The Art of Jacob Charles Dietz

Terra Macchina

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:11:23 +0000

I added a new piece to the gallery today called Terra Macchina. It’s a view of the probable cities of the future where entire worlds are turned into city planets of conrete and steel with slivers of sky between the masive block structures. Check it out»

The Lost Ones

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:07:36 +0000

I added a new piece to the gallery today called The Lost Ones. I actually completed this one several weeks back, but am just now getting around to posting it up… It’s not exactly a happy piece by any stretch, but perhaps worth a look nonetheless. Check it out»

SCI FI Weekly Cover

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:59:25 +0000

My piece titled Dystopia Intergalactic Starport is the current featured cover art for issue #584 of the SCI FI Channel’s SCI FI Weekly publication. The piece will be on the cover for the week and after that it will reside in the cover archives along with some really killer sci-fi artwork from some great artists. Whether my stuff is on the cover or not, SCI FI Weekly is a great read and a worthy publication for any sci-fi fan’s bookmark list. Check it out>

E-On Picture of the Day: The Swimming Hole

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:49:26 +0000

My piece titled The Swimming Hole was featured on E-on software’s homepage as today’s picture of the day. This piece was created using their flagship software product, Vue 6 infinite and maximizes the applications killer light engine. You can check it out on their site by clicking here or view the larger piece and related details in my gallery here.

About E-on software: Founded in 1997, e-on software was established to develop and promote the highest quality graphics tools with professional strength features, specializing in the natural world. Established by graphics enthusiasts for graphics enthusiasts, e-on software translates its passion for art into tools for the graphics community. E-on software has offices in Beaverton, Oregon and Paris, France. The company has achieved worldwide reputation for its award winning 3D scenery generator Vue. http://www.e-onsoftware.com/

Atmosphere Generator

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:03:54 +0000

I added a new piece to the galeries today. Titled Atmosphere Generator, this is a much brighter and more cheery piece than those I normally might come up with, but with an asset like that, you definitely want the lights on ;) Check it out>

Farewell Stan Winston

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:24:50 +0000

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) Special-effects wizard Stan Winston, who won Oscars for his work in Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park, died Sunday at his home in Malibu, California. He was 62.

Most recently, Stan Winston Studio devised the suits featured in Iron Man. The movie’s director, Jon Favreau, said Winston brought a “childlike enthusiasm” to his craft.

“He was the king of integrating practical effects with CGI, never losing his relevance in an ever-changing industry,” Favreau said in a statement. “I am proud to have worked with him and we were looking forward to future collaborations. I knew that he was struggling, but I had no idea that he would be gone so soon. Hollywood has lost a shining star.”

In the wake of Winston’s death following a seven-year battle against multiple myeloma cancer, Aliens producer Anne Hurd told Variety: “Stan Winston never looked at anything as a problem. It was always an opportunity. I never saw him defeatist, regardless of what may have happened. And he had an incredible childlike passion for films and for makeup effects and animatronics.”

Stan was a true innovator and one of the best in business and will be greatly missed - RIP.

Gearhead

admin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:07:51 +0000

I added another new piece to the gallery today. The piece is titled Gearhead and it’s a simple snapshot of guy and his machine in the garage. Check it out>

The Swimming Hole

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:17:27 +0000

I added a new piece to the gallery today titled The Swimming Hole. While it is the typical depressing Dystopian future that I usually portray is very much a part of this one, the piece is slightly brighter with a pretty young girl dangling her feat in the water of a rooftop reservoir. Check it>

Return to Base

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:52:04 +0000

I added a new piece to the galleries this morning and a new gallery as this one kicks off Gallery 4.0. The piece is titled Return to Base and is a Star Wars composition I’ve had kicking around since the early Bryce days. After coming across it on one of my Macs, I decided to finally finish it using some higher quality models than the original and of course my favorite application, Vue 6 Infinite. Check it out>

Update: City at Night Lights for Vue

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:04:46 +0000

Ok, so this really isn’t an update, more of a usage note, as I realized I left out a simple step for users of the Vue version to get the best results from these materials. Due to the way the window regions of the Dystopia City Blocks are mapped, you should double click the materials, choose advance editor and under the color & alpha tab, set the mapping mode to ‘faces’ and then adjust the map size to get the look you desire. This will yield the effect shown above instead of the little tiny lights you get by just adding them to your blocks.

The materials work on primitives and most other objects without any need for the above edits, so no worries there. Oh, and if you don’t already have them, I suggest picking them up right here>