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The artwork featured in this submission is a mixed media rendering of actor Kenneth Colley as the character Admiral Piett from the 1980 Irvin Kershner film The Empire Strikes Back, a sequel to the 1977 George Lucas film Star Wars. The illustration was rendered on a 12 inch by 9 inch sheet of vellum Bristol using graphic pencils and charcoal.
Admiral Piett is a somewhat minor character who premieres in The Empire Strikes Back as the captain of the Imperial flagship who is promoted to the rank of admiral after Darth Vader executes the former fleet admiral for his incompetence. In his new position, Admiral Piett is responsible for the coordination of the blockade over the ice planet of Hoth and for the desperate search for the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo’s pirate freighter. In spite of his failure to capture the Falcon, Piett did not befall the fate of his predecessor and Kenneth Colley reprised his role in the 1983 Richard Marquand film Return of the Jedi. However, in that film, Piett is killed when a kamikaze pilot crashes into the bridge of the Imperial flagship during the Battle of Endor.
As a bit of a confession, the films of The Star Wars Trilogy are my all-time favorites and the character of Admiral Piett is in fact my favorite character from the series. Piett is something of a role model for me and I tried to model my stoic behavior and efficiency after him. Aside from being a role model and a favored character of mine, I also wanted to finish this artwork so that I might have another subject for villain profiles that I am writing for my website. However, I do have to note that I don’t quite feel Admiral Piett qualifies as a villain, nor do most of the Imperials from the Star Wars films; they’re just merely the enemy to the protagonists and are not really particularly evil.
This marks the second major project which I have employed charcoal in. Along with the charcoal pencils that I initially made use of in my illustration Rick Moranis in Mixed Media, I also got to use one of the charcoal stubs I originally bought a few years ago for practice during my lunch breaks. This helped me quickly cover the large black area featured in quadrants II and III. As I was doing touch-up work on my rendering, I came to again notice the greasy and reflective nature of some of the softer graphite. I believe in the future I am going to attempt to phase out many of the graphic pencils from my tools; I might end up resorting only to charcoal and a B pencil.
I have made this illustration available as a print for purchase on my Etsy account. Click here to view my listing on Etsy.
Thank you very much for visiting and may the Force be with you.
PROJECT #41
Comments are welcome, but please mind your language.
The artwork featured in this submission is a mixed media rendering of actor Kenneth Colley as the character Admiral Piett from the 1980 Irvin Kershner film The Empire Strikes Back, a sequel to the 1977 George Lucas film Star Wars. The illustration was rendered on a 12 inch by 9 inch sheet of vellum Bristol using graphic pencils and charcoal.
Admiral Piett is a somewhat minor character who premieres in The Empire Strikes Back as the captain of the Imperial flagship who is promoted to the rank of admiral after Darth Vader executes the former fleet admiral for his incompetence. In his new position, Admiral Piett is responsible for the coordination of the blockade over the ice planet of Hoth and for the desperate search for the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo’s pirate freighter. In spite of his failure to capture the Falcon, Piett did not befall the fate of his predecessor and Kenneth Colley reprised his role in the 1983 Richard Marquand film Return of the Jedi. However, in that film, Piett is killed when a kamikaze pilot crashes into the bridge of the Imperial flagship during the Battle of Endor.
As a bit of a confession, the films of The Star Wars Trilogy are my all-time favorites and the character of Admiral Piett is in fact my favorite character from the series. Piett is something of a role model for me and I tried to model my stoic behavior and efficiency after him. Aside from being a role model and a favored character of mine, I also wanted to finish this artwork so that I might have another subject for villain profiles that I am writing for my website. However, I do have to note that I don’t quite feel Admiral Piett qualifies as a villain, nor do most of the Imperials from the Star Wars films; they’re just merely the enemy to the protagonists and are not really particularly evil.
This marks the second major project which I have employed charcoal in. Along with the charcoal pencils that I initially made use of in my illustration Rick Moranis in Mixed Media, I also got to use one of the charcoal stubs I originally bought a few years ago for practice during my lunch breaks. This helped me quickly cover the large black area featured in quadrants II and III. As I was doing touch-up work on my rendering, I came to again notice the greasy and reflective nature of some of the softer graphite. I believe in the future I am going to attempt to phase out many of the graphic pencils from my tools; I might end up resorting only to charcoal and a B pencil.
I have made this illustration available as a print for purchase on my Etsy account. Click here to view my listing on Etsy.
Thank you very much for visiting and may the Force be with you.
PROJECT #41
Comments are welcome, but please mind your language.
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Category Artwork (Traditional) / Human
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Direct observation is largely how I am able to do this. It is very hard for me to draw what does not exist.
You pretty much got the large part of the idea of why I do this. It helps me understand anatomy and how lighting falls on people and objects. Advanced understandings of these concepts will hopefully render me into a better freestyle artist.
I am glad that you enjoy this people and I appreciate your comments. Thanks for visiting!
You pretty much got the large part of the idea of why I do this. It helps me understand anatomy and how lighting falls on people and objects. Advanced understandings of these concepts will hopefully render me into a better freestyle artist.
I am glad that you enjoy this people and I appreciate your comments. Thanks for visiting!
i mean drawing the figure or object in from observation actually in front of the figure or object, not from a photo.
cameras do tend to flatten and distort with their one "eye" in a particularly mechanical way.
even still life pieces would be useful for developing this.
keep up the good work!
cameras do tend to flatten and distort with their one "eye" in a particularly mechanical way.
even still life pieces would be useful for developing this.
keep up the good work!
Ah, yes, I have done some still life before, mostly during college. I thank you for reminding me. Maybe I will consider doing a still life in the future, though I imagine it would not be very high demand. Working from photos does have its limitations.
Again, I appreciate your criticism and inquiry. Thanks for visiting!
Again, I appreciate your criticism and inquiry. Thanks for visiting!
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