MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

Good morning,

How are you? I am fine, thank you. ; ) 

Today we are going to...

Learn how to Draw Star Wars Characters (click on the image of Rey). 

But first a little bit of history: 

Star Wars Day: 'May the Fourth Be With You' Explained

Thanks to the wordplay "May the fourth be with you," we now have Star Wars Day, which has become more like a real holiday in recent years. 

The event's become even bigger since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the Star Wars movie in 2012. Since then, May 4 has been a major platform for Star Wars merchandise sales and fan events, with states like California enshrining May 4 as an official Star Wars Day holiday. 

But the actual origins of Star Wars Day and "May the fourth be with you," stretch all the way back to the 1970s, when it was first popularized by an unexpected source: Margaret Thatcher and the United Kingdom's Conservative Party.

A little joke by Disney Videos: 

In the USA politicians use attack ads, adverts attacking political opponents. This video copies that style. 

According to StarWars.com, who cite Alan Arnold's 1980 book Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back, "May the 4th be with you" first emerged in the mainstream pop culture on May 4, 1979. On that day, Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister of the U.K. after the Conservatives defeated the Labour Party government in a general election. To celebrate, the Tories took out a newspaper ad, which declared, "May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations." The Force was indeed with Thatcher, with the day inaugurating the longest Ministry of the 20th century. 

And now that we know a little bit more about today's Star Wars Celebration, let's draw some characters:

"The Force Awakens Characters Come to Life in 

Artist’s Animated Vine and Instagram Videos"