X-Wing Couple (The Things We do for Love)

This is the second piece from the Comic-Con series.  This piece addresses the phenomenon of couples in costume.  It is common among the costume or 'cos play' types.  I believe Elektra and Darth Maul from my previous post were a couple (though obviously they went in different directions thematically).  Often times though they do dress in tandem.  This couple chose X-wing fighter pilots.  What I like about this piece is the expression on her face that suggests that this was his idea, and that she is playing along, dorking out for her sweetie.  Ah, love....

Photoshop learning curve continues to be steep, but I really do like the slickness of these.

Yoda: "Do or do not. There is no try."

Yoda 3 x 4" woodblock print with watercolor

The Hollywood icons series continues with the coolest puppet since Kermit... Yoda. Yoda first appeared in the 1980 blockbuster film The Empire Strikes Back (the best of all the Star Wars films, if you're keeping score).

just printed from the block

This woodblock print is printed in a couple of two-color combinations and also just in black relief ink and then watercolored.

two-color print in light and dark green


two-color print in green and black

Darth Vader Monotype/Photo Etching

Darth Vader 4x6 Photo Etching printed on Comic Book Panel
The first print in today's post is continuing the experimentation with printing on top of other images. This is printed onto an image from a vintage 30 year old Star Wars comic book (Click on it for a more detailed view of the underlying image). This print is a photo etching done from a monotype printed on a chine collé comic book panel. Below is the original monotype print.

Darth Vader 4x6 Monotype