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Published: 2006-12-16 00:23:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 4362; Favourites: 150; Downloads: 0
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A rather quick sketch of Luke, trying to lift the X-wing out of the swamp on Dagobah--again for a challenge. This was done on a medium-textured paper, which accounts for some of the "roughness" of the image.Related content
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this is beautiful and one of my favorite moments in the whole saga. I still get goosebumps everytime yoda lifts that x-wing
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Thank you so much for taking time to look and comment!
"I still get goosebumps everytime yoda lifts that x-wing"
Me, too! And when Luke stumbles back to him, dumbfounded, stunned, and says "I...I don't believe it!" Yoda's quiet and knowing reply: "That is why you fail."
More goosebumps!
Thanks again for the comments and especially for the 
FF
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it's my pleasure I just wish you would post more recent stuff if you have it, I know how work can get in the way though
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Very impressive and capturing the resemblance to the 100 percent!...I can almost hear Joda humming on the background...cueing in the stream of Luke's concentration...
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Thanks so much! I'm glad there's a recognizable likeness: Hamill's face is a real challenge for me (though I tend to draw him a LOT!), so it's good to hear! Much appreciation for the visit and the comments! 
FF
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Very beautiful portrait of Luke, I like his concentrating or thoughtful expression.
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So sorry this reply is so late--I greatly appreciate your stopping by again, and I'm so glad you like this--many thanks for the added
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Hey, the "roughness" only enhances the image. There's nothing glamorous about the Dagobah training: he's constantly covered in sweat, dirt, etc; had I your skill, I would have gone for that look deliberately. This is great.
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Thank you! I've had more than one comment about the suitability of the paper's roughness--I'm glad it works! Sometimes we grab whatever paper we have handy--this was one of those times! Thanks for the kind comments!
FF
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Oh, sweet likeness of one of my favorite characters!
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Many thanks! Mark Hamill's is a tough likeness to get right consistently (for ME, anyway--hence a number of missteps with it in the gallery! lol!), but I plan to keep on trying--glad you think this one resembles him! Thanks so much for
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I just like Star Wars and your art is awesome. Luke was my original Star Wars hero, and he's still on my favorites list!
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Very well done, you can really feel the struggle between faith and reality inside him
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This was such a powerful scene in ESB: the seminal moment, the true test of faith, where Luke must cast off his old life and beliefs and commit himself completely to the new...and he stumbles, falls... He tries, so hard--but the old beliefs reassert themselves, and he is once again forced to start over--to "unlearn" what he had learned so well before... I think we all go through something like this in life--it's that journey we make many times, in becoming: casting off what we knew and thought would work forever for new learning, and new ways of being... Reality is what we make it, after all! 
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No problem at all - you can tell it was made with a lot of thought behind it ^^
I love your art ^^
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I love the use of rough paper. It totally adds to the picture. I see it as the old films. The old films have this rough quality to it... and the newer ones, because of the technology, are crisp. So with the use of your rough paper, and quick sketching, goodness... Its like looking at the old film itself. LOVE IT.
Dont know if you did that intentionally, but I wouldnt like it as much if you had done it on smooth bristol or something and had every detail worked out.
Maybe that's to artsy fartsy... but yeah, LOVE StarWars and I love this piece for how it turned out.
Thanks for bringing it about.
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Thank you for the kind words! I don't work on paper with texture too much (especially since it's tough to get fine detail onto it), but for this piece, and the scene it was referenced from, it seemed to work out. So glad it appeals to you, and I very much appreciate the added
FF
PS--I love SW too! 
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I love this piece. I actually logged on last night and showed it to a few Star Wars / Movie friends I have. They loved it and loved it for the same reasons I did. Ha and obviously I showed them the rest of your gallery. ; )
The best of luck.
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Wow--I'm honored! Thank you again, and I'm delighted you like what you see here!
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Beautiful.
The roughness adds to the picture.
Gotta love Luke.
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"The roughness adds to the picture."
Thank you so much--I thought so too, when I finally finished it: that time on Dagobah had him so scruffy and dirty, the graininess of the paper just seemed appropriate to the piece! 
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a 'quick sketch'! mad! i love the muscles on his arm...ahh hottt
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Oh, that is just beautiful. The roughness really fits the work. Excellent!
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"The roughness really fits the work."
Thanks! I liked having the extra texture from the paper in this--it seemed to fit, with Dagobah and its misty environment and all...I'm glad it worked!
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I really like the "roughness" of the piece. Great Job!
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"I really like the "roughness" "
I'm glad--I do, too! 
FF
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You're so incredibly talented. I wish I had a speck of your abilities.
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I'm very flattered--thank you so much! And I'm one of those people that believes there's an artist in everyone--sometimes that artist has yet to be discovered, but trust me--it's there!
FF
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Ah, Luke -- to me, one of the quintessential good guy characters in all of film. He's so glaringly upright and good, I love it.
I love this too. You've captured his face exceptionally well and I love the roughness
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Thank you kindly, and I'm glad the "roughness" doesn't bother you (...sometimes it bothers me, lol!
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That looks so good!
I remember that part in the movie!
You captured the moment very well!
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I know I say this often, but it's one of the more powerful scenes in all the films for me: Luke, trying and failing, then standing dumbfounded as his diminutive Master performs the feat to his unbelieving stare... Great stuff! Thanks for looking, and for the comment!
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Fantastic Likeness! Wonderful pencil work!
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Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words and the visit!
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I love the detail of his expression. You transfered it so well from the still frame photo into your art. It's amazing.
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Many thanks! I was just watching ESB again the other night, and I found myself once again fascinated by this scene with Luke and Yoda--there's so much there, in terms of philosophy and tutelage--it's very moving. I'm glad I was able to capture some of that here! Thank you, too, for the
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I'm so glad you like it! This scene was one of my very favorites from ESB--watching Yoda lift the ship out of the swamp like it weighed nothing at all.
"Judge me by my size, do you?"
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Like I said in a previous reply--there's more on the way (though you're going to have to wait a while!
FF
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