Jul 21 2008UPDATE: Star Wars Gets Fine Art Treatment
Well, we've already seen some Star Wars fine art in the past, but now Worth1000 just ran a 2-day contest to see who could make the coolest Photoshopping using Star Wars characters and classic art pieces. The one there is a take on Napoleon Crossing The Alps. But instead of Napoleon, it's Darth Vader. Darth Vader riding a horse -- like he would ever do that! So ridiculous. Hit the jump for a few more of my favorites, and make sure to hit the link for a bunch more. A lot of them are really freaking good, especially considering the artists only had two days to complete their work. Of course, if I had entered I would have totally won. I'd have used Jacques-Louis David's Death of Marat, but instead of Marat in the tub, it would be Jar Jar! With more blood. Lots more blood. Somebody send me a ribbon.
Note: Anybody that wants to actually make that, please do and send me a link so I can throw it up and give you a shoutout for your l33t photohaxoring.
UPDATE: Readers MadMonkey and Bryan were kind enough to make some. Hit the jump to see them.
MadMonkey's:
Bryan's:
Star Wars Art Ren [worth1000]
Thanks Julian, I had almost forgotten how much I hated Jar Jar.
Also, thanks to MadMonkey and Bryan for taking the time to make the Jar Jar pictures. Now do one of my ex-wife.
Reader Comments
1. Angel - July 21, 2008 3:17 PM
First!
2. Uncle Eccoli - July 21, 2008 3:19 PM
The Escher one is pretty good.
3. Julian - July 21, 2008 3:21 PM
I loved these when i first saw them especially the Yoda the Player piece
4. Eddy - July 21, 2008 3:23 PM
Aw man, so much win. Just the concept is win.
5. Madgame - July 21, 2008 3:31 PM
This is the fakest thing ever. EVERYONE knows Vader would be riding a black horse. Geez....
6. guate6 - July 21, 2008 3:32 PM
These are very well done. I wish I could hone in all my PS skills with CS3 to create things like these...but it takes me a long time since I mostly do photos and minimal to no post-processing (my photos are great as-is usually).
Great job to these guys.
7. SlowMonkey - July 21, 2008 3:33 PM
lol Yoda the player. Verne Troyer sex tapes anyone?
8. guate6 - July 21, 2008 3:37 PM
Hahaha, I love the Wookie Last Supper, awesome.
It's worth hitting the link to check out all the entries.
9. Huh? - July 21, 2008 3:55 PM
notice how vader has 2 left hands in the horse one......jeeze. come on.
10. Sam - July 21, 2008 3:59 PM
Haha @ the da vinci anatomy of a wookie
11. Walla - July 21, 2008 4:04 PM
@9 time you got an eye test methinks as his hands are fine, perhaps the wrinkled leather on his right hand makes the perspective a bit strange... but not a lot
12. Sell Porn Make Money - July 21, 2008 5:06 PM
Sweet!
13. Jenny - July 21, 2008 10:03 PM
The horse should have been a tauntaun
14. MadMonkey - July 22, 2008 12:55 AM
I'm not too great with Photoshop, but here's an hours worth of work on the Jar Jar painting:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=717hvk&s=4
15. http://webescape.wordpress.com/ - July 22, 2008 4:40 AM
Haha quality.
16. Peanut Colada - July 22, 2008 7:07 AM
These are all pretty awesome.
Although with the first one i don't like how the Darth Vader bit looks so new/clean compared to the rest of the piece.
Also when i was in school a kid in our class looked the spitting image of Napoleon; tres creepy.
17. bryan - July 22, 2008 10:11 AM
Here's my piece of work! Please Geekologie Writer, befriend me! http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2866/jaratal5.jpg
18. bryan - July 22, 2008 10:34 AM
oh snaps, the previous link is not working. here's another:
http://i33.tinypic.com/i598x0.jpg
19. v - July 22, 2008 12:17 PM
@9: So, you noticed that, too?
20. Nakamura_michiyo - July 22, 2008 5:26 PM
Epic hahaha love the jar jar one.
21. zoenevergoes - July 22, 2008 8:01 PM
The Padme flower girl has a continuity error as X-Wings were not used until well after her death.
22. Martin Malyns - July 23, 2008 9:01 PM
These fine art treatments of Star Wars characters are AWESOME.
23. Yewtree - July 24, 2008 9:37 AM
Awesome. The dead JarJar Binks was particularly satisfying. (Stupid, stupid character caricature.)
24. pro - July 29, 2008 3:00 AM
freaking exemplary!