As with all art forms, stylistic models and characters are made using reference, be it modeling straight from reference or modeling from a piece of concept art, everything starts with a reference from something that exists. Characters in this principal are often very exciting, as quite often they come from some reference of a real person.
For example in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Obi Wan Kenobi's character was created based off of Ewan McGregor's portrayal.
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| Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Obi Wan Kenobi |
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| Star Wars: Episode 3 - Obi Wan Kenobi |
With the comparison above it is clearly noticeable how much reference the character designers took from the real life counterpart. With the stylistic render of the Clone Wars version, Obi Wan has sharper more triangular features with the nose, brow and beard being more angular.
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| Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Anakin Skywalker |
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| Star Wars: Episode 3 - Anakin Skywalker |
In this comparison, Anakin's face has also been styled extremely close to the likeness of the real actor, Hayden Christensen, yet with a sharper jawline, and more obvious chin mark.
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