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To commemorate each new Star Wars movie, Luis loves to create a piece of art. Here are few he created based on the Disney releases
s a little boy I would constantly try to draw Darth Vader and Han Solo, my two favorite characters from the original trilogy. When the prequels came around, I remember trying to put together pieces on Qui-Gonn and Obi-Wan. After watching the excellent The Force Awakens, I knew I had to take a stab at the lead protaganist, Rey. I’m a huge fan of Rey and think she is a Mt. Rushmore Star Wars hero. Daisy Ridley matches the raw naivete of farm boy Luke with just the right amount of technical know-how a la Han. I knew I wanted to put together a shot of Rey with her staff, but I also wanted to draw Rey on her speeder. I decided I would merge the two pieces, and thus my new signature style was born: a larger face/bust of a character with a smaller action or detail shot in the foreground. This Rey piece started the trend. While watching Solo, I was completely captivated by the character Enfys Nest. I loved everything about the look of this character. The mask, the fur, the entire costume. Then she removes the helmet and you see a freckled young woman. This made my choice for who I wanted to capture in my signature art style easy. With my new materials (thank god for the Micron pens) I feel like I was able to capture the power of the character’s mask, and the humanity of her bare face. For The Last Jedi, I knew I wanted to draw my oldest son’s favorite character, Kylo Ren. While I love the look of the Kylo mask in my illustration, I feel like the likeness on the unmasked face left a bit to be desired. Also, the quilting on the costume was truly hard to capture in a relatively flat black environment. Some of you may be wondering why there isn’t a piece for the excellent Rogue One... Simple, I didn’t like how my Jyn turned out. I hope to redo that one soon in a piece I’m prouder of. - LV
star wars dark horse 1998
star wars marvel 2015
darth vader Marvel 2015
Basking in the glow of the prequels, Dark Horse launched a new ongoing series focusing on some of the lesser known jedi. Ki-Adi Mundi was the main star of the original story arc.
After almost 30 years away, Star Wars came back to their original comics home at Marvel. Actionpacked tales featuring the original cast were told with A+ comic talent.
The jewel of the Marvel line is the Keiron Gillen written Vader. Epic in scale, the story revolves around Vader and his partnership with Doctor Aphra.
May 4, 2019 • Art
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