I'm a painter, turned illustrator, turned designer from Seattle that now makes a living as a senior creative director in middle of the desert in Phoenix, Arizona. Life is strange to say the least. A few years ago I returned to painting, through traded my Winsor brushes and Golden Acrylics for Poser, Vue, and Photoshop, and have since resumed doing commercial illustration for a select clientele. I mainly work in 3D, but almost everything I do is overpainted until my wrist hurts as I just can't roll with squeaky clean stuff - it's not in my nature.
Recently my work has appeared in Ballistic Publishing's EXPOSÉ, was added to Steve Wozniak's personal art collection, been featured at MacWorld San Francisco and can soon be seen on limited edition tee's at Barney's New York and Fred Segal Los Angeles.
I'm married with three cats and can't seem to have less than ten Mac's in the house at any given time... you never know, I may need that bondi blue iMac for something one day ;)
You can read my full bio and see more pretty pictures on my site: JacobCharlesDietz.com
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Comments (73)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent sci fi, well done....
Mutte4R
Superb modeling and great idea!
lalverson
Brilliant work. the scale and impact is just perfect.
mamarsha11
Genius. Just genius...
Etrigan_102
As always, JCD, fantastic work. My one comment would be: You are one heluva loadmaster to get that many troops, mechs, AND tanks into that Basilisk.
blbarrett
Well Done! Everything Blends perfectly.
1402dandoy
Cool idea, you immediatly know that a new paradise is about to be devastated! Full-size view is a must!
altec101
Most excellent artwork!
OrphanedSoul
Great explanation and a totally WoW work of art Bravo and then some!
AnIronButterfly
Great piece. Rather reminds me of the Empire, staking out a new world for inclusion...
RodS
WOW! Un-freaking-believeable! If Mr. Lucas sees this, he'll start making more Star Wars movies. Fantastic work!!!
black222
Extraordinary fantasy... Really beautiful scene n great composition... Fantastic
shayhurs
Very nice job indeed!
Dannegirl
Beautiful image.
egehlin
Super image...great sci-fi models and the figures of the woman and big cat are top-notch. Definitely a fave for me!!!
NefariousDrO
That is so cool! I have to remember your trick of multiple render passes on the objects, I have a bad tendency to overwhelm my poor computer. I like the wide sweeping view, and it's such an interesting contrast, the flowers and butterflies and all of those war machines.
danway
As always a nice scene!
AwarenessLogic
Just beautiful work, visually and technically!
grafikeer
Oustanding!!
Orinoor
I only followed about half of that, but the results are fantastic, excellent work!
Stardust_Crossing
Fantastic sci-fi scene! Cool image!
rbratche
Excellent!
deci6el
Always love the big pictures. Great panorama for the Heavy Metal wrap-around. You just know its going to be bad news for Dejah Thoris and her colorful art nouveau world. Technically the only thing I wonder about is if the planet/crescents are pointing at the sun? You know better than I can tell. Gorgeous skies and everything else.
CrownPrince
Wow one day im going to do images like this!!!
anitalee
Wonderful
JCD
Thanks everyone for all the great feedback, I definitely appreciate it :) @Etrigan_102 - Yes, I definitely (re)imagined the inner hold of the Basilisk to be double-decker from front to back and utilize every square inch. Hey, that's the fiction part of sci-fi, right? ;) @deci6el - Definitely no shortage of artistic license on the near planet crests... I did tilt them slightly towards the sun, but my OCD just tends to like them more level than not :)
powerage Online Now!
Exceptional art !!
faroutsider
Wow! Great idea, brilliantly executed. And thanks for the excellent idea of multiple renders. I guess the neighbourhood can only go one way now....
MarkHirst
Superb image, all the more so with the techniques you used. Agree with others; with the contrast of the desert background and lush colourful foreground, you know that a beautiful place and its inhabitants are about to be destroyed.
Krid
wonderful scene and composition