Stormtrooper on Tattooine

This is an original artwork freely inspired by the XVI century woodcuts. The graphic style tends to imitate the master woodcutters (Dürer, Egenolff, Wolgemut) of the late XVth century, early XVIth , both in terms of tools, techniques, and the posture and symbolism itself.

The scene represents a Stormtrooper of the Galactic Empire, burning down the huts of poor farmers.

This linocut was deeply inspired by Star Wars, because being a nerd is a good way to be inspired by cool stuff

The techniques

The sketch was directly drawn on the lino block, then inked with a quill on the block. Once dried out, the block was carved with gouges: the linocut process itself.

To print out something, the carved block was inked with a brayer and printing ink and the sheet of paper was pressed using a printing linocut press.

Golden ink was added to the final print, to highlight some details on the final print, such as for the weapon, some part of the armor, and the trooper’s eyes.