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Vinyl Record Sci-Fi Art

These Star Wars Characters are Immortalized in Vinyl Record Portraits

— May 29, 2013 — Art & Design
Deviantart user CyclopticSpider has created some beautiful water color vinyl record portraits as a tribute to Star Wars and sci-fi fans everywhere.

Painted directly onto the original vinyl record sound track for Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, these portraits depict some of the franchise's most beloved characters including Chewbacca and Obi Wan Kenobi.

These vinyl record portraits are not just at tribute to the iconic franchise. They are an example of a unique idea brought to fruition. Painting directly onto a vinyl record might not seem the most obvious artistic medium to most people but CyclopticSpider ventured into that unknown territory and created some truly beautiful pieces of art.

The Star Wars vinyl record portraits will hopefully excited and inspire Star Wars fans to create similarly unique and sentimental tributes to their favorite sci-fi franchise.
Trend Themes
1. Science-fiction Vinyl Art - The growing trend of using vinyl records as a medium for creating unique and sentimental science-fiction art offers opportunities for artists and enthusiasts to create their own tributes using this unconventional canvas.
2. Watercolor Vinyl Art - The trend of using watercolor techniques to paint on vinyl records offers new and innovative ways to create artwork that blends music and visual arts, potentially disrupting the traditional notion of album cover art.
3. Tribute Art - The trend of creating tribute art for loved franchises offers opportunities for artists and entrepreneurs alike to tap into niche markets and offer unique, sentimental products to superfans.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Arts - The trend of using unconventional canvases like vinyl records offers new and innovative ways to create fine art that stands out and disrupts the traditional art market.
2. Music Industry - The trend of using vinyl records as a canvas for visual art offers opportunities for the music industry to collaborate with visual artists and offer unique collectible editions of albums and singles.
3. Merchandising - The trend of creating tribute art in popular franchises like Star Wars offers opportunities for merchandising businesses to create unique and sentimental products for superfans, potentially disrupting traditional licensed merchandise models.
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