10 Amazing Star Wars Tribute Projects

Celebrate Star Wars Day and be inspired by these projects from the Domestika community based on Star Wars' incredible universe

Since its first release in 1977, Star Wars' success has not ceased to grow. The conflict between the Light Side of the Force (Jedis) and the Dark side (Sith) is part of cinema history and popular culture. Also, it is a source of reference for creatives all over the world.

Star Wars Day is celebrated every year, on May the 4th. For this occasion, we have collected 10 projects, by artists from the Domestika community, inspired by George Lucas' saga. They encompass different styles and techniques, all aiming to pay homage to a universe born "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away."

If you want to know more about the creative process of each piece, click on the red title. Leave us a comment at the end of the post, and tell us which is your favorite.

Doodles Star Wars, by The Moog (@themoogoriginal)

Brazilian graffiti artist The Moog is an expert in doodle art. All sorts of Star Wars-themed details intermingle in this illustration. To complete his tribute, he included the most iconic saying from the saga. You cannot miss it.

In his project, the artist applied techniques he learned from the Domestika course Doodle-Style Vector Illustration.

Matte painting for cinema / Star wars battleships, by Matías Herrera González (@matness)

"I love the challenge of learning something new to enhance my skills and get better every day" explains the author of this piece on his Domestika profile. Here he applied the matte painting technique, in which you can create incredible landscapes and scenery with superimposed images and illustrations.

You can learn all about this world in the course Matte Painting for Cinema, just like Matías did. The result is a highly realistic scene.

Matte painting for cinema "2 Matte Paintings" GOT & STAR WARS, by David Rodríguez (@lnldreal)

The role of a matte painter is very specific and somewhat obscure, but digital technology is very popular in the Domestika community. David presents a project with a very cinematic atmosphere. The cloud effects, light, depth, and brightness, are all details that make these landscapes look like scenes from a blockbuster movie.

Star Wars is one of the movies in which this technique has been used the most. King Kong (1933) and Citizen Kane (1941) were some of the earlier examples.

Star Wars Dance Club: Animated Micro-Stories with After Effects, by Pol Cercós Güell (@parvus)

The protagonists of this Star Wars Day project celebrate it with a good dance-off. The artist's creative process is fascinating. To bring his characters to life, he goes through various stages, as explained in Animated Micro-Stories with After Effects.

The secret ingredients of a good story are storytelling, character design, and 2D animation with After Effects. Check out this fun project to see some of the results.

Star Wars Darth Vader, by Sandra Rangel (@leeka)

Sandra shares a hyper-realistic photo composition of Darth Vader using a combination of retouching and visual effect techniques.

The artist highly recommends the course Photograph Retouching and Visual Effects with Photoshop. She has processed the image very delicately and paid attention to details. Fire, particles, and light have a natural look. See the before and after below.

Star Wars: daily illustrations waiting for release day, by AingeruH (@aingeruh)

"To make the wait until Episode VII of Star Wars much shorter, I set myself a daily illustration challenge until the day of the release."

The challenge resulted in a collection of 20 illustrations with different styles and techniques. Creativity was her best ally during that period. Any Star Wars fan will recognize all their favorite characters from George Lucas' saga immediately.

Star Wars, by Joaquín Rodríguez (@joaquin_rodriguez)

In this series, Joaquín Rodríguez works with shape using iconic helmets from the saga as a subject. His materials are simply paper and your everyday pen.

If you want to learn with him, this artist teaches the Domestika course Realistic Portraits with Pen. In his lessons, he will teach you all the steps and resources needed to develop your drawing skills and various composition techniques to give life and movement to your artwork.

Latest works (2D) - STAR WARS, by Chema Mansilla (@chema_mansilla)

With a degree in fine arts, and having specialized in audiovisual art, Chema has focused his career on illustration. He shares with us a compilation of illustrations created in Adobe Photoshop, in which he reinterprets all the main characters from the saga.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, by Ignacio RC (@ignacio_rc)

Posters can also be reinvented, as demonstrated by this illustrator's versions, created with Adobe Photoshop. The example below was created for the second movie of the Star Wars saga produced by George Lucas, although he continued to collaborate in following productions as a consultant.

Check out, in particular, the textures and the color treatment and how the artist developed the characters’ expressions, which convey their essence.

Logo design inspired by Star Wars, by Javi Rodríguez (@monquigraf)

The creative possibilities inspired by this theme are endless. You can even create logos using symbolism from the Star Wars universe. This minimalist style logo, applied to a skateboard, proves it.

A perfect piece, designed with Adobe Illustrator, for true fans only.

Which one do you like most? Don't forget to vote for your favorites in the comments below and to share your own projects with the Domestika community here.

English version by @acesarato

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