Drawing Boba Fett

February 28, 2005

Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters just like the professional comic book
artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators show you
how to draw some of the most beloved and memorable characters in the saga.
So get your pencils and paper ready!

To show you how to draw one of the galaxy's most-feared bounty hunters -- Boba
Fett, Star Wars illustrator Joe Corroney explains his easy drawing steps with
examples below.

Steps 1-7 are to be drawn lightly with a pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished
lines and details will come at the end.

Step Two: Step Three:

Step One: Draw four more connecting Using the first two lines you
Draw a simple circle with a lines below the circle to drew as our guides, draw the
vertical line down the center represent the lower shape of T-shaped visor for the
and another horizontal line Boba's helmet. You'll be helmet.
just below the halfway point using the upper half of the
through the middle of the circle as part of your final
shape. Use the top or bottom shape.
of a small cup to draw your
circle if you like since they
can be tricky to draw
freehand. Remember that
these lines are just temporary
so if you sketch them lightly
they'll be easy to erase later.

Step Four:
Add these ellipses and curve
lines below the visor on both
sides to finish giving the
helmet its shape. If you mess
up it's okay, just erase your
sketch lines and try again!
Step Seven:
Almost there... now we just
need to start adding the
necessary details to take
your art to the next level. Add
little arrows above the top-
Step Five:
Now you can draw the side
panels and the antenna
scope for his helmet at the
sides of your circle. You'll
notice this is where our
drawing of Boba Fett finally
starts to come together.
Step Eight:
You just drew Boba Fett! Be
sure to sign your name on
your artwork, hang it on a
carbonite block (or your
refrigerator even) and
Step Six:
Now you should start erasing
your guide lines and doing
some general clean-up on
your line work. You can
tighten up your drawing by
making the lines you want to
keep a little darker with your
pencil. Begin shading in the
visor and other parts of the
helmet like the inside curves.
This gives your drawing a
sense of lighting and makes
it feel three dimensional. To
add some reflections inside
the visor leave some white
areas when you shade it or
just use your eraser make
them.
Step Nine:
Once you've got Boba down,
try your hand at illustrating
his bounty hunting dad,
Jango Fett. To begin, simply
follow Steps One through
middle of the visor and a well
placed dent (or two) in the
helmet along with the
rectangular markings on the
right side. Add more shading
and little cracks, scratches
and scuffs in the helmet to
make it feel used and
weathered. This is my
favorite part of drawing Boba
Fett! Have fun drawing at this
stage since it's the all of the
little details that set him apart
from other bounty hunters
and makes him look so cool
to begin with.
proudly display it for your
friends and family!
Six. Now add those same
little arrow details along with
thin pin stripes across the
helmet just above the visor.
Jango's helmet is more
polished since it's not as beat
up as Boba's so instead of
adding lots of dents and
scratches experiment with
different shading on the
helmet and reflections in the
visor. If you really want to
impress your friends make up
new markings and details on
your helmet to create your
own Mandalorian super-
commando!
Drawing a Clone Trooper
October 18, 2005
Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters and vehicles just like the professional
comic book artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators
show you how to draw some of the most beloved characters in the saga, as well
as new faces and creatures from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
(available on DVD Nov. 1). So get your pencils and paper ready!

The Republic clone trooper represents the future of galactic warfare. Being far
more advanced than the battle droid armies. As discovered in Attack of the
Clones, the clones were grown from genetic material taken from an extremely
skilled bounty hunter named Jango Fett in the cloning facilities of Tipoca City, on
Kamino. Growth acceleration was key to the clones' development as they were
constantly trained in fighting techniques, piloting skills and battlefield tactics.

Clone troopers wore hard white armor, their identical faces concealed behind a t-
shaped visor. In the first units, color-coded armor showed rank, with green
troopers being sergeants, blue being lieutenants, red being captains, and yellow
being commanders. By the end of the war, color-designation came to signify not
rank, but individual units, who often became more customized with mission
specific gear and armor modifications such as the Galactic Marines, the Shock
Troopers, the Attack Battalion and the Star Corps. (As you draw your own clone
troopers, you can decide what their color scheme will be.)

During the Clone Wars, the clones fought alongside the Jedi Masters who led
them into battle, creating a lifelong bond that only soldiers understand. But in
Revenge of the Sith, fans see clone troopers at their deadliest, following Order
66 given by the Emperor to exterminate all Jedi from the Jedi Temple and
various battlegrounds on planets scattered throughout the galaxy.

Star Wars webstrip illustrator Tom Hodges explains his super-easy steps on how
to draw your very own clone trooper.

Steps 1-7 are to be drawn lightly with a pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished
lines and details will come at the end.

