Monday, 14 July 2014

Tha Work Thang #45: Star Wars Age of Rebellion.


I was lucky enough to have a couple of pieces printed in Fantasy Flight Games' "Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Roleplaying Game." The piece you see here is of a Temple class heavy freighter, showing deck levels for passengers, cargo, prisoner transport and hazardous waste transport. I received my comp copy of this the other day, it is a monster of a book, over 460 pages and beautifully presented. It was a real pleasure to be involved in a franchise such as Star Wars.




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  1. Christopher Siow21 March 2019 at 06:47

    Did you also do the art of the weapon and armor diagrams for the FFG "Keeping the Peace" Guardian Sourcebook? Specifically the Jedi Temple Guard Armor, Jedi Temple Guard Pike, and the Guard Shoto found on pages 46 and 48?

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  2. David Griffith22 April 2019 at 14:02

    Hi Christopher, Let me go and grab my copy and we shall see......Yes, I did do those pieces.

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    1. Christopher Siow22 April 2019 at 18:53

      I was wondering if you could answer a few questions I have. I noticed that in the book, the Temple Guard Pike has a wheel clip on each side, was this copied and pasted due to time constraints?

      I'm also curious about the Guard Shoto. It shares many similar elements with the Temple Guard Pike. Was this because you imagined this being a Guard Shoto used by the Temple Guard or were you using the Temple Guard Pike as inspiration for the Shoto since both have the word "Guard" in it?

      I'm just legitimately curious about the design process behind these particular things as I'm doing research for a paper and some videos.

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  3. David Griffith24 April 2019 at 12:53

    Hi Chris, the succinct answers to your questions are,
    Yes and Yes. Let me elaborate a little. Typically, an Art Director will give you a batch of illustrations to complete, to a deadline. They may, or may not provide reference for these pieces. Often the reference provided only gives a partial picture of what is required, so it is up to the illustrator to do their own research into what is required. If I recall, with the Temple Guard pike piece I could only really find reference from the clone wars animated series and did my best to translate this into the stylized line art piece you see in the book. The wheel clip, I figured could be duplicated as the fighting stance or hold the guard has may change in a combat situation.
    For the Guard Shoto, yes, I think I was imagining it being used by the Temple Guard, hence the design similarities with the pike. These considerations are something that is then passed on to the publisher and all final art goes through Lucas Arts for approval. Hope this helps a bit!

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    1. Christopher Siow24 April 2019 at 23:26

      This helps immensely, thanks so much! I hope you don't mind, but I had an artist friend re imagine your design of the Guard Shoto to make it colored and a tad more detailed. This is for an educational video series I'm working on. It's right here in this YouTube video.

      (https://youtu.be/LXvLv740otk?t=502)

      Now that I know it was you who made it, I can finally properly credit you in my videos and add what you said as an addendum. Thanks for answering my questions and for contributing such awesome artwork to the franchise!

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    2. Christopher Siow14 May 2020 at 10:34

      When I learned you had mind these Guard Shotos were to be used by the Jedi Temple Guards, I NEEDED to have some art made of them wielding them.

      Imgur link here: https://imgur.com/TtNigh2

      B/W Sketch by my friend Joelle (https://star-dragon-art.tumblr.com/), Coloring done by me.

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