Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic recently hosted a contest that gives artists a chance to become official concept artists in the Star Wars universe, and as you might expect, there were thousands of entrants who applied. Now the results have been tallied and the winners have been unveiled, and their work is pretty damn spectacular.
Nearly 4,000 people competed, answering the following prompts from the company (via /Film):
“The Moment”: artists were tasked with creating two emotive still images that tell a cinematic story – within the world of Star Wars Episodes IV – VI, using only existing Star Wars worlds, vehicles, creatures and characters to create a new story moment.“The Ride”: artists had to design two new Star Wars vehicles within the aesthetic of Episodes IV – VI, placed within the context of a story and an environment.“The Job”: artists were put through a simulation of...
Nearly 4,000 people competed, answering the following prompts from the company (via /Film):
“The Moment”: artists were tasked with creating two emotive still images that tell a cinematic story – within the world of Star Wars Episodes IV – VI, using only existing Star Wars worlds, vehicles, creatures and characters to create a new story moment.“The Ride”: artists had to design two new Star Wars vehicles within the aesthetic of Episodes IV – VI, placed within the context of a story and an environment.“The Job”: artists were put through a simulation of...
- 9/15/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
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