# Interview with artist Randy Martinez on Star Wars Comic Edition Pinball! **Source:** Stern Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2019-10-04 **Duration:** 2m 17s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efYVYRYRyxY --- ## Analysis Randy Martinez, artist for Star Wars Comic Edition Pinball, discusses his artwork creation process and design philosophy. He explains how he developed separate visual themes for Pro (all-encompassing Star Wars) and Premium (dark side focus) tiers, drew over 300 individual pieces using line art and digital painting, and pulled color palettes from classic Marvel Comics to create fresh, comic-book-styled artwork for the machines. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] This is Randy Martinez's first pinball machine artwork project — _Direct statement: 'this is my very first pinball machine that I've ever [worked on]'_ - [HIGH] Pro tier features all-encompassing Star Wars theme touching on all movies and characters — _Direct statement about design concept for Pro model_ - [HIGH] Premium tier dedicated exclusively to dark side theme (Darth Vader, Emperor, stormtroopers, Boba Fett) — _Explicit tier differentiation: 'with the premium we decided to do all dark sides'_ - [HIGH] Martinez created over 300 individual drawings for the project — _Direct statement: 'I must have done over 300 drawings individually'_ - [HIGH] Color palettes pulled directly from old Marvel Comics and adapted to his artwork — _Direct statement about color methodology and inspiration source_ ### Notable Quotes > "I'm old enough to have seen Star Wars when it first came out in 1977. I love the Star Wars comics growing up I would look through them and I'd draw from them and so there's a lot of that already in my head." > — **Randy Martinez**, Early in interview > _Establishes personal connection to source material and lifelong inspiration driving the artwork_ > "This is my very first pinball machine that I've ever [worked on] for. It's really a team effort." > — **Randy Martinez**, Early in interview > _Confirms debut pinball project and emphasizes collaborative nature of development_ > "For this project was really important to do everything separately not just one piece because we had to move around things a lot because of that each piece is individual piece." > — **Randy Martinez**, Mid-interview > _Explains technical/design rationale for creating modular artwork pieces_ > "I must have done over 300 drawings individually. One of my favorites is the back glass for the premium there's no images like that at Darth Vader out there so I said let me let me try this one out." > — **Randy Martinez**, Mid-interview > _Quantifies scope of work and highlights signature design element (Premium backglass Darth Vader pose)_ > "The theme is definitely Star Wars comics but underneath that the theme between all of us was to really create something new and to make it exciting and fresh for everybody." > — **Randy Martinez**, Closing remarks > _Articulates core design philosophy balancing fidelity to source material with innovation_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Randy Martinez | person | Artist who created artwork for Star Wars Comic Edition Pinball; first pinball project | | Star Wars Comic Edition Pinball | game | Stern Pinball machine with Pro and Premium tiers featuring comic book-inspired artwork; artwork by Randy Martinez | | Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Star Wars Comic Edition Pinball | | Star Wars | product | IP/franchise that inspired the pinball machine; Martinez references 1977 film and Marvel Comics | | Marvel Comics | product | Source material for color palettes and artistic inspiration in artwork development | | Darth Vader | product | Featured character on Premium tier backglass with unique pose created by Martinez | ### Topics - **Primary:** Artwork and visual design process, Pro/Premium tier differentiation strategy, Comic book aesthetic and source material inspiration - **Secondary:** Digital art production workflow (line art, scanning, digital painting), Star Wars IP licensing and theming ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Martinez expresses enthusiasm throughout interview, using phrases like 'awesome,' 'love,' 'a lot of fun to create,' and 'most proud of.' Pride in first pinball project evident. No critical feedback or negative commentary present. ### Signals - **[design_philosophy]** Core creative philosophy centered on balancing fidelity to 40-year-old source material (Star Wars comics) with creating something 'new and exciting and fresh' to make legacy content feel contemporary (confidence: high) — Quote: 'The theme is definitely Star Wars comics but underneath that the theme between all of us was to really create something new and to make it exciting and fresh for everybody' - **[community_signal]** Randy Martinez bringing illustration/character art expertise to pinball artwork design; uses hybrid workflow (hand-drawn line art scanned and digitally painted) reflecting illustration background adapted to pinball production requirements (confidence: high) — Detailed description of workflow: hand line work → scanning → digital painting/coloring; color palette sourced from Marvel Comics - **[product_strategy]** Star Wars Comic Edition uses explicit tier-based artwork differentiation: Pro tier features all-encompassing Star Wars theme (all movies/characters) while Premium tier focuses exclusively on dark side theme (Darth Vader, Emperor, stormtroopers, Boba Fett) (confidence: high) — Direct statements about design concepts for each tier from artist --- ## Transcript I'm artist Randy Martinez I am here today to talk about these awesome pinball machines that I did the artwork for I've always loved Star Wars I'm old enough to have seen Star Wars when it first came out in 1977 I love the Star Wars comics growing up I would look through him and I'd draw from them and so there's a lot of that already in my head this is my very first pinball machine that I've ever Dennis tration for it's really a team effort we came up with a design and a concept the themes that we decided on war for the pro was to do an all-encompassing Star Wars theme that still had Papa Duke much touched on all the movies all the characters good guys and bad guys with the premium we decided to do all dark sides so that is dedicated to Darth Vader Emperor stormtroopers Boba Fett's for this project was really important to do everything separately not just one piece because we had to move around things a lot because of that each piece is individual piece on here this is the actual line work that I did a vio de for the pro star destroyers early very time-consuming but with a lot of playing because I love drawing Han Solo Princess Leia Chewbacca dewbacks that's what these creatures are called the lizards and take the the line drawn artwork and I scan it in and then I start painting and coloring it digitally the colors are a really important part in terms of capturing that comic book feel I pulled a lot of the color palette directly from those old Marvel comics and adapted it to my own artwork this is the biggest project that I've ever worked on in terms of the amount of artwork I must have done over 300 drawings individually one of my favorites is the back glass for the premium there's no images like that at Darth Vader out there so I said let me let me try this one out so I did it everybody loved the pose that was a lot of fun to create the theme is definitely Star Wars comics but underneath that the theme between all of us was to really create something new and to make it exciting and fresh for everybody and that is the biggest factor of these games that I'm most proud of because something that was 40 years old feels new again _(Acquisition: youtube_auto_sub, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: d39f797a-43c3-4823-b6b8-476b53257f9c*