Back in 2016, a friendly arts competition entitled "Star Wars Reimagined" asked conceptual artists to create their own unique take on George Lucas' sci-fi universe. Lap Pun Cheung, a video game concept artist at Boss Mode Games took inspiration from the films of Studio Ghibli, creating a series of scenes the combine the visual flair of Hayao Miyazaki to the Star Wars saga. The resulting series of digital paintings are highly colorful and impressive.
I really enjoy seeing Darth Vader mashed up with Castle in the Sky, or Darth Maul in a Mononoke mask. Many of these designs have more of a generic "anime" style in terms of color and shape, and feel less like a "Ghibli" style, but the artist was no doubt aiming for variety. It wouldn't do much good to create half a dozen Future Boy Conan paintings packed with Ewoks and droids.
You can visit Lap Pun Cheung's portfolio, where he describes his Star Wars pieces in greater detail.
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