Star Wars Concept Art | By Ralph McQuarrie

Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concepts

Jedi Master Lightsaber Initial Concepts by Adam Burn

Concept art of some of the different Jedi Master Lightsabers in The Acolyte.

LUCASFILM TO LAUNCH STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC PUBLISHING CAMPAIGN IN 2020 Later this year, Lucasfilm will launch an epic new era of Star Wars storytelling that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, children’s books, and comics from a variety of publishers including Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, IDW Publishing, and Marvel. Star Wars: The High Republic, which has previously been referred to as “Project Luminous”, will be set in an era when the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order are at their zenith, about 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. This period on the Star Wars timeline will not overlap any of the filmed features or series currently planned for production, giving creators and partners a vast amount of room to tell Star Wars stories with new adventures and original characters.

Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray (Young Adult novel, Disney Lucasfilm Press / available for pre-order)

Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland (Middle Grade novel, Disney Lucasfilm Press / available for pre-order)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures by Daniel José Older (IDW Publishing comic book series)

Star Wars: The High Republic by Cavan Scott (Marvel comic book series)

Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Adult novel, Del Rey / available for pre-order)

Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concepts

Ralph McQuarrie art and designs for the Emperor’s throne room and guards. Return of the Jedi (1983).

Ralph McQuarrie’s art and sketches for Luke’s confrontation with the Rancor. Return of the Jedi (1983).

(Note: the images aren’t chronologically ordered.)

Remembering legendary concept designer, Ron Cobb.

Two more rare Cantina alien designs by Ron Cobb, for STAR WARS (1977).

Death Star Assault - Star Wars Concept art (detail) by Ralph McQuarrie (1975)

Imperial Guard concept art by Ralph McQuarrie - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Concept art featuring Ahsoka in what appears to be an ancient temple belonging to a coven of witches from Dathomir, and then Ahsoka later at a proto-reflex point on Seatos.

By Lucasfilm Artist Jama Jurabaev