Jean-Luc SALA
jean_luc_sala@hotmail.com
35 years old - French nationality
Comicwriter and artist in the french comicbook industry
Professional illustrator with +10 years of experience in the field of graphic
productions.
Art Director, Story Boarder & Conceptual Designer for the video game industry.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
(BFA) with honours "Graduat d'Illustration Narrative avec mention Grande Distinction"
Institut des Beaux Arts St Luc Liège -Belgium-
Illustration and Comics specialization.
Academic
Teacher for EMC School - Paris - France
"Ecole des Métiers de la Communication"
Story Board & Conceptual Design initiation for the students of the "Brevet de
Maîtrise d'Image"
Conceptual Designer for "HIGHLANDER the gathering"

Team Leader - Kalisto Entertainment - Bordeaux - France

Art Director and Conceptual Designer - Cryo Interactive - Paris - France
UBIK - Screenplay adaptation of the Philip K. Dick's masterpiece.

"FABLE" (Symbiosys/Telstar) and "Cities of Sin" - Symbiosys - Paris - France
"Disney-like" Character design and hand-painted textures.

Pre-Production Department Manager - Cryo Interactive - Paris - France
Management of 6 Conceptual artists... 5 game designs and edutainment designs
delivered to several publishers ( Mindscape - 20th Century Fox Interactive -
Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Canal+ ).

Conceptual designer on RAVEN (Mindscape) - Cryo Interactive - Paris - France
Art Direction for 3D artists- Story Boarder for 45 minutes of FMV (+200 pre-rendered
cutscenes with live actors and bluescreening)

Conceptual designer for DRAGON LORE (Mindscape) Cryo Interactive - Paris -
France
First 3D RPG on CD-ROM. Conceptual character and background designer. Hand
painted textures for 20 CGI characters.
conceptal designs for MEGARACE, COMMANDER BLOOD, ALIENS.
1994
1991
Video Games
2001-2002
1998-2000
1996-1997
1995
1994
1993
Illustrations
1991 - 1995
Freelance Artist for Role-Playing-Games and French RPG Publications.
Cyberpunk (Talsorian Games), Elric/Stormbringer, Hawkmoon, Runequest, Pendragon
(Chaosium/Oriflam)
1989
4 illustrations on the UN Human Rights Annual
Copies delivered to UN country leaders.
Comic books
2003
The "Cross-Fire" scenario is signed with Soleil. (Art by PM Chan)
Hardcover Graphic novel - Spy/Action Comedy - Catholic Fantasy -Work in progress-

Art for the "Athanor" Serie. (Story by Bruneau) -
Action Comedy - Heroic Fantasy -Project cancelled-
1996
Graphic Bible for Raphael Films "Exoforce" -Animated Series- Raphael Films/AB Studio

"Hand Dub" for a Sitcom (The main actor was suposed to play a comicbook artist)
Gaumont Television - "Une famille pour deux" - Studios Gaumont - Paris - France
1995
1991
Comicwriting and Inking for "La Légende de Kynan" 64 pages hardcover graphic
novel -
Le Lombard publisher - Brussel - Belgium
Original artworks displayed at the Comicbook Museum of Brussel
1990
First Prize of the "best young european comic artist" Contest -Le Lombard
publisher
280 competitors
1998
Exibition of "La Légende de Kynan" artworks - Flandres Archeological Museum
Military
1992
Illustrator for French Air Force publications for pilots
French Air Force Headquarters - La Cité de l'Air - Paris - France
Softs
Painter 6
Poser 4
Writer's Dreamkit/Dramatica Pro
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Misc
Role playing gamer
Greenpeace member