Lucasfilm Celebrates 40th Anniversary For INDIANA JONES with Series of ACME Archive Prints
It’s been 40 years since Indiana Jones was introduced to audiences in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’s Raiders of the Lost Ark! In celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary, Lucasfilm has partnered with ACME Archive for a trio of posters that pay tribute to the first three films in the Indiana Jones franchise.
The poster art was created by artist Devin Schoeffler and the limited-edition print comes in an edition of 495 and they are currently available. You can head to ACME Archives to purchase your copies of the artwork.
Schoeffler opened up about his poster art with Lucasfilm, saying:
"Indiana Jones is the epitome of adventure cinema. There’s just a magical quality to these movies that attracts so many artists and inspires us. I am very excited and grateful to be contributing to these monumental classics and I hope the pieces I’ve created capture that same magical sense of adventure.
"I usually start by creating a loose sketch for each piece while re-watching each film, from there I’m able to pin down a basic composition. After that, I combine photos and stills from the movies using photo-editing software. This allows me to easily move and position objects and even play around with some visual styling techniques and colors before I focus on a specific direction. After that, I pull the image onto my tablet and start actually illustrating the piece.
"The Last Crusade was probably the most difficult to do. I struggled trying to pin down an iconic object from the film that could serve as the base for the piece. Originally, I was focused on using an image of the holy grail but it just wasn’t coming out as dynamic as I wanted. This is why re-watching the films is so helpful, after seeing the knight’s crest pop up in multiple scenes, I knew it would give me a strong symbol to tie back to the movie."
You can head to ACME Archives to purchase your copies of the artwork from Devin Schoeffler.
