Chris Reiff is an illustrator and product designer with more than 20 years experience working on official Star Wars projects. Some of his clients include Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Imagineering, Hasbro, ANOVOS, ILM, Random House, Dorling Kindersley, becker&mayer!, Haynes Publishing, and more.
His illustration work can be seen in numerous Star Wars books and on high end packaging. Chris Reiff and fellow artist Chris Trevas are the illustration team behind the Star Wars Haynes manuals, some of Hasbro's Titanium and Black Series packaging schematics, Star Wars Lightsaber Thumb Wrestling, the Star Wars Blueprints series from DK, and the detailed instructions for the Anovos product line.
Reiff co-founded The Parts of Star Wars website with Chris Trevas and is a passionate replica prop builder. In 2011 he built a replica R2-D2, redefining the accuracy of the R2-D2 Builders Club specs in the process.
Chris lives and works in Cincinnati and spends his free time adventuring in his airplane, a 1946 Globe Swift.
List of Star Wars works[]
Books and Prints[]
Star Wars Insider[]
| # | Title | Year | Contribution | Notes |
| 54 | "Set Piece: The Mos Eisley Cantina" | 2001 | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas |
| 55 | "Set Piece: Hoth Echo Base Main Hangar" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 56 | "Set Piece: The Palace of Jabba the Hutt" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 57 | "Set Piece: Imperial Star Destroyer" | 2002 | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas |
| 58 | "Set Piece: The Death Star Trash Compactor" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 59 | "Set Piece: Rebel Alliance Briefing Room" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 60 | "Set Piece: Theed Palace Hangar" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 61 | "Set Piece: Cloud City Carbon-Freezing Chamber" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 62 | "Set Piece: The Millennium Falcon" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas | |
| 63 | "Set Piece: Dagobah" | Writing and line art | Co-written by Chris Trevas |
Other Star Wars Projects[]
| Item | Year | Company | Notes |
| Star Wars Mini-Helmets | 1996 | Riddell | Design and Development |
| Episode 1 Action Figures and Vehicles | 1998 | Hasbro | Sample Painting |
| Watches and Clocks | MZB | Licensing Pitch Design | |
| Star Wars Minis | 2006-2007 | Wizards of the Coast | Figure Design & Card Art |
| Mini-Helmet Clone Trooper Interior | 2007 | Master Replicas | Design |
| Mini-Helmet Wedge X-wing Helmet | 2007 | Master Replicas | Paint Master |
| LEGO Saber Cut-away for Promo Calendar | 2010 | Dorling Kindersley | Illustration |
| R2-D2 Replica Build | 2011 | Personal Project | CAD, Construction, Full Plans |
| Boba Fett Helmet Detail Pieces | 2015 | efx | CAD |
| Stormtrooper Armor Kit Assembly Instructions | 2016 | ANOVOS | Illustration |
| Galaxy's Edge Astromech Droids | 2017 | Disney | CAD Development |
| E-11 Blaster Kit | 2018 | ANOVOS | CAD Development |
Sources[]
"Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)- HasLab Looks to Bring Reva's Lightsaber to Our Galaxy on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Chris Reiff on Twitter: @Chris_Reiff
- Chris Reiff on Instagram: chris_reiff
- Chris Reiff on Facebook
- Chris Reiff interview with RoqooDepot.com, February 22, 2012