This is possibly one of my favorite images that I’ve ever made. It came easily to my mind and through my pencil and the meaning sticks, resonates. It is SO Star Wars but a particular corner of it that we haven’t seen before. Force ghost Leia now visiting her old friend, Wicket, himself much older.

I made this image in two parts, similar to my first Ewok sketch (part one). The background and the characters superimposed upon it. This kind of technique lets me treat each as a character, enjoying the details of each. It was also necessary because Leia is a Force Ghost and I knew I wanted to see through part of her at least.

The real zinger here might be the bright-colored Wicket and Leia but they really wouldn’t stand out so much without the nearly monochromatic background. And I say nearly, but really, there is a lot of subtle color work in that background. Notice the multicolored rocks and tree trunk, but also the gradients in the sand and water.

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