - Undisclosed projects - Limited Run
2020/2021 - Undisclosed projects - The Art Of Direction
2020/2021 - Undisclosed projects - Massive Black
2019/2021 - Musician/singer/Song Writer - Undisclosed project - Thunderbolts Records
2019/2020 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - The Art Of Direction.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - The Art Of Direction.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - The Art Of Direction.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Massive Black.
2019 - Logo Design - Braw Productions
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Massive Black.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Massive Black.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Massive Black.
2019 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Bigger Inside.
2019 - Concept Artist - Maleficient: Mistress Of Evil- MPC / Disney.
2019 - Concept Artist / Storyboards - Lady And The Tramp - MPC / Disney.
2018 - Concept Artist - Dolittle - MPC / Universal Pictures.
2018 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Cutback.
2018 - Concept Artist - Dumbo - MPC / Disney.
2018 - Character Designer (genie)- Aladin - MPC / Disney.
2018 - Concept Artist - Nanite Fulcrum volume 2 - Spiraloid.
2018 - Director/Script/Storyboards - Undisclosed project - Axis Animation.
2018 - Character Designer (Anne Hathaway) - Cats - MPC.
2018 - Character Designer - Kong Skull Island - MPC.
2018 - Writer - Novel - Supercluster "A Trillion Me" - The Dynamo Press.
2018 - Writer - Novel - Bloodfield "The Crimson Child" - The Dynamo Press.
2018 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Massive Black.
2018 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - MPC.
2017 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - MPC.
2017 - Comic Book Artist - Outlast comic book "Epilogue" - Red Barrels.
2017 - Concept Artist - Goosebump 2 - MPC. Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation.
2017 - Concept Artist - Environment design - Detective Pikachu - Warner Brothers
2017 - Concept Artist - A Monster Call - MPC.
2017 - Illustrator - "Nanite Fulcrum" VR comic - Spiraloid.
2017 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Black Shamrock.
2016 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Gear Prod.
2016 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Liberty films UK.
2016 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - Warner Brothers.
2016/2017 (Ongoing) Creator/Writer/Art Director/Designer - for the Video games "HEADACHE The Mind Boggling Adventures Of The Black Frog", "SPIDERTRACK Gauntlet" and "DEEP ACID" - Reactor Core Studio.
2015/2017 - Comic Book Artist - "Outlast, The Murkoff Account" - Official comic book adaptation of Red Barrels' horror video game "Outlast".
2015 - Concept Artist - Undisclosed project - MPC.
2015 - Concept Artist - Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" - Nikolaj Arcel - Columbia Pictures - MPC.
2015 - Concept Artist - "A Monster Calls" - J. A. Bayona - Focus Features & Universal Pictures - MPC.
2014 - Concept Artist - "The BFG" - Steven Spielberg - Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
2014 - Concept Artist - "King Arthur, Legend of the Sword" - Guy Ritchie - Warner Brothers.
2014 - Creature Designer - "King Arthur, Legend of the Sword" - Guy Ritchie - Warner Brothers -MPC.
2014 - Asset Design - Undisclosed project - Tokkun Studio.
2014 - Concept Artist - "Kong Skull Island" - Jordan Vogt-Roberts - Warner Brothers - MPC.
2014 - Pitch Storyboards for a video game - Undisclosed project - for Xbox - Axis Animation.
2014 - Mech Design test - Undisclosed project - Tokkun Studio.
2014 - Pitch Storyboards for a video game - "Guild Wars 2" - for Xbox - Axis Animation.
2014 - Pitch Storyboards for a video game - "Supernova" trailer - Banday Namco - Axis Animation.
2014 - Pitch Storyboards for a video game - "Grey Goo" trailer - for Xbox - Axis Animation.
2014 - Pitch Storyboards for the video game Crackdown for Xbox - Axis Animation.
2014 - Level and landmark designer for the video game company Gameloft - Undisclosed project - Montreal.
2013 - Comic Book Artist and writer on the first chapter of Batman "The Sweet Smell Of Rot".
2013 - Mood illustration and design for Dracula Untold - Production designer Grant Major - Director Gary Shore - Universal.
2012 - Comic Book Artist and writer on the 40 pages in 4 days comic experiment "The Good King And The Liar".
2012 - Storyboarding of the animatic sequences for Halo 4 Spartan OPS series - Axis Animation.
2012 – Dungeon Hunter 4 Level and landmark designer for the video game company Gameloft -Montreal.
2011 – Director/Writer/Sculptor/Designer/Art Director/Decorator of trailer and first episode of the "Boom Spectrum Space Pilot" TV series for Ankama Animations.
