Welcome back to our Star Wars coloring book club, where Kiri at Star Wars Anonymous and I color the same image every month to compare and contrast. This is actually our first picture of 2019!
This image has two components: the trapezoid shapes are Lambda-class shuttle wings, and the round shapes are TIE fighter viewports. So it’s a mandala of Imperial spaceships.
I chose this one because it reminded me of a stained glass window, specifically a Gothic rose window, like the famous one at Notre Dame in Paris.
Zachi Evenor based on File:North rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris, Aug 2010.jpg by Julie Anne Workman [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia CommonsThat’s why I used a bunch of bold primary colors, but whenever I do that in these pictures I never like it as much as when I use weirder color themes. So I think this one turned out ok, but not my favorite.
Welcome back to our Star Wars coloring book club, where Kiri at Star Wars Anonymous and I color the same image every month to compare and contrast.
I have complicated feelings about Darth Maul. How could such a cool character only get two lines in The Phantom Menace? Why did The Clone Wars essentially replace him with his brother, Savage Opress, only to bring him back to life in a dumb way that is now canon? Why is he from Dathomir, instead of the Zabrak homeworld of Iridonia? Why did they bring him into Solo at all?
Yet despite all these questionable story decisions, I still have a fondness for the Sith apprentice with the awesome double-bladed lightsaber. He has plenty of great storylines that have been told in books and on TV, and great actors behind his portrayal.
I had fun with this picture. I didn’t have any grand plan for it, I just chose colors as I went along, starting with Maul’s portrait and working outward.
In fact, I have reached the point where I need to sharpen my pencils again. I discovered that the four colors I use the most are: jade green, aqua green, red, and golden yellow. Obviously, I used several of those here.
My shortest pencils
Check out Kiri’s subtle, dried-up color palette of Maul here. As she points out, this was the very first page in the coloring book. Kind of funny we’re only now getting around to it after a few years of doing this!
Welcome back to our Star Wars coloring book club, where Kiri at Star Wars Anonymous and I color the same image every month to compare and contrast.
Admiral Akbar is from Mon Calamari or Mon Cala, an oceanic world. Its other inhabitants are the Quarren, sometimes derogatorily called “squidheads.” Going with the aquatic theme, all the floral decorations in this picture reminded me of seaweed, hence why I colored it in shades of green.
I was kind of bummed that Ackbar died basically off-screen in The Last Jedi, but at least he was fighting to the end. And he will live on forever in every “It’s a trap!” meme on the Internet.
Also check out Kiri’s here, complete with sometimes-rhyming poetry and flowers that look like amoebas. Her color selection was on point this time!
Kiri and I are postponing our coloring book pictures this month, so I’m bringing you an original drawing. Just as with Cardcaptor Sakura, I enjoyed drawing Queen Amidala because I could invent elaborate outfits for her. This one seems a bit medieval-inspired. The writing says “Queen Amidala” in Japanese katakana, though I made a small mistake in “queen.” The date is 2006, when I was at university. I was beginning to study Japanese and probably practicing the characters I was learning.
Welcome back to our Star Wars coloring book club, where Kiri at Star Wars Anonymous and I color the same image every month to compare and contrast. This time Kiri picked the last picture in the book.
When I first looked at this image, the wavy designs reminded me of water and seaweed and Otoh Gunga. So, I started with a mix of cool colors in light shades for a kind of watercolor effect.
That was when I realized that the designs are the Imperial Guard helmets. Soooo the very bright, very red, very military-esque guards are now represented by nice, soft watercolors.
Imperial Guard helmets in another image for confirmation
Oh, well. I like this one anyways.
Next month, we will do everyone’s favorite Mon Calamari, Admiral Ackbar.
