Much of the concept art for the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars is based on unused concept art for the Star Wars prequel films.
The design for the leaders of the "Nightsisters" on season three was based on this concept art for the "Sith Witch" from Star Wars Episode II. One of the artists designing the character of an evil Sith Lord thought they should be a woman and designed many illustrations around this idea.
So, the next time you enjoy Star Wars: The Clone Wars remember a lot of it came from the movies.
After watching the series and reading the books I knew some of the designs looked familiar. This has been confirmed by the supervising art director Dave Filoni in an interview.
"Quite often we use concept art from the original films or from the prequels, stuff that was developed but didn't make it into any of the films."
This was also referenced in the Star Wars Blu-Ray DVD. Here are some that I've noticed, but I'm sure there are more.
The design for the leaders of the "Nightsisters" on season three was based on this concept art for the "Sith Witch" from Star Wars Episode II. One of the artists designing the character of an evil Sith Lord thought they should be a woman and designed many illustrations around this idea.
It eventually became the design for Clan Mother Talzin the home of the evil apprentice for Count Dooku A Ventress.
Source: starwars.wikia.com
Ahsoka Tano's design looks familiar. It was the design of an unused Jedi head and costume for Star Wars: Episode I.
The design of Agajj Ventress herself was based on another concept illustration for the Sith assassin from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones nicknamed the "Sith Witch". Artist Dermot Power based her on samurai clothing.
Here's how Dermot described the design.
The design of Agajj Ventress herself was based on another concept illustration for the Sith assassin from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones nicknamed the "Sith Witch". Artist Dermot Power based her on samurai clothing.
Here's how Dermot described the design.
It started with a Sith...was thinking about African tribal scarification. Also wanted to use two light sabres.Great to see a character take on a life of it's own as this one did when she evolved into Asaj Ventress.
So, the next time you enjoy Star Wars: The Clone Wars remember a lot of it came from the movies.
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Who did the 2 last paintings?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure who did all the concept art above, but the last two were by Dermot Power.
ReplyDeleteThanks. In case you don't know, 2. and 5 pic were made by Iain McCaig.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up Heiki. I thought it looked familiar.
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