Chew-tas-mic!

Seems the Chewie head from the previous post was marginally popular, which made me want to do a full-body version based on the head design. However, that actually hasn't happened... Not just yet anyways :)

But it did get our good ol' Wookie pal firmly lodged in my head and so I've been finsing myself sketching LOTS of random Chewies lately. Here's a few initial/rough sketches and designs for a whole assorted selection of Chewies. A "Chew-gasm" if you will...

"Night of the Living Dead" or "Hilbilly Zombie" Chewie (Still undecided which is better?)



Based on a fantastic discussion on this piece with a friend, it was decided that this homemade, 2x4 Bowcaster uses porcelain Jesus figurines as ammo-Feet first, so as to be more sharp when piercing the skulls & hearts of the undead.

Then we have... "German Disco" Chewie



Or... what if, Han & Chewie came from a a galaxy NOT so far away? Say, like Deutschland? I think if/when I work on this one, I'll have to explore Han & some other characters as German disco-types. I already have a few SUPER silly ideas.

"Super-Deformed" Chewie



"Xtra Dooper-Super Deformed" Chewie




"Chew-Box-A"



And I leave you with my personal favorite (so far)...

"Chewie Licks the Empire"



This one just developed rather naturally in front of my eyes as I sketched on a lazy Saturday afternoon over coffee and blustery sunshine. The drawing is decent and all of the main structure to tie it together as a solid illustration are here, which likely means this will be the first one I dive into when I have time to break out the ink & paints. Wish me luck!

Ultimately, my goal is to refine most, if not all of these into finished/colored designs and illustrations. Seems like good fuel for further paintings, as I REALLY want to get back to doing more of that sorta thing. Though working on a complete portfolio & website re-vamp is taking up the majority of my time and energy these days. But hopefully it'll pay off and be worth it.

Here's a super-secret bonus page of exploratory roughness and non-sensical note-taking for further Chewie goodness that is yet to come.



Hope you enjoy them. I get the feeling I still haven't gotten all the Wookie out of my system yet either, so expect more.

It's not all, 100% uncut Chewie lately though, and here's an extra little bonus sketch to prove it.



-Mwwwwarrrr for now!!!