About The Studio

Rockacy Creative Studios is an architectural rendering + design studio, run by artist & architectural illustrator Jason Rockacy, and centralized in Indianapolis, Indiana. I provide architectural illustrations + drawings that bring your visions, memories, and places to life. All I need is a photo to draw from

The Philosophy

Jason has a unique perspective on hand-drawn art: he knows that art is ─ at least at first ─ misunderstood & undervalued. Pulling from his education outside the art world, he understands that art can be intimidating & overwhelming. Jason is committed to making hand-drawn art more accessible and easy to order. Art is what makes our world worth all of our hard work, and illustrates how our memories, emotions, and experiences can be embedded in those hand-drawn works: Between every brush stroke holds a story, every mark a memory, and every line a place. Jason is just humbled that he can be part of the process.

The Story

Jason began his career outside the art world. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Hampden-Sydney College (in central Virginia) in 2001, where he had planned -at least at first- to be a civil engineer. After graduating, he began to realize that engineering was not meant for him.

He had dreams of becoming an Architect.

Jason went to graduate school at Savannah College of Art & Design until 2006. It was in Savannah, Georgia where he knew this is where he was meant to be. He fell in love with Savannah's pre-Civil War architecture, the Live Oaks & Spanish moss, and the 22 Squares (read, parks) which are the beloved icons of Savannah's identity & history. He was also fortunate enough to attend SCAD Lacoste in France for 3 months, gaining invaluable knowledge, experience, and culture from one of the greatest art destinations of the world.

After leaving SCAD with his architecture education in 2006, Jason worked in couple of architecture firms on the east coast: Candace MP Smith Architect, P.C., located in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he gained his foundation of experience in architecture. And then working with Greenline Architecture (previously Poticny Deering Felder Architecture) for nearly four years, where he helped to design & build historic renovations, worship centers, restaurants, retail, and private residences in the Savannah area.

No matter where Jason worked, he was always considered the resident artist, who drew the client's houses for presentations, permitting, or for marketing purposes.

After moving to Indianapolis with his future wife, and frustrated with finding a job in a post-recession economy, Jason went to a local coffee shop and started drawing. Unbeknownst to him, a couple was watching his progress behind him. They approached Jason and asked, "Could you draw my house?" Surprised and taken a little off-guard, he replied, "Sure, yeah. I think i can." The couple replied, "Oh, but our house is far away. Will you have to travel to it to draw it?" Struck by inspiration, Jason responded, "Nope, all I need is a photo."

And that was how Jason started his architectural illustration business in 2010.