Darth Vader, infamous tyrant of the stars

How can I not round out my celebration of Star Wars month without creating a portrait of the infamous Darth Vader.  I am not gonna lie; this must be the hardest portrait I have made so far.  What made Darth Vader a challenge was that I was not drawing a face, I was drawing a mask of one of the most infamous villains known in the galaxy.  I may not have experienced Star Wars earlier in my life, but I always knew of Darth Vader and his intimidating stance. 

Here's some trivia to come away with: this is the first portrait that I've had to use a black pastel for.

https://youtu.be/DMBXcgObpKI

Thanks again so much for watching! You guys have been so great and patient with how the Star Wars portraits have come along.  It's been such an exciting and busy month putting the portraits of beloved Star Wars characters.  Come and watch all of them again: https://goo.gl/pu0HYR

Keep busy staying dizzy!

Solo Father and Son

Hello World!  I've got a late update for the portrait of Han Solo and a slightly late update on the portrait of Kylo Ren.

Han Solo, once a general of the resistance and then a legend of  smuggler.  But he's most memorable for being the pilot of the Millennium Falcon.  Space gunslinger.  

Although, for me, I watched him as Indiana Jones before I even learned that he was also Han Solo.  I really love the dynamic between Han Solo, Leia Organa nd Luke Skywalker.  

Emo Kylo Ren

Kylo Ren, a new character in the continuation of the legendary series that is Star Wars, was very intimidating when he first came on screen.  How can you not be amazed and at the same time terrified of someone who can stop a laser blast in mid-air?  I loved having gone into the movie guessing who Kylo Ren may be.  After learning that he was related and part of the Skywalker and Solo legacies, I thought he became even more interesting.  

Star Wars month is almost over with just one portrait left!  I'm pretty sure that you guys would have a good guess who is next.  Also, Han Solo marks my 20th portrait and his son, Ben breaks that 20 and is the 21st portrait.  

Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Leia Organa, Leading the Resistance

Leia Organa is one of the most iconic heroines.  I grew up recognizing her hair style, but after more recently getting into the Star Wars series, I learned how much of a bad-ass she is.  She is definitely not your typical princess.  And another reason I regret not having grown up experiencing Star Wars.  I think she would have fit right in with the rest of my role models growing up. 

I enjoyed working on this portrait and it is so far the longest I have done (since starting pastel portraits for uploads).  I enjoyed seeing where the portrait was going.  I honestly did not have any ideas on how the final portrait was going to end up.  I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did in making it.

Fire in her eyes.

I'm really enjoying this Star Wars theme of portraits.  Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Luke Skywalker, from Farmboy to Legend

May the force be with you on this May the 4th.

Luke Skywalker must be one of the most influential characters to have been projected on the silver screen.  From a farmboy to a legend, his character has changed through the span of 4 episodes.  

Believe it or not, I haven’t had the privilege to enjoy the original episodes of the Star Wars series until January of this year.  *queue some gasps*  But when I finally sat down and A New Hope started playing, I was immediately captivated and blown away.  I couldn’t help but feel that I had missed out on so much by not having experienced the original episodes of Star Wars earlier in my life.  I was so taken, I actually ended up getting a Luke Skywalker figure from Bandai.  I was very happy to have watched Mark Hamill being Luke Skywalker and knowing that I grew up listening to him as the Joker. 

Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Poe Dameron, Dashing Pilot of the Resistance

Poe Dameron is that cool looking pilot that shows us how scary Kylo Ren is in the Episode VII of Star Wars.  I was sad when I thought he had died at the start of the movie after the TIE Fighter that he and Finn were in crashed in Jakku.  But then I got excited again when he flew in at the right time at Maz Kanata's Castle and when he and Finn got re-united.  

Poe Dameron, pilot of the resistance.

More Star Wars to come especially with May the 4th coming up!  Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Finn, the First Order Traitor

FN 2187 aka Finn aka the traitor of the First Order.  I thought it was a really interesting concept to have Storm Troopers be actual people rather than continue with having them be clones.  It was an interesting idea that they pointed out in the story as well when Kylo Ren and General Hux were arguing about clones vs. the trained people as Storm Troopers.  

Let's keep moving forward with Star Wars!  Thank you guys so much.  Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Rey, from scavenger to force-sensitive supergirl

Rey, finally!  I love watching her in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.  She definitely has a lot of great skills in the movie.  I think she was awesome and super expressive.  I started watching the original Star Wars movies just so that I was ready to jump into the newest Star Wars movie.  I really enjoyed watching her and thought she was an interesting re-introduction to the Star Wars universe.

Scavenger to force-sensitive supergirl!

This is just the second of my Star Wars celebration.   Watch out for the next ones.  Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Queen Amidala, my introduction to Star Wars

When I was about 12 years old, I saw Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.  This was my introduction to the Star Wars series.  At the time, I had only known that Star Wars was about Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa.  But I didn't watch any of the movies until I watched Episode I.  It may have been so long ago, but the biggest thing that stayed in my memory was Queen Amidala and how she looked.  My mom even got me a Queen Amidala doll that switches faces so that she has her painted look and her bare-faced look. 

And a significant amount of years later, I finally got introduced to the original Star Wars Trilogy and began stringing together all of the episodes of the series.  I was instantly captivated by A New Hope.  And was even more excited when Episode VII came out.

So to celebrate such an awesome, inspiring, captivating series, I wanted to start off with a portrait of Queen Padme' Amidala.  

So, look forward to more Star Wars characters coming out in pastel.  Until next time!  Keep busy staying dizzy!