Jabba's Palace: Ephant Mon

I have always really enjoyed the monster designs from the original Star Wars series.  There's something about all of the bulky latex costumes that entertains me to no end. They look like they would make the funnest Halloween costumes!  I've recently discovered that they are really fun to draw as well.  

This one is Ephant Mon.  If you look REALLY close in the background of Jabba's palace in Return of the Jedi you can see him lurking in the shadows. 

Jabba's Palace: Bib Fortuna Sketch

Bib Fortuna from Return of the Jedi.

This sketch was a bit of a walk down memory lane.  When I was about 15-17 I was hopelessly obsessed with the Star Wars trilogy.  I had a massive collection of the original action figures, and read all of the extended universe novels and comics (except for Splinter of the Mind's Eye).  I even played the Star Wars RPG with my friends.  For some reason my devotion to Star Wars ended around 1999 though.  

When I was young I always tried to draw the monsters and characters from the films, but consistently failed.  So quickly sketching Fortuna, and having it turn out close to how I wanted, was far more satisfying than warranted.