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Meet the Graphic Designer
Marie Sertillanges
Q: Are these the first LEGO
®
designed?
A: No, my first minifigure design was the last Naboo Pilot from 2015.
The minifigures for this set are actually mostly existing designs. We
decided to keep them since they are really iconic, whilst improving
them with decorated arms. It was, however, my first time designing
minifigure arms.
Q: What do you use to begin designing the decorations for LEGO
Star Wars minifigures?
A: My very first step is to gather all the visual references I have for
the character and try to build the big picture of their looks. Then, I
choose which LEGO colours I will use for the torso, arms, legs and
hands. The next step is to sketch the general shapes of the design,
to translate the look of the character into LEGO style. To finalise the
design, I go back and forth from the references to the minifigure
sketch until I am satisfied, or until I am out of time!
Q: Minifigures are very small, what are some of the challenges in
creating designs that are both detailed and easy to understand?
A: To ensure that the design is full of cool details but still readable, I
start with extra simple and big shapes. Having the right composition
at any time of the design is essential and it is easier to achieve
when you have few elements. From there I will 'cut down' these big
shapes to more detailed ones, as you would do while sculpting. The
hard part is to choose the right details in order to really capture
the character's look or personality!
Star Wars
minifigures you've
™
Q: What do you use as reference material for designing the
minifigure decos? Film stills? Licensed art?
A: For the old Star Wars movies we use mainly film stills or photos
from production, directly from LucasFilm. At that time in the film
industry, behind the scenes documentation was not as complete
as nowadays, which makes it a bit harder for us to collect all the
accurate references.
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