Jason Helsel

Concept artist and illustrator for games and freelance.

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Portsmouth, United States

Nude/Life Drawing Model at Shawnee State University (Art department)

Studied Studio Arts: Illustration at Shawnee State University

Studied Mobile Application Design and Development at Stark State College

Studied Video Game Design at Stark State College

Studied Java Programming at Stark State College

Studied Web Design at Stark State College

Arts & Crafts

jasonhelsel.com

Joined September 1, 2021

Skills

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual

About

I started playing video games with my mom on a dusty old Atari in 1984 taking turns at Pac-Man. When Super Mario Bros. came out a couple years later, I was head over heels in love with gaming! I can’t tell you how many quarters I sank into games like Altered Beast and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 at the arcade, but I could probably put a huge dent in my student loans with the money! When Mega Man 3 came out in 1996 and my dad let me rent it, I started dreaming of a life creating different bosses for it. I filled every page of a 100-page spiral notebook with a different boss on each page. Around that time, I was also introduced to comic books and the thought of the different bosses soon morphed into different comic heroes and villains. I was also massively into horror flicks at the time, especially the campy monster stuff, so I naturally started drawing monsters and creatures too, I have been drawing ever since! I love coming up with cool character ideas and power-sets, but I just genuinely like doing anything creative. I have developed several Websites, maintained a YouTube page, livestream on Twitch and I even made a short zombie film. I designed my mother’s flyers and business cards as well as her company logo. Anything artistic I find enjoyable, and that passion extends to the kitchen where I enjoy just getting in there and coming up with delicious dishes. Check out my portfolio website or if you just want a taste of my work you can look at my portfolio here.

Experience

Shawnee State University (Art department)

Jan 2019 – Present

Portsmouth, OH

Nude/Life Drawing Model

Holding long and short poses for art students while the practice drawing anatomy using dynamic light and shadow.

Shawnee State University (Military and Veteran Services office)

Jun 2019 – May 2021

Portsmouth, OH

Receptionist

Assisting coordinator in setting up events, prepare for yearly federal audits, enrollment of students and general clerical duties.

DRB Systems LLC

May 2018 – Dec 2018

Akron, OH

Technical Support

Assisting clients in software and hardware troubleshooting. Remotely accessing client systems to troubleshoot complex issues while communicating with the client instructions to be preformed in testing solutions.

Stark State College (Health and Public Services)

Jan 2016 – May 2018

North Canton, OH

Receptionist

General clerical duties including answering calls, scheduling appointments, checking students in and out, setting up meetings, setting up pinning ceremonies for graduating nursing students.

Education

Shawnee State University

Jan 2019 – May 2021

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Arts: Illustration

Stark State College

Jun 2015 – May 2018

Associate of Applied Science, Mobile Application Design and Development

Stark State College

Jun 2015 – May 2018

Associate of Applied Science, Video Game Design

Stark State College

Jun 2015 – May 2018

Career Enhancement Certificate, Java Programming

Stark State College

Jun 2015 – May 2018

Career Enhancement Certificate, Web Design