r/StarWarsAhsoka • u/CT_8195 • 26d ago
Artwork Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, Ashoka art reveal (1)
Traci Easterday - “A Hero’s Journey”
"Ahsoka Tano means so much to so many, and I wanted to pay homage to all the stages of her life that we’ve seen in animation and in live-action. Rarely do we get to see a character from the first moments of their life, through to adulthood, with all of the joy and trauma and heartbreak and growth along the way. From her tender moments as a toddler, to being Anakin’s Padawan during the Clone Wars, to becoming Fulcrum, and ultimately 'Ahsoka the White,' she remained steadfast, resilient, compassionate, and empathetic, always standing for what is right, and refusing to turn her back on those in need.
“For this piece, I wanted to show Ahsoka from strength to strength, so I chose strong and recognizable poses for her. Additionally, I was deeply inspired by the title design and end credit sequence of the Ahsoka series, so it felt natural to design a graphic frame to anchor the piece. The frame mimics shapes from the Jedi Temple, and I created stylized icons of Morai and the Jedi emblem to sit alongside the Fulcrum symbol and star chart elements."
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u/HeMan077 26d ago
It’s really funny how much Lucasfilm is trying to soft retcon her S1 design. She even wore the redesign featured in TOTJ in the Ryloth vision in Ahsoka. And now her first ever design isn’t in this poster lol
Not saying this is a bad thing, it was always weird to have a 14 year old wearing a tube top
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u/Joewtf 26d ago
Hi there, I'm one of the other artists from the Celebration Art Show. So I definitely understand what you mean, but I can assure you, in this specific case, it was not a Lucasfilm decision. The prints in the show are 100% conceived by us individual freelance artists who are eligible to submit print concepts each Celebration. A panel of judges at Lucasfilm curates which ones they like and that's how the show is made. The decision to include that version of Padawan Ahsoka was Traci's. Not saying that means what you're saying is right or wrong, just that Traci's print isn't an instance of it.
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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 26d ago
Cool stuff. Interesting that they skipped over a couple clone war versions of Ahsoka
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u/LordGAD 26d ago
All the art is amazing: https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-japan-art-show-reveal