Artist Matt Busch,
known for his fantastic art portraying everything from Jedis to
Indiana Jones was recently selected as one of the artist who will
be contributing to Topps' Indiana Jones trading cards with randomly
inserted pieces of original artwork. While getting into the spirit
of his new assignment, Matt decided to "mash up" his favorite
subjects in a video for his upcoming You Can Draw series
by portraying everyone's favorite archeologist meeting Jawas, Tusken
Raiders, Stormtroopers, Sith Lords and of course a giant, rolling
boulder!
A huge fan Indy fan himself, Matt sent me a link to the new video
along with information about his new season of his highly popular
video tutorial series How to Draw Star Wars (based on the
critically acclaimed book by the same name from Lucasfilm and DK
Publishing) that will be debuting on his MySpaceTV.com
channel and StarWars.com.
Currently, Busch is putting the finishing touches on the new
episodes and has some exciting plans. While the first series clocked
in at nearly nine minutes each, the new installments will be more
streamlined- ranging closer to five minutes each, but boasting
well over a dozen brand new episodes. As well, while the last
series was monthly, Season 2 will be weekly.
Topics will cover more drawing and painting techniques, but
certain episodes will also expand into areas such as comic books,
storyboarding, and even beginning animation. Expect more comedic
antics from Busch, including several episodes which will spoof
Indiana Jones- another popular Lucasfilm property and often associated
with Star Wars.
Like Indy, Matt also as a more scholarly side when not running
through the jungle or drawing, as a professor in the Media + Communication
Arts Department at Macomb College, and has also written and illustrated
dozens of books and magazine articles on tutorial subjects. This
March, Hermes Press will release a huge art book on the many aspects
of Busch's career, The Worlds of Matt Busch.
Remember to look for Matt's Indiana Jones work in the new Topps
trading card series and work on other upcoming Indy 4 tie-ins
and related merchandise. But for a good laugh at Matt as Indy, check
out Season 2 of How
To Draw Star Wars!
Posted by Mitchell Hallock