Step One:
Start with the circle. Always start with the
circle when drawing any character -- even
ones with weird heads.
Step Three:
Now start to create more "guides" to your
clone trooper. Bring the center of the
face/helmet line further, the clone's "mouth"
which is just a basic triangle without the
bottom line. Put a small circle on the side of
the large circle of where the ear would be. Add
the shoulders and a collar of his armor.
Step Two:
On the circle, divide your center of the
face/helmet and the eye line guide. This is a
3/4 view which is very common when drawing
characters. This allows you to show both the
front and part of the side of the character. At
this point, it helps to throw in a basic shape to
the body to help you along the way further.
Step Four:
Start bringing more shapes and details into
the piece. The lower lines for the helmet, the
break off of the shoulder and chest armor. And
you'll notice another "eye line" slightly under
the existing line.

Step Five:
This is where the fun begins! Now is the time
to add some details such as the visor and
"mouth" lines, the "speakers" on the front of
the mask and the shortened "fin" on top of the
helmet.
Step Seven
The straps on the chest armor have a series
of lines across that need to be filled in. Work
on adding more detail to the helmet's "mouth"
lines. You can also figure out various details
you need to add by looking at pictures of
clones as well as clone action figures. You
might also find small X's in certain spots over
the clone. This is to save you time. If you're
going to ink the piece in the next step the X's
Step Six:
Start to really take those bits and pieces and
put this puzzle together. The helmet details,
as you can see are just a matter of taking
what you did in Steps 4 and 5 and filling in the
blanks. It is all basic lines and shapes.
Step Eight:
I use a Rapidograph pen with India Ink and a
brush for the larger areas. But you can use
Micron pens, Uni-Ball pens and Sharpie
Markers -- or anything you're comfortable with
like waterproof markers. Erase your lines, and
you have a crisp, clean clone trooper!
will make it so you won't have to fill those in
with pencil and you can use your colored
pencils or markers.

Step Nine:
I did this in Adobe Photoshop, you can do it with crayons, color pencils, markers --
whatever you choose. I went with the 501st "Vader's Legion" motif on this guy. You can
just about go with any color scheme you like. Create your own color scheme for your
clone. Make it your own design!
Drawing the Millennium Falcon
January 12, 2005
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artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators show you
how to draw some of the most beloved and memorable characters in the saga.
So get your pencils and paper ready!

To show you how to draw Han Solo's fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy -- the
Millennium Falcon, Star Wars illustrator Chris Trevas explains his easy drawing
steps with examples below.

Steps 1-7 are to be drawn lightly with a pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished
lines and details will come at the end.

Step One:
Start by drawing two ellipses, one on top of
the other. An ellipse is what a circle looks like
from an angle, similar to an oval, but not as
rounded at the sides. In the early days George
Lucas used to describe the Millennium Falcon
as a "Flying Hamburger," think of these two
ellipses as the bun.
Step Two:
Now draw a smaller ellipse within in the top
ellipse. It should be just a little above the
center. From the center of this new small
ellipse draw a straight line angled down and to
the right. This line will be the direction the
Millennium Falcon is pointing.

Step Four:
Step Three: Cut the front off of this big triangle by drawing
Draw a straight line coming from each side of
the larger top ellipse to a point on the center
line. Then draw two more lines from the sides
of the lower ellipse parallel to the lines coming
from the top one. You now have a big triangle
coming off the front of the "Hamburger."
Step Five:
Draw two long straight lines from the top of the
new center rectangle to the small ellipse on
top of the "Hamburger." These lines should be
parallel to the center line we drew in Step
Two. Draw one more line from the bottom right
corner of the small center triangle. This one
should be parallel to the rest but you can stop
short at the edge of the bottom large ellipse.
Now draw two lines from the small center
ellipse out to each side of the larger ellipse.
These will be angled like the front rectangle.
Step Seven:
Han and Chewie need a place to sit! Add a
cockpit and the hallway to it. The cockpit is a
cup shape with a short cylinder behind it and
a wide rectangle. The sides of this rectangle
will be straight up and down. The top and
bottom of the rectangle are angled from this
point of view. The corners will be where the
sides cross the lines drawn in Step Three.
Divide this rectangle into three smaller equal
size rectangles with two more short lines.
Step Six:
The lines out to the sides are the guides for
drawing the raised areas that divide the front
and back of the ship. Draw the long rectangles
and angled sides for them. At the end of each
of these draw a tapered cup shape. These
cups don't stick out any further than sides of
the "Hamburger Bun." Draw an even smaller
ellipse inside the top center ellipse. This is the
gunner's window. Draw the center rectangle
between the front wedge shapes now. Follow
the earlier guidelines but make it a little wider.
It will stop short of the wedge shapes so you
will also draw a little bit of the bottom
rectangle too. Now the Millennium Falcon is
really taking shape!
Step Eight:
Now all the main shapes of the ship are drawn
and you can lightly erase the lines you don't
need and start to darken up the others. It's
time for the details! There are two round holes
the hallway angles in towards the center of the on each of the front wedges and an octagonal
ship. George Lucas referred to the cockpit as hole between the cockpit hallway and the
an olive off to one side of the hamburger. center rectangle. Draw a group of six ellipses
on the back end for the rear vents of the
engine. Also add a line to either side of these
vents. The radar dish is a simple ellipse with a
couple more below it to make the base.

