Ahsoka Tano is easily one of the best characters in The Mandalorian. The former Jedi Padawan who, after the events of the Clone Wars, helped lead the rebel cells against the Galactic Empire, receives a war veteran treatment on the show, and it totally works for the storyline.
Rosario Dawson’s live-action portrayal of the animated Clone Wars character was so dynamic that it didn’t take the producers long to announce a standalone show on Ahsoka. She’s clearly a fan favorite, and her camaraderie with Grogu is winning a lot of hearts. Here are some of the most empowering Ahsoka Tamo fan art we’ve come across
All For One
Ukrainian digital artist Igor tried several modes of painting for his Ahsoka fan art, but the realisticness is key to each one of his stylizations. He did a value study first of some characters from Clone Wars and some specific shots and then moved on to more elaborate pencil sketches; he revealed on Instagram that he was also inspired by memes and lo-fi aesthetic drawings by digital artists.
Most of his fan art pieces are actually a recreation of cosplay shoots, and this one especially uses some animated illustration and is a recreation of a cosplay shoot featuring LA-based filmmaker and cosplayer Rei Kennex.
Perfect Strokes
Germany-based self-taught artist Anna took some fun, creative liberties with her Ahsoka fan art, but was very specific about the kind of tonality she was going for. Like many digital artists, she started out with a pencil sketch and spent a lot of time getting the facial features right and she then moved towards digital illustrations.
She even made a Tik Tok about her process, which dug deeper into her basic sketches; the hyper contrasted tonality of the detailing really helps the illustration pop.
Glory To The Hero
Instagram user Danny Haas essentially re-imagines the life of Ahsoka via his illustrations and prints and celebrates her legacy. This was his entry to the Star Wars Celebration art show and the artist revealed on Instagram that this was the fastest-selling print of his entire career.
“Titled 'Ahsoka Forever' I want to celebrate the story of Ahsoka through the Clone Wars and Rebels. I’ve done a lot of Ahsoka art these past couple of years and this one is my favorite. I hope you all love it,” he wrote on Instagram.
Ahsoka’s Day Out
Digital artist Jayler simply wants Ahsoka to have some fun; she re-imagines the warrior in several commonplace scenarios like a cottage core set-up, in a power suit, and even sharing some bubble tea with Grogu. This piece was used for a limited edition commissioned line of pins. Titled ‘Ahsoka and The Child,’ this art has been made into 3.5 inches raised metal sandblast pins with translucent enamel, black nickel plating, pearl, glitter, screenprint details, and custom back stamp.
“So many amazing creators have reached out to me asking to collab on fantasy pins, and I am so ecstatic to be showing some new designs in the not-so-distant future what a fun adventure this is!!” Jayler wrote on Instagram.
Popping Fresh
Artist bembq uses some easy pop art detailing in most of her art and uses some interesting coloring techniques. In this piece, especially, she tries to contemporize Ahsoka by putting her in a mask and in a breezy, spacey suit. She also uses some modern techniques usually used in comic art pieces to make this piece edgier. Her experience in digital pop-art helps her with fan art pieces because she can experiment with snazzy illustration techniques that make the pieces stand out.
Star Power
Artist Xola Kiss is a Star Wars fanatic who does some really empowering Ahsoka fan illustrations. “Ashoka has always been my favorite character. Her development in the clone wars was so inspiring, and watching her appear in other Star Wars outlets really excites me!” she writes on Instagram.
In this piece, she imagines Ahsoka as a Jedi General. She put a lot of thought into redesigning her costume to introduce something more functional and befitting a General, also she wields her lightsaber as a sword.
Worth The Wait
Perth-based illustrator and aspiring comic book artist Geordie Edmeades has done a lot of Star Wars illustrations, both digital and manual. In this dynamic fan art, he imagines the big battle between Ahsoka and Darth Vader.
Most of his illustrations are made on a PC, and there’s a sketch-like quality about his digital creations which make the intensity of the colors stand out. There are some impressive line art, blocky shading, and very subtle and keen lightwork.
Ahsoka, Is That You?
Artist Rebekah Lynne Spence is known for her realistic illustrations of famous pop culture figures and she’s drawn them all from The Office’s Dwight to Queen’s Gambit’s Beth. She sticks to the key elements of Ahsoka’s look as seen on The Mandalorian and does not take any major liberties with the art, especially since she is making prints for commercial purposes. But, the artist does improvise some colors and plays up the contrasts in Ahsoka’s costume to make the piece sharper.
Perfect Picks
Instagram user Danielle is a professional graphic designer and visualizer who’s currently studying game art to become a concept artist, so her range is really quite diverse as she can work with several formats of illustrations.
Ahsoka Tano was a Togruta female who was discovered on her homeworld of Shili by Jedi Master Plo Koon; her heritage does not get a lot of attention on the show, but Danielle re-imagines Ahsoka in regal Egyptian attire and she also relies on some really stylized coloring work to fine-tune the contrasts.
Expert Speaks
Artist Jenna McMullins is a stickler for details, and this gorgeous Ahsoka fan art should be proof enough. She has done some other Ahsoka fan art pieces in the past, but this one stands out because it has such a fresh visual approach, and the side angle and the watercolor effect also really work for this piece.
I have been working on these companion pieces for two weeks and I’m so tired of fighting with the details. I was so frustrated with Starkiller that I could have screamed,” Jenna wrote on Instagram.