Leia, she's a bit rough (19)
Leia, she's a bit rough! (19)
Exciting news: the English language has a new word: IMBICLE!
Art Notes: Blimey - she's a bit rough!
Yet again: I can’t claim all the credit. This time it’s when Leia spits on Vader. It’s… in the blasted novel.
Crap, crap, crap. It even sizzles when it lands on him.
There I was thinking "George, George, George. Why couldn't you push it further like that 9-10 year old did?" Then I read the novel:
"She succeeded in reaching him with her spit, which hissed against still-hot battle armour. He wiped the offensive matter away silently, watching her with interest as she was marched through the accessway into the cruiser."
1977 novelisation
Having said that, the princess in the 9-10 year old version is grubbier than in Lucas’ text. This is a princess and senator of the Royal House of Alderaan – or Antilles or something (Look, I haven’t been a SW nerd for over 30 years ok?). And she spits? But then again, she doesn't start to talk 'posh' until she meets Tarkin on the Death Star. Could be that Vader's truth drugs damaged the speech centre of her brain?
I could have done so much more with it though. Oh the missed opportunities. Did she do a big nose-honk first? If we look closely, is she wearing a chunky sovereign ring? Is the Pocahontas hairdo actually a council-estate-facelift gone wrong?
Loosen Up: Massive Markers!
Talk about a blunt graphical instrument. I think this was the type.
Check out that M A S S I V E black marker that was used - later - on the top panel. Cripes! It was one of those brilliant big half-inch thick tipped ones my dad - er, borrowed - from the work stationery cupboard. Pretty bold eh?
Years later in art college the tutors would struggle to get us to put down the skinny paint-brushes and 2H pencils and loosen up by sloshing on the paint with wide house-painter's brushes and even strips of corrugated cardboard!
Next: Gaze upon the DEATH STAR!
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