Step Nine: Step Ten:

More detail! Add the bracket to support the
radar dish and a small cone in the center of it.
The gun turret on top is basically a box with
four cylinders sticking out. Across the back
behind the engine vents add the wide
stabilizer fin. Shield generators go to each
side of the center rectangle. Add some
shadows in the gap under the center rectangle
and within the holes. Don't forget the cockpit
windows!
Draw some more detail lines and the different
color panels on the ship's hull. Along the
edges add the "meat" of this flying hamburger,
you can keep it simple by drawing some lines
and boxes. I also like to add a sweep behind
the Falcon coming from the engines to give it
that extra burst of speed!
Drawing Chewbacca
December 14, 2005
Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters and vehicles just like the professional
comic book artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators
show you how to draw some of the most beloved characters in the saga, as well
as new faces and creatures from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
(now available on DVD).

The fur-covered Wookiee, Chewbacca, was known not only as Han Solo's
sidekick in the original trilogy, but also as a loyal warrior during the Clone Wars
on his home planet of Kashyyyk.

Star Wars illustrator Cat Staggs explains with easy-to-follow steps on how to
draw Chewbacca.

Steps 1-7 are to be drawn lightly with a pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished
lines and details will come at the end.

Step Two:
Step One: Next add the eyes, nose, and mouth using
Begin your drawing of Chewbacca by first very basic, lightly-drawn shapes. Fuzzball
imagining him as a "hairless hairball," then looks pretty silly without hair. But first we need
lightly draw a simple oval. Now cross the oval to create some bone structure for your
with two center lines: one vertical and one Wookiee.
horizontal. (As these lines begin to break
down the oval shape into smaller shapes, you
might start to see places for Chewie's eyes
and nose). Draw a second horizontal at chin
or chest level and then split the space
between the central and second horizontals
with a short, mouth-size line. Finally, split the
distance between mouth and eye lines with a
short nose line.

Step Three:
Hair drapes over bones, like water runs over
rocks. It clings, rises and falls in and around.
Create this effect by adding lightly-drawn
shapes that further break down the oval into
smaller areas. Circle the eyes and the nose to
form the eye sockets and nose-bridge. Extend
the downward lines of the nose then the
mouth, circling around and in with each line.
Within the bottom circle, draw two more lines
above the shoulder line to form the hills of
Chewie's chin. Move the space between the
eye sockets, nose bridge and muzzle (nose to
mouth area) and show the circular cheeks.
Step Five:
Step Four:
Include a brow line over Chewie's eye
sockets. Add nostrils for breathing. Form a
simple mouth by outlining your original mouth
shape. Sketch in lightly-drawn teeth. Begin
Chewie's hair by outlining his eye sockets with
a circular "fringe" of lines. Add a second,
much larger series of "fringes" beginning from
his temples down through his shoulders and to
his chest.
Step Six:
Note that each line you add forms a crease,
Each shape that you've lightly drawn should
now receive a hair transplant. So replace your
shapes with "fringes" -- lines that further show
how Chewie's hair rises over his brown line,
wrapping back over his scalp. It streams over
his cheekbones and chin draping down onto
his shoulders. Erase the under drawing and
begin to add details gradually.
Step Seven:
Continue to build shadowy spaces within his
hair especially in areas like the eye sockets,
nostrils, and mouth. Also show the shadows
under and between clumps and fringes of hair.
Remember the darkest shadows are next to
the brightest highlights.
and that creases are the dark areas, the
shadows opposite the highlights. Slowly
render hair through individual lines that build
shadows and highlights. But don't try to show
each hair. And remember that Chewie's hair
has mass and body -- and even bounce!
Step Eight:
As your drawing now has volume and appears
to be 3-D, continue to build volume starting
with the lightest shadows. Work towards the
darkest shadows gradually, leaving the
highlights for the last. This particular project
includes the addition of white to further
highlight the fine hair and other tiny details like
the light shining in Chewie's eyes.