My latest piece of work is Anakin Skywalker from the 2008 film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. My son has grown up watching episodes I, II, and III of the Star Wars films and was also a huge fan of the animated Clone Wars film which lead to the hugely successful TV series. I was looking for a new subject matter to draw and was going along the lines of drawing a character from either a TV show or film; my son suggested Anakin Skywalker, so I searched for an image online and found the following:
I wasn’t too concerned with the background detail, I wanted to get the proportions correct for the figure as I wanted to give the impression that his left hand was further back like the the image above shows. I also decided that I was going to complete the picture in black and grey, but I had to be mindful of the fact that there needed to be contrast as some of the areas of the image is quite dark in places. It took me a week to complete the picture, and this is how it looks:
I’m really pleased with how this has turned out, especially the face. I found another picture which showed more of his figure, so I was able to add more towards the end of the sketch. I think I managed to get the dimensions correct with his arm which is holding the lightsaber. Whilst the clothing on the right arm in the original image is quite dark, I decided that I wouldn’t shade it as dark; I used my own interpretation. I decided to use darker tone in the layers of his clothes to make what he is wearing more three-dimensional.
My son is really pleased with this drawing and wants to put the picture in a frame and put it on his wall. I’ve got a few other ideas in mind for future projects, and I am currently working on one at the moment, which I will share once it is completed. It can be a stand-alone picture or could be used as a tattoo design.
In the past week, I’ve also set up my own art Facebook page where I share my sketches, so feel free to follow, the more the merrier: https://www.facebook.com/DebbieLouArt.
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