The second print I created for The Bottleneck Gallery's Gadgets & Gizmos show was an 17x11" depiction of a AT-AT Walker takedown from Empire Strike Back, showcasing the bleak but beautiful Hoth terrain and the moment right before the Empire's most formidable land vehicle is tripped up by a skillful snowspeeder.
The Empire Strikes Back is a perfect movie. The opening scene on Hoth is all-time! Don't even get me started on tauntauns. When I was a kid, I hyperventilated at Toys-R-Us when I came upon the toys, a towering stack of giant boxes. Epic stuff. Still gives me the chills.
I ended up creating a skeleton AT-AT in Photoshop, everything on layers, joints and all, so I could find the right walking leg position. This seemed pretty good. Wish I could animate it a bit, add in some sound effects, creak, smash, creak, smash...
Doing this piece was so satisfying, I'd never done such a mechanical piece before. really enjoyed it. Got my synapses firing too, going to do an extra widescreen, extended Hoth battle one day....
Go Snowspeeder, GO!
Limited edition of 80. 11x17" giclée, 300 gsm, bright white fine art rag.
Hand signed and numbered.
Available HERE
Snatch one up before an Ion Cannon blows 'em away!
