Tor’s Irene Gallo gets Dave Seeley to share his process for ‘Rogue Leader,’ the painting that became the cover for Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor.
LOTR fan art: Boting the rings
Just as Mattias Adolfsson set Star Wars back to the baroque period, he’s taking Lord of the Rings ahead with Bots of the Ring. Above, the NazguloBot Unit. (via)
Fan art: Andy Helms’ Dude-A-Day
Andy Helms has embarked on an illustration product to draw a Dude A Day, last year, and several Star Wars characters showed up in November. (via)
Etsy find: Tom Whalen’s classy movie posters
Illustrator Tom Whalen sells prints on Etsy in the Strong Stuff shop, including these two for Star Wars (sold out, sadly) and The Empire Strikes Back. See even more on his site or on DeviantArt. (via)
Poster artist Drew Struzan retiring?
TheRaider.net reports that the legendary artist is retiring from illustration to spend time with his family and work on his own paintings. Struzan is reponsible for several iconic Star Wars and Indiana Jones movie posters, and even a few book covers (and stamps!) not to mention Blade Runner, Harry Potter, Hellboy, Back to the Future and hundreds of other films. Check out more of his work at DrewStruzan.com.
Fan art: Son of Baroque Star Wars
Illustrator Mattias has rounds out his charming Baroque Star Wars series with a few more character sketches (including Yoda, left) and an uncolored Death Star.
He also has prints available for purchase. Damn you, exchange rates!
Fan Art: Baroque Star Wars
We’ve seen quite a few variations on the Star Wars theme, but Mattias Adolfsson’s baroque versions have a definite charm. His Imperial Walker is particularly impressive. (The heels!)
UPDATE: And another: “Han Solo being harassed by the puritan squad.”