Starting today, Star Wars fans and skateboard art aficionados can duel it out for three very cool hand-illustrated skateboard decks donated by Lucasfilm Animation to benefit the Burbank Arts Educational Foundation.
The three decks, which are part of a group of over 50 that have been donated by various artists for the benefit, will be on display at the Burbank Fine Arts Festival on April 25th & 26th.
Below are descriptions of each board being offered along with links to their eBay auctions:
"Heroes & Villains of the Clone Wars"
- Size: 8"x32" (standard skateboard size)
- Mediums: Sharpie markers & mixed mediums on North American Maple skateboard deck, provided by CreateAskate.org.
This is a one of a kind collaboration between members of the design crew of Lucasfilm Animation's smash hit Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. The original artwork features drawings of six popular characters: the cunning bounty hunter, Cade Bane, brave clone trooper Captain Rex, Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano, Sith assassin, Asajj Ventress, Jedi Master Yoda and the villainous commander of the droid army, General Grievous. Artwork is signed by all the artists.
Characters & Artists (from left to right):
CADE BANE, by Russell Chong
CLONE CAPTAIN REX, by Wayne Lo
PADAWAN AHSOKA, by Pat Presley
ASAJJ VENTRESS, by David Le Merrer
MASTER YODA, by Randy Bantog
GENERAL GRIEVOUS, by Kilian Plunkett
- Size: 8"x32" (standard skateboard size)
- Mediums: Acrylic paint on North American Maple skateboard deck, provided by CreateAskate.org.
This one of a kind original painting by Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni features characters from the smash hit animated series seen on Cartoon Network. In this dynamic scene, Clone Captain Rex leads an assault of Republic gunships against the enemies of the Jedi amidst stylized explosions. Artwork is signed by Dave Filoni.
- Size: 8"x32" (standard skateboard size)
- Mediums: Acrylic paint on North American Maple skateboard deck, provided by CreateAskate.org.
Kilian Plunkett, fan favorite Star Wars artist and lead designer of Lucasfilm Animation's The Clone Wars animated series created this vibrant painting of villainous bounty hunter Cad Bane. Having created Bane's original character design for the series, Kilian depicts him in a full color retro 70's heavy metal album cover style. Artwork is signed by the artist.
