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Star Wars designs for Coruscant/Had Abaddon by Ralph McQuarrie.

Ralph McQuarrie

Logo and poster designs for Star Wars (1977). By Ralph McQuarrie.

Ralph McQuarrie

In the shadow of Vader. 

Art by the legendary Ralph McQuarrie.

Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Return of the Jedi (1983)

Luke confronts Darth Vader—and the outcome. Art by Ralph McQuarrie for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980).

Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concepts

The amazing concept art of Ralph McQuarrie for Star Wars

Artbook: Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie

Planet/location concepts by Ralph McQuarrie for the original Star Wars trilogy (that were reused later).

Coruscant started out as Had Abaddon, capital of the empire, and was going to be featured in RETURN OF THE JEDI. It was very very close, but eventually Lucas decided to go with a second Death Star.

Alderaan. I used to wonder why McQuarrie had bothered designing Alderaan as it would only be seen from space anyway. But Alderaan wasn’t always Alderaan: in one draft, the planet was a giant gas planet, and the capital of the New Galactic Empire.

Sicemon, originally the site of Jabba’s palace in RETURN OF THE JEDI. It was then re-purposed as the home of the rebels, then abandoned.

An abandoned “ice castle” on Hoth where the rebels would have their base of operations (you can spot a tiny Han and Chewie).

These images show Vader’s castle, which I’ve featured before. (In fact I’ve featured several of these images before, but I just wanted to do this overview and didn’t want to exclude the more significant concepts.)

The sinkhole planet that would become Utapau. This one dates back to 1976 I believe.

Bonus: This one, by Doug Chiang, is a concept painting for Jakku, which was conceived as a junk planet. Should have used it! I mean THAT is a planet you’d want to escape from. Plus we had already seen a sand planet.

Ralph McQuarrie; Return of the Jedi

Art by Ralph McQuarrie for Dagobah. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980).

Ralph McQuarrie pencil art for the original Star Wars trilogy.

Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concepts

Star Wars: Rogue One Concept Art

The ol’ Wookiee Prisoner Ruse. Works every time!

(Star Wars Art by the great Ralph McQuarrie)

SW pre-production art - continued - STAR WARS   Episode  I   The Phantom Menace

concept paintings by  Doug  Chiang

Star Wars Concept Art | Queen Amidala confides in Jar Jar by Benton Jew

Star Wars Concept Art | the Jedi bow before the queen by Paul Topolos

Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art for Star Wars

#I LEGITIMATELY GASPED OUT LOUD A LITTLE AT THE CONCEPT ART FOR JANNAH #YOU EVER SEE A WOMAN SO BEAUTIFUL YOU STARTED CRYING? #I CAN NOW ANSWER Y E S  I  H A V E

Lighting Concepts from Star Wars: The Clone Wars S7 Ep9 - Old Friends Not Forgotten (from starwars.com’s Episode Guide)

Yerbana lighting concept by Jason Boesch Clones lighting concept by Jason Boesch Ahsoka lighting concept by Jason Boesch Maul and Ahsoka lighting concept by Jason Boesch

Concept art for Nyk Okami. He was originally intended to be Ahsoka’s love interest in the upcoming arc before being replaced with Trace and Rafa Martez in the final version.

Concept art/reference sheets for The Bad Batch. Hunter, Crosshair, Wrecker and Tech.

Dave Filoni’s original artwork for The Siege of Mandalore. The long awaited story arc finally begins this week.

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa watch as Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca leave in the Millennium Falcon in search of Han Solo. - Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition

Production painting by Ralph McQuarrie - Acrylic on illustration board (1980) Lucasfilm Archives

From the drawing board to the screen: my favorite Star Wars character, Jabba the Hutt.

v-150 Planet Defenders were large ion cannon emplacements designed for defense against starship assault. The cannons were powerful enough to shut down large vessels, but as they were completely immobile, they were vulnerable to ground assault.

Source: The Illustrated Star Wars Universe (1995)

First Appearance: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Gungan Sacred Place was a ancient construction on Naboo. It was of great significance to the Gungans, who used it as a meeting place and hiding spot in times of turmoil. It was full of stone monuments and ruins, and was the site of negotiation between Gungan and Naboo during the Battle of Naboo

Source: Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace Portfolio (1999)

First Appearance: Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)