SUBJ: JOHN DIETZ
TITLE: Digital Concept Artist
Artist Statement
DESCRIPTION: John Dietz is a Concept Artist from Northern Virginia. His work is inspired by technology and futuristic influences from pop culture. He creates illustrations and concepts of mechanical robots, vehicles, and armor. He frequently depicts catholic themes into his works via colors of purity like white and gold, angelic symbolisms and crucifixes. He enjoys creating works that are bold, vibrant and futuristic in design and creativity through his desire of childhood and current day video games and Japanese animations. He specializes in the “Mecha” Genre of which depictions of giant robots piloted by humans are taken into battle with each other or threats against humanity.
Narrative Biography
BACKGROUND: I was born and raised in Northern Virginia, in the United States, and am looking to explore Japan sometime in the next few years. I am currently graduating as an undergraduate student at George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in drawing and a minor in illustration. Before this, I was enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, and after I was accepted into George Mason for my excellent portfolio, I began my journey into the art world.
I chose the art program because I was fascinated by the influences and technicalities of mechanical designs in engineering school before deciding to change majors to something more personal to me. I am creating art because it uses my fuel of creative and imaginative designs in a constructive manner that doesn’t require difficult understandings or complex mechanical structures to create. I look forward to displaying my work at an exhibition or gallery in the future; currently I do share my art via many social media platforms and art websites such as Deviantart, Instagram and Art station. I look forward to traveling around the country to present my work at a convention where other likeminded artists could experience my work and buy artwork that I make. Although I haven’t thought of exhibiting my work before, I would firstly like to sell my work and look into applying for jobs and work for a video game company to make concept art. My goal is to develop my skills at a video game company where my love for mecha, or giant robots, will be realized by creating characters and assets for players to enjoy.
Artist Resume
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John Dietz https://www.instagram.com/inventorjohnny789/
https://jinventor789.wixsite.com/my-site
EDUCATION:​
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George Mason University, Arlington, VA 2022-2024
Bachelor of Art’s, concentration in drawing, Minor in Illustration
SKILLS:​
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SOFTWARE: Blender, Autodesk, Adobe Photoshop, Paint tool SAI, Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Audacity, Source Engine, Source Filmmaker, Microsoft Office, Google Chrome, Opera GX
ART: 3D Modeling, texturing, animating (2D and 3D), drawing, concept art, illustration, Video Editing
GRAPHICS: Game design
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: C++
LANGUAGES: English (fluent), Japanese (moderate)
AWARDS:
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Regularly accepted into the Deans list for 4+ semesters at Mason
Reached Star Scout rank in Boy scouts.
​EXHIBITIONS:
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Spectra: George Mason Senior Art Show, December 9th-13th, 2024
INTERESTS:
Playing Video Games, making art, very passionate about Mecha (giant robots) and all branches of sci-fi, watching movies, youtube videos and anime, cooking, listening to music, Applying learned skills to my hobbies, praying, participating in my church community, weightlifting, modding video games and spending time with my friends
Long Summary
DESIGNATION: I am a Digital Concept Artist who has recently graduated from George Mason University. My body of work consists of pencil drawings and digital illustrations to create concept art of sci-fi elements and technology. As a child growing up, I always wanted to be an inventor, creating inventions, and understanding technology was my passion. I wanted to change the world with my ideas, I would draw these inventions in my notebook, which started my development in art. I would sketch all throughout middle school into high school, and finally in college I realized my true passion was making art, which had developed thanks to my love for science as well as high school art classes.
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I primarily use a pen and tablet to create works of art, as well as drawing in traditional mediums such as graphite and acrylic. My artistic influence is primarily based on my love for God, which has inspired me from looking at nature and seeing how things move and function, including natural forces and properties of physics. Using my love for technology to fuel my imagination for art has been my secondary driving force for becoming an art major. An example of my art that relates to my thesis is my Zarya tactical trooper concept skin, which is a digital art piece that conceptualizes sci-fi elements and technology from one game to another. One of my favorite pieces is the arc angel mark 4 drawing, which draws inspiration from biblical angels and my love for technology in a way that ties them together harmoniously.
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With developments into concept artwork from previous examples, I am currently working on 3d modeling, which includes editing, compiling, and texturing models from scratch or preexisting video games. As a concept artist, video game assests and character designs are a great way to invest into creating “skins,” or cosmetic remodels, and 3d modeling is a necessary step towards developing a cohesive digital portfolio. I plan to take my ideas for a concept video game and make them into 3d models from my drawings in the foreseeable future.
EDUCATION
BACHERLOR of ARTS: George Mason University, Studio Art Concentration: Drawing, Minor: Illustration
ASSOCIATES DEGREE: Northern Virginia Community College, Visual and performing arts
High School Graduate
SKILLS
Advanced: Blender, Clip Studio, Audacity
Proficient: SAI, Photoshop
LET'S PLAY!
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