Art Archive End of the empire Celebration, 3-6-09

Thanks falcon, I used some of your advice on drawing hair, which is one of the harder things to do for me.

Hey, very sweet. Excellent likeness.

Two more drawings for Celebration IV, Boba Fett and a sandtrooper, the trooper is for the Fan Art 30th collage.

http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kl2ll6.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=klmx3.jpg

OMG!! Those are soooo fabulous, BIEREN!!! Just perfect!! Boba Fett's pose is great (...is this just when Luke starts doing his "Jedi thing" on the skiff over the sarlaac...?)--I love the turned head and ready weapon; and the trooper is just plain awesome--the way you show the scuffs and scrapes that would so certainly be there on the armor is fabulous!! These are both amazing pieces--and that collage is really shaping up to be something very, very special, with all this astonishingly-good art going into it!

FF

AT-ATs at Jurassic Park, it could happen....in Photoshop....

http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=atstyx9.jpg

AACK!! Oh, lord--this is too great! Geez--I'd run!! Great job!

FF

Boba needs his range finder on his helmet and a missile in his jet pack ... Looks cool though!

These are my final three paintings for C-IV, boba Fett, C-3P0 & R2D2 and the death star & the Devastator (WIP).
http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010892qv1.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010881kj4.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010893vt8.jpg

WOW!! Those are fabulous, BIEREN!!!! I love them all (how could I NOT?!), but that one of Boba ROCKS!! The steep perspective is so dynamic--it really gives a wonderful energy to the image--and really showcases our favorite bounty hunter! Just awesome!! The droids look outstanding--love the soft sienna-tone you've bathed them in--very Tatooine! And the stark black-and-white of the Star Destroyer and the Deathstar are perfect to depict those two weapons of war... Gorgeous work--and I hope, if you're taking them to C4 to share/show, that they get a standing ovation!

FF

Though not actually taken at C-IV, but at a Master Replica BBQ in Hollywood, these pictures are my favorite from last weekend
the first pic is of Motti and i having a beer. You can see in the photo that Laparmenter and I had been drinking for a while and were about to discover the true meaning of the force...
http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mottial7.jpg

this photo is not as clear, but it is of me and David Prowse, you guessed it, having a beer...
http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vadersj8.jpg

"Laparmenter and I had been drinking for a while and were about to discover the true meaning of the force..."



Yeah...that was it...

Seriously, this must have been TOO much fun! How did you end up at an after-party? You famous or something...? What a gas to meet these people! Lucky you! I hope you had a fabulous time, and that a LOT of people got to look at your fantastic work (I have to ask: any bites, for a professional gig...? )!

FF

Hey Falcon.
I went to the party as a guest of a friend who spends a LOT of money on Master Replica merchandize. The party was a way to thank its most valued customers and sell some knew stuff through a silent auction.

Great C-IV stuff! R2 and 3PO are great, such a classic pose. Nice work!!!

This is a drawing of the Rancor and Doikk Na'ts of the cantina band. both characters were designed and then "performed" by Phill Tippet, an ILM creature designer, who signed the page at C-IV when it was still blank. when asked what i should draw on it, Mr. tippett suggested the Rancor, and then asked me to send a scan of it to to his company's email address so he could see the finished drawing.
http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rancorjo4.jpg

The top Boba Fett link on page one doesnt work (anymore?)

thanks, I'm not sure what happened, but I re-posted it. So it is up ....again.

Squee!! That rancor piece is AWEsome!! It reminds me of the Indian fellows playing flutes to the cobras to make them dance... **wonders what a "dancing" rancor might look like** Was this poor Na'ts's "swan song," just before he became lunch...? Tippet must have really loved this! Great work, as always!!

FF

ADMIRAL PIET pencil drawing, signed by Ken colley at C-4:
http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fpiettab8.jpg

And here are the paintings i got signed at C-4
http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=civjp6.jpg

OMG, the Piett drawing is SOOOO awesome!! I love it--great contrasts, superb likeness (and you captured that "It's only a matter of time" dread he wore in almost every screenie, too! lol! ) and b/g--and signed by the actor!! Too cool!! (You were really busy there at C4...when you weren't drinking beer with Vader, that is! LOL! ) How wonderful, to have all that work with the autographs--will you keep these now, or sell them? So great!

FF

This a Jango Fett and Clone warrior drawing signed by Temuera Morrison:
http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tmorrisonuv0.jpg
And Princess Liea, signed by Carrie fisher:
http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cfisherek1.jpg

Wow, great pics, BIEREN!
Now that there is Jango with helmet, is there some Jango without helmet anywhere?
He can keep the rest of his armour.

I finally finished my chewie drawing, signed by Mayhew:

http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chewiern7.jpg

Wow! That is great. How do you get all these people to sign your art?

AG88

Celebration 4, and a whole lot of money.

Yeah, what were they charging for autograph tokens again? Like $35-50 depending on the celebrity rank of the person signing? I agree with the need to limit the hordes of people wanting things signed, and to clamp down on the ebay monkeys, but straight up asking for more cash I think is just a terrible way to go about it. Make it a lottery. Make it a first come first serve.

Anyhow, some excellent new pieces Bieren. That Jango Fett / Clone Trooper image is wicked!