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Archived News-January 2007


Week 5

Wednesday January 31, 2007
Featured Artist Craig Burt-Painting by Numbers 19

Featured Artist Craig Burt has provided us with a breakdown of one of his paintings that provides us with a look into how the picture came about. Here is some of the article created by Craig:

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"Jedi Jitters"

This is another old one from the early days of production of Episode II when I didn't have allot of visual information to work with. It's a speculative rendition of the action on Geonosis.

1. We have the idea for the painting. It's a bit too 'widescreen' for the paper dimensions, so some maneuvering of the elements was needed to make things work better. If I remember I couldn't find any photo references even close to the poses for the Jedi that I wanted, so I needed to change them.

Be sure to read the rest of the article about "Jedi Jitters" in the Painting by Numbers section. Thanks Craig for another great walkthrough of how this image came about! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Wednesday January 31, 2007
Star Wars Special Edition - 10th Anniversary

Well, it is hart to believe that 10 years ago today I had been waiting in line to be the first to see the new Special Edition of A New Hope! It was a time when fans were excited again to be getting new Star Wars figures, and a movie that included new CG effects and characters. We got to see the old Jabba scene included back in the film with the Jabba we know versus the human stand in that had only been on behind the scenes shows. New shots of the attack on the Death Star provided cool new angles and shots of X-Wings dog fighting with TIE fighters. We were introduced to the Ronto, and to the new and improved Dewback. Ahhh...  the memories!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday January 30, 2007
Fan Fiction-Escape of the Sith

Today we have added a fan fiction story from Gordon Napier to the Fan Fiction section. Here are the facts:

Title: Escape of the Sith
Author: Gordon Napier E-mail: gordon@napier9383.freeserve.co.uk
Category: Action
Timeline: Post ROTJ
Rating: PG
Summary: Adventure set in the aftermath of Endor.
Status: More to come...


Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday January 30, 2007
Star Wars: Allegiance Q & A

Star Wars Allegiance.jpg (52566 bytes)The Official Star Wars Site has provided a Q & A session with author Timothy Zahn as he returns to the Star Wars galaxy with Star Wars: Allegiance.

In Star Wars: Allegiance, which takes place during the time between Episodes IV and V, Luke Skywalker is still new to all this Jedi business. Han Solo isn't sure how much he's willing to commit to the Rebel Alliance. Princess Leia is trying to help run the Rebellion and wondering why Han is so infuriating. The young Mara Jade is one of the most valued agents of the evil Emperor. And a team of stormtroopers goes rogue, deciding to mete out justice their own way...

Be sure to see all the questions and answers and read an excerpt, but remember that Star Wars: Allegiance was released today, so be sure to get your copy of what is sure to be a great book!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Monday January 29, 2007
Path to the Force - Episode 149

Today we have Episode 149 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 149

Be sure to check back later this week as we celebrate the milestone one-hundred and fiftieth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!


Posted by: Jedi Power