Star Wars Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie Dead at 82
"Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars. His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy. When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one of Ralph’s fabulous illustrations and say, 'Do it like this.'" [via WSJ]
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Looking at Mr. McQuarrie's art it is obvious why the prequels had so little in common visually with the originals.