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Published: 2010-11-04 17:59:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 97282; Favourites: 2639; Downloads: 0
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When I were a wee nipper I went to see Star Wars at the cinema ( yeah I am that old ) and, as with most people of my generation who first saw it, I was hooked ( although I am not an expert in the wider universe of SW... stopped with Return Of The Jedi with me really) The earliest I can remember drawing anything was drawing scenes from Star Wars, and in particular Darth Vader and his Tie Fighter. I know I am not alone in saying this, but I would credit Star Wars as being the reason I got into drawing. So this is a dedication to good old Darth
WIP - [link]
Closer Helmet WIP - [link]
TIE Fighter Pilot - [link]
Boba Fett - [link]
Stormtrooper - [link]
Scout Trooper - [link]
Ensemble - [link]
Photoshop CS2
Wacom I 2
Thanks for looking
* I may try and do a tutorial on how to get that reflective smooth surface of the helmet at some point, as it is easier than it looks and can look really effective.
*added the codpiece. I intentionally left it out originally but it only served to make that belt look too high.
Sorry, watermark added due to art theft and prints being sold on ebay. I will try and get around to adding my own.
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Comments: 493
Awesome work! So muchbn detail,
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no hands darth vader has no hands
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Darth Vaderβs cheap robo arms, made in China
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i love your work, its awesome
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Haha! this is great Andy! Real great!
Dont know why but this one surprised me. 
Maybe hes a bit to tall, thinking his feet are not visible.
Well done with reflections!
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and yeah the first 3 films ( original 3 ) are my all time fave films
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Hehe! Ditto on that!
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Stefan, yeah I thought he was too tall from the beginning but left it like that as I kind of liked it, like he is rising from nowhere.
Cheers my man
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this is Awesome!!!!!! Vader rocks hahaha
loveit!
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Great Andy! This is one of my favorite paintings in your gallery! awesome!
Looking forward for the tutorial
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man it is unbelievable, iΒ΄m a huge fan of Star Wars and of course besides Luke, Vader it is one of mine favorite characters, it looks just awesome.
keep up the good work!!!
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Thank you very much! Glad you like
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Although it's not an action pose, it still comes off as dramatic. And that is a good thing - Vader maintains that sense of foreboding. Very awesome job with the details.
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Thank you very much indeed for your comment muffin head
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You're very welcome, hoodoo!
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a great example of a movie character didnot need to show his face to be famous
and your art is beautiful as always man
missed that sensation i get when i look at your art
and the reflections on the helmet certainly brought them in full force
great job man
loved it
insta fav material
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Well D apparently Karl Urban is Playing Dredd next and he PROMISES to keep the helmet on all the way through the film
Thanks man
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nows thats good news
ur most welcome
how are things with the juniors? things should have settled a bit right ? say hi to Julie too
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Everyone is great! Babies growing fast now. I will shout down to Julie Hi from you
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yep its all fine here in my part of the world too
i quit my job @ the bank
started to practise in tattooing and looking to find a appropriate shop to open my own studio
all i need now is to start getting paid soon
kiss the babies and high five the rest of the not so baby gang for me
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Wow that sounds cool! I wouldn't have the nerve to do tattoos! Good luck with that my man!
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That just the blue from the background? It's really effective and I keep on looking at it, going "there must be more to it than that; it's a black helmet. But if I just look without trying to think etc. I swear I see blue shapes.
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yeah it is like a bluish white from the background. I am like that sometimes when I stare at something white and I can't tell if it is white or chrome.
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I don't know about you but I'm often confused by metals, and I've spent many hours trying to tease out all the colours in highly refractive surfaces. I think you've really neatly executed it here though.
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Well if there were other coloured lights it might have been more difficult to do, so just as well I left the lightsaber out! Glad you like though
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But seriously, this really helped a couple of ideas really click for me.
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well I am glad to have helped if that is the case
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All that being said, I did fail to mention one thing... this is an awesome painting.
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SO AWESOME <3 i canΒ΄t believe itΒ΄s made in photoshop
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Thank you
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very nice one i love the helmet
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Thanks Moonshine
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You're welcome!
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Very good, you get the feeling he's looking inside himself into his soul, even though you can see no eyes, no hands or any kind of expression.
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Thanks. Yes that is exactly the emotion I was after with this.
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The shine on his helmet is photo-worthy. Excellent work capturing the character!
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