Droids
Collected here are all of the concepts and previews of the various droids I require for future art ideas.
Last Updated: September 19, 2026
Battle Droids
About all I had to do here was update the shaders on the two droids then figure out what kind of blaster the B1 Battle Droid should use. That thing is damn hard to pose! The Super Battle Droid is only slightly better on that front. I fixed the B1 Battle Droid’s blaster rifle, finally, and realized I hadn’t used my shaders on the backpack. Now they’re both done!
Droidika
This particular droid model came from the artist known as Summoner. (You can find his website, here.) I overhauled all of its shaders and created the shield shader after rewatching both the Clone Wars series and the Prequel movies. I think it looks cool. I added some blaster fire for this updated concept render as well.
Gonk & Mouse Droid
These droids are omnipresent in just about every Star Wars movie, series, game, and comic book. So, I of course needed to make some for this art series of mine. The Gonk droid (the one on the right) came from CG Trader which I then created Superfly shaders for. The Mouse Droid (the littler one on the left) came from Sketchfab which I also created Superfly shaders for. Check the credits below for links to their original creators.
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R2-D2 & C-3PO
I got the light/glow/emissive shaders wrong on R2 the first time I released a character preview of him (it?) so I’ve since corrected that. You can see this pair already in an artwork of their own here: These Are the Droids.
I realized that I still had R2’s shaders all wrong. His body is painted metal while his head is more like brushed steel. So, I did my best to fix that and make him look closer than ever to the real thing.
I changed the shader setup completely on C-3PO this time. I think he looks far more accurate than before. I’m not 100% sure he looks ready for renders though. I’ll put him on the backburner for a while and come back with fresh eyes later.