2011 - Comic Book Artist and writer on the "all Black Frog" Art Book/Magazine "La Dynamo - Le Catalogue paradoxal de dynamografika".
2010 – Cover Artist on Captain America, and Namor / X-Men series – Marvel.
2010 – Storyboard Artist on "Project Hawx" – Ubisoft.
2007/2009 - Comic Book Artist and writer on the 300 pages graphic novels Maggot, Conscient de Vacuité, The Moo Factory, Les Fondateurs and 2nd Generation.
2005/2009 – Production Designer and co-writer of Tusk – 3D Animated feature film – Director : Tim McGovern - Whisper Pictures.
2005 – Illustrator for the trading card game "Hecatombe" - Wizards Of The Coast.
2005 – Illustrator for Dungeon & Dragon's companion book – Wizards Of The Coast.
2005 - Teacher at the Gnomon School for cinema industry professionals – Los Angeles.
2004 – Game Design collaboration with Atomic Toy Box – The Pumpkin King – game sold to Sabbaba Toys – Los Angeles.
2004 – Game Design – Toaster, Toaster kids, Die Winner Shnitzel Opperatzion, Drone the Iron Bubble Tournament, Notil, Fog, A Venusian Xmas. - Los Angeles.
2004 – VFX conception for Solace - Director: M.Night Shyamalan– Rythm & Hues – Los Angeles.
2004 – VFX Designer on X-Men 3 The Last Stand – Rhythm & Hues – Director Brett Ratner - Warner Brothers – Los Angeles.
2003 – VFX Art Director on A Sound Of Thunder – Director: Peter Hyams – Prague and Los Angeles.
2003 – VFX Art Director on Feardotcom – Director: Bill Malone – Milan.
2002 – Designer on John Stevenson's "5 Children and it" - the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
2001 – Designer and Art Director of "the Gevaudant's beast" for Christophe Gans' "Brotherhood of the wolf" - the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
2000 – Conceptor/Writer/Designer on 3D Animated Movie "The Moonmongers" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
1999 – Mood Illustrator on "The Snow Queen" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop - Hallmark Entertainment - London.
1999 – Designer on the Sprite Gobelin for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – Sprite – London.
1999 - Designer on Saachi & Saachi's "Larry & Sally" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – Saachi & Saachi - London.
1999 – Designer on the music icon robot "Sonic Boom" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
1998 – Designer on "Arabian Nights" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Hallmark Entertainment – London.
1998 – Designer on the movie "Seven Deadly Sins" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
1998 – Sculptor and designer on "Flinstones 2 Viva Las Vegas" for the Jim Henson's Creature Shop – London.
1997/1998– Video game designer/3D illustrator – Starshot and the Space Circus – Atari - Lyon.
1997 – 3D low polygon animator for In Utero - Paris.
1993/1996 – Board and rôle playing Game design for Ludoxyd Cellule – Istres.
1994/1995 – Video game designer – Starshot and the Space Circus – Atari – Lyon.
1992 – 2nd year - International comic book school of St-Luc – Brussels.
1991 – Culturel event organisation for Bec Benzen Production - Istres.
1988/1991 – Lycée Camarge – F12 Section – Applied Arts – Nimes.
1973 – Birthday – Reims - France.
MISCELLANEOUS
Options sold for movies and TV concepts
• Cyber Geisha – Movie Concept - sold to Shrek's Vangard Production – Los Angeles.
• The Happy Meteor – TV series Concept – sold to The Jim Henson Company – Los Angeles.
EDUCATION
School of Applied Arts (architecture, furniture, illustration, communication/advertising, fashion design) in the F12 section in Nimes (France) International Comic Book School of St-Luc - Brussels (Belgium).
TUTORIAL DVDs
• Environment Art Techniques with The Black Frog - Tokkun Academy.
• Character Design Techniques with The Black Frog - Tokkun Academy.
ART BOOK / MAGAZINES
• “Doodles” a 200 pages sketchbook - Published by Design Studio Press.
• "La Dynamo #1" - 96 pages - Published by Ankama.
GRAPHIC NOVELS / COMICS
• Maggot - 300 pages - Full color - Published by The Dynamo Press.
• The Good King And The Liar - 40 pages in 4 days - black and white - Published by The Dynamo Press.
• Kamikaze Pirate Doll - 30 pages color - Published by The Dynamo Press.
• Batman - The Sweet Smell Of Rot - Issue #1 -Black and white.
