Summary
These fan-madeStar Warssequel trilogy posters were hand painted with the quality of the other trilogies and show what the sequel trilogy posters should have been.
The original and prequelStar Warstrilogy posters were beautifully hand-painted, which is part of what made them so iconic. It showed the craftsmanship and the care that was put into the posters.TheStar Warssequel trilogyposters looked like any other modern movie poster, with characters and other pictures dragged and dropped into the frame. For a franchise trying to capitalize on nostalgia, they could have given fans so much more with their posters.
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Artist Ethan Pro decided that theStar Warssequel trilogy deserved betterposters. “The official posters for these films did not feel like proper continuations of the classicStar Warsfilm posters that were established by artist, Drew Struzan,” Pro said toio9. “[So] with theseStar Warsposters, I felt it was vital for me to create something really special.” As can be seen by these pictures of Pro’s posters, they capture Struzan’s work on the original posters.
Pro explained his process of painting the posters, which was similar to the method used by Struzan. “It begins with thumbnail comps sketches, then once a digital comp is approved, I proceed to hand-painting the final poster. This is a three-step process that starts with an underdrawing on a gessoed 30”x 40” board. Once that stage is completed, I will transparently add acrylic color with an airbrush. Finally, I use Prismacolor pencils and opaque paint to bring out the lights," Pro said. “With these threeStar Warsposters, I really strived to make them work as a triptych when hung side-by-side. I was especially proud of this accomplishment.”
TheStar Warssequel trilogy was divisiveamong the fan base and its stars, with many people wanting the trilogy retconned. However, a large portion of the fanbase loves the sequel trilogy, and whether they love all theStar Warsfilms or just the sequels, they should be happy to see posters for the films in the original style of previousStar Warsposters.
Ethan Pro also creates hand-painted posters for other iconic films and video gamessuch asIndiana Jones,Jaws,God of War,Rambo, and more. They are all amazing pieces of work.
