Frank Ordaz

 Biography:  Extract from his website.http://ordazart.com/

From age 10, Ordaz studied with famed California master artist and renowned art instructor Theodore Lukits.

 Ordaz attended the University of Southern California on an art scholarship. After two years, he transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena to study illustration.

 Upon graduation in 1980, Ordaz was highly recommended for a job with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), working for filmmaker George Lucas in Northern California. There, Ordaz did background matte paintings for specialized movie production effects and worked on films like “ET”, “The Wrath of Khan”, “Return of the Jedi” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”, rubbing shoulders with well-known actors, musicians, directors and working with a talented production staff.

 Ordaz even had a small bit part in Indiana Jones. He won an Emmy for his work as part of a team of artists working on the 1985 television movie, “Ewok — The Battle of Endor.”

 After leaving movie work and going self-employed, his award-winning paintings and illustrations have appeared in a line of Christian books, professional sports posters, specialty greeting cards, and even jigsaw puzzles.

Frank Ordaz with a painting for “Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure" (1984).

Ordaz working at the ILM matte department. The painting was made for “Return of the Jedi” 1983.

An extreme perspective of the interior of the Death Star's tunnels painted by Ordaz for Return of the Jedi. 

For "Starman" (1984), Ordaz worked on several matte paintings, such as this one that appears at the end of the movie.

Filmography:

 - All I Want for Christmas (1991) (matte artist)

 - Star treck IV(87)Matte art)

 - Howard the Duck (1986) (matte painting supervisor (ILM visual effects unit))

 - The goonies(85)(matte artist)

 - Enemy mine(85)(matte artist)

 - The Ewok Adventure (1984) (matte painting)

 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) (matte painting)

 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (matte artist)

 - Starman (1984) (matte artist)

 - The NeverEnding Story (1984)

 - Return of the Jedi (1983) (matte painting artist)

 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) (matte painting artist)

 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (matte painting artist)