Les Carnets de La Grenouille Noire #0, #1, #2, #3 - Published by The Dynamo Press.
• #0 Conscient de Vacuité - 300 pages - Black and white.
• #1 The Moo Factory - 300 pages - Black and white.
• #2 Les Fondateurs - 300 pages - Black and white.
• #3 2nd Generation - 300 pages - Black and white.
COLLECTIVES
• CFSL Artbook #1 & #2 - Published by CFSL.Ink.
• Les Autres Gens #1 & #2 - Published by Dupuis.
• Brume - Published by CFSL.Ink.
• Shuffle #1 - Published by CFSL.Ink.
• Shuffle “Robots” - Published by CFSL.Ink.
SEMINARS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• Analogue instructor at the Gnomon VFX school for professionals “advanced production design” and “Character design” for the entertainment industry.
• Massive Black Workshop’s instructor - Montreal.
• Massive Black Workshop’s instructor - Seattle.
• Massive Black Workshop’s instructor - Wellington.
• Made Workshop’s instructor - Berlin.
• 2009 - St-Luc School – Brussels.
• 2009 - CFSL workshop #0 - Paris.
• 2010 – CFSL workshop #1 - Paris.
• 2010 - St-Luc School - Liège.
• 2015 - FUTURO workshop - Varna.
• 2016 - FUTURO workshop - Varna.
• 2016 - IFCC workshop - Zagreb.
SOLO EXHIBITS
2010 - First Strike – Sixmorevodka gallery – Berlin.
2014 - Galerie Arludik - Paris.
BOOK SIGNINGS / EVENTS / DEMOS
2004 - LACMA Museum – Los Angeles.
2006 - Japan Expo - Paris.
2008 - Japan Expo - Paris.
2009 - Japan Expo – Paris.
2009 – PPIFBDM – Nimes.
2009 – Festiblog – Paris.
2010 - Librairie Brüsel – Brussels.
2010 - Librairie BD Fugue – Annecy.
2010 - Librairie Quai Des Bulles – Annecy.
2010 - Angoulême comic book festival - Angoulême.
2011 - Librairie BD Fugue – Annecy.
2011 - Librairie Brüsel – Brussels.
2011 - Librairie BD Fugue – Annecy.
2011 - Aludik/MK2 – Paris.
IN THE WORKS
• "Unfinished Business" - The Art of The Black Frog.
• “Machines For A Better Living - or how to successfully survive the atomic age” Whimsical post cards set.
• “La Dynamo magazine #2”.
• Les Carnets de La Grenouille Noire #4 “82 & 84”.
• The 300 pages graphic novel “The Doors Of Nihiland”.
• Versus” The Ultimate Robot Duel.
• “Stone Monkey” 3500 pages adaptation of « Journey To The West ».
• “The Black Frog’s Brain Farts” silly Scribble book.
• “So Far” - "The Art Of Tusk” Animated feature Artbook.
• "Maggot" graphic novel and feature film concept, English version.
• "Krugg" Script and feature film concept.
• "The Truth" 400 page graphic novel.
• "ESC-APE The Cities Of The Machine Men" 400 page Sci-Fi Art Book.
• Batman "The Sweet Smell Of Rot" 100 page graphic novel.
• " Bloodfield - The Crimson Child "- Heroic Fantasy novel under the alias of Silas Alexander Czar.
• " Supercluster - A Trillion Me "- Science Fiction novel under the alias of Otto Bolt.
CURRICULUM VITAE
For the past 30 years, The Black Frog has provided a considerable amount of designs, illustrations, sculpts and storyboards for films such as X-Men, Harry Potter, Dracula Untold, Kong Skull Island, Stephen King's Dark Tower or Spielberg's BFG to only name a few and worked for some of today’s leading companies in the video game industry. In his spare time Igor is also a prolific graphic novel artist who publishes now with his own publishing house The Dynamo Press series like " The Spark " black and white 300 pages pocket books each written and drawn within a month and other titles like the full color " Stone Monkey " the classic tale of the Monkey King which will become a 3500 page long folie. Lately, under the pseudonyms of Otto Bolt and Silas Alexander Czar, Igor started writing " SUPERCLUSTER - A Trillion Me " and " BLOODFIELD - The Crimson Child ", two full-blown novels he is planning on completing by the end of 2023.
Writer / Director / Animation Production Designer / VFX Art Director / Senior Concept Artist / IP Generator and Story Consultant / Sculptor / Game Designer / Toy Designer / Storyboard and Comic Book Artist.
Igor-Alban Chevalier / The Black Frog - BIO
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