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arteric
February 25th, 2008, 09:37 AM
Hey everyone,

I am back from the NYC Toy Fair at the Javits Center from completing a 20 hour chalk mural on the floor. Though smaller than usual (only 4 feet tall by 10 feet wide) this one meant a lot to me... you can see why below, I think many of you will really enjoy this one.

As always, comments are critiques are encouraged.

More so than usual this show was quite the roller coaster and a lot didn't come together until the last minute. Learning to go with the flow has never been my strong suit.

Later,
Eric

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/arteric/NYC%20Toy%20Fair/18_McQuarrie_Mural.jpg
The image to the left is, of course, the famous Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars Concept Painting... the child to the right was an addition I made. He is playing with his Star Wars toys, yet seeing those amazing images in his imagination. A comment both to the toy industry and the influence they have on a young child's mind, and the power of concept art to literally launch an industry!

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/arteric/NYC%20Toy%20Fair/16_Signing.jpg

I sign the piece, to give you a slight idea of scale.

A full photobucket album of 18 images showing the progress can be found here. (http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/arteric/NYC%20Toy%20Fair/)
Fiete
February 25th, 2008, 02:48 PM
...and realisation. I wonder wether the kid is imagining to be Darth Vader or his opponent.
Fourth Nail
February 25th, 2008, 03:08 PM
Sweet, you even have the slider under their arms for the old school light sabers. Great piece man.

~Z~
arteric
February 26th, 2008, 07:33 AM
Fiete - Who would YOU want to be? Personally, I always went for the hero.

Fourth Nail - How could I NOT remember those things. They used to bug the heck out of me because Luke and Vader didn't actually have large sliders under their arms in the movie! It is hard to see in this image, but if you look at some details shots in the photobucket link I have at the bottom of the post, you can see I also have his plastic cape with the WAY upturned collar making him look like he is wearing some disco outfit.