- "This piece was immensely challenging because I had to overhaul some elements on a dime. The biggest one was the setting, which used to be completely different. I felt sad about that but I think the final is the right choice because it's more suggestive and distinctive."
- ―Yihyoung Li, on designing the cover for The High Republic: The Fallen Star
Yihyoung Li (born in Dallas, Texas, United States) is a Taiwanese-American freelance illustrator. For the Star Wars franchise, he created several book covers and illustrations for the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project.
Biography[]
Yihyoung Li, born in Dallas, Texas, United States,[1] is a Taiwanese-American freelance illustrator.[3] His first Star Wars cover was created for[4] Claudia Gray's 2022 novel[5] The High Republic: The Fallen Star and its audiobook adaptation.[4] Penguin Random House Senior Art Director[6] Scott Biel hired Li to work on the Fallen Star cover and guided him through the process. Li's boyfriend posed as a reference model during the cover's development. Overall, Li found work on the Fallen Star cover to be "immensely challenging" as many elements had to be overhauled quickly. Li expressed sadness that the original setting for the cover was drastically changed, but in the end, felt that it was the right choice as the final background made the cover more "suggestive and distinctive."[4]
Li's cover for The High Republic: Convergence
Li's second cover was designed for Zoraida Córdova's 2022 novel The High Republic: Convergence[7] and its audiobook adaptation.[8] Initial artwork was revealed at Celebration Anaheim on May 26, 2022.[9] The final cover was published with the book on November 22 of the same year.[10] Li's third cover was designed for the reference book Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi,[11] which was published in the United States on March 21, 2023.[12] He also provided interior illustrations for the title.[11] Li's fourth Star Wars cover was created for Lydia Kang's 2023 novel The High Republic: Cataclysm and its audiobook adaptation. The cover was revealed at New York Comic Con on October 8, 2022.[13] The novel was published on April 4, 2023.[14]
Works[]
Bibliography[]
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The High Republic: The Fallen Star[5] | Cover art[4] |
| The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook[4] | ||
| The High Republic: Convergence | Cover art[7] | |
| The High Republic: Convergence audiobook | Cover art[8] | |
| 2023 | Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi | Cover art, illustrations[11] |
| The High Republic: Cataclysm | Cover art[13] | |
| The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook | Cover art[13] |
Sources[]
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook
- The High Republic: Convergence
- The High Republic: Convergence audiobook
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- The High Republic: Cataclysm
- The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Yihyoung Li (@yihyoung) on Facebook: Main profile page (screenshot)
- ↑
About on Yihyoung Li's profile on DeviantArt (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 About / Contact on Yihyoung Li (archived from the original)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5
The Fallen Star on Yihyoung Li's profile on ArtStation (backup link) demonstrates that Yihyoung Li has illustrated the cover of The High Republic: The Fallen Star. Because the novel's audiobook adaptation shares the same cover art, it can be deduced that Li is the illustrator of the audiobook's cover as well.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The High Republic: The Fallen Star
- ↑ Bio — Scott Biel on Scott Biel (archived from the original on February 4, 2020)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The High Republic: Convergence
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The High Republic: Convergence audiobook
- ↑
Del Rey (@DelReyStarWars) on Twitter (May 26, 2022): "Some exciting #HighRepublic news that was just announced at #StarWarsCelebration! Teasing the new cover for The High Republic: Convergence, depicting Jedi Knight Gella Nattai. Coming October 2022." (backup link)
- ↑ Del Rey (@DelReyStarWars) on Twitter (September 8, 2022): "Due to changes in the galaxy, The High Republic: Convergence will now be on sale November 22, 2022." (backup link)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- ↑
Star Wars: The High Republic: An Illustrated Archive on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Skytalkers (@skytalkerspod) on Twitter (October 8, 2022): "CATACLYSM COVER. He isn't a Jedi! "We get to explore what the heck he's doing with that."" (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Cataclysm (The High Republic) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
External links[]
- Official website (backup link)
- Yihyoung Li (Yihyoung Li) on ArtStation
- Yihyoung Li (YihyoungLi) on DeviantArt
- Yihyoung Li (@yihyoung) on Facebook
Yihyoung Li (@yihyoungli) on Instagram
Yihyoung Li on LinkedIn
Yihyoung Li on Tumblr- Yihyoung Li (@yihyoungli) on Twitter
