The image of Chewbacca (and Han Solo) blasting their way out of Mos Eisley became the cardback image until the later Jedi cards when a more friendly looking Chewbacca on Endor was used.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
At a first glance, the photo does not seem to have been altered which is a testament to the skill of the airbrush artists at Kenner.\u00a0 However, closer inspection reveals that the photo has been extensively altered.\u00a0 The background has been extensively altered and \u2018softened\u2019 to ensure the image of Chewbacca stands out.\u00a0 The level of airbrushing has rendered the background virtually unrecognisable, while keeping Chewbacca prominent and true to his film likeness.<\/p>\n
The photoart really does keep on producing interesting conversation points.\u00a0 It has been pointed out that Chewbacca\u2019s bowcaster has been partially airbrushed to remove the crossbow \u2018arms\u2019, which was so the packaging photo more closely represented the toy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The image of Chewbacca (and Han Solo) blasting their way out of Mos Eisley became the cardback image until the later Jedi cards when a more friendly looking Chewbacca on Endor was used. At a first glance, the photo does … Continue reading