There are a staggering 19 in total, all designed to fit together like a puzzle. The portraits cover the Star Wars spectrum, with subjects including everyone from Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano, to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi-era Luke Skywalker, to a defeated Darth Vader from Obi-Wan Kenobi.
“So, it was exciting for me to take this on, and I really wanted to do a memorable job.” “Well, it has absolutely been a huge honor! I have never been to a Celebration, but when I was first approached and researched the history of Celebration badges, I was immediately inspired - not to mention, portraits are my favorite illustration subject,” she tells. Zhang, the digital artist behind Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023’s badge paintings - a beautiful collection of character portraits that is excited to reveal. Being part of that tradition is especially meaningful for Alice X. That’s because Lucasfilm has made it a tradition to commission artists to create original badge art for Star Wars Celebration, adding a little galactic flair to something that, at most conventions, is little more than an afterthought. One of the best Star Wars Celebration souvenirs has always been the very item that gets you inside: the badge. The popular artist discusses the original character portraits created for Lucasfilm’s official fan event.
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