From The Drawing Board To The Screen: My Favorite Star Wars Character, Jabba The Hutt.

Remembering legendary concept designer, Ron Cobb.

Cantina alien designs by Ron Cobb for STAR WARS (1977).

Two more later on.

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

Sketches for various Jabba’s Palace patrons and regulars, by Ralph McQuarrie. (The last image is an early version of the gangster slug himself.)

Happy Holidays! Hope everyone has a Star Wars project queued up.

Yoda Claus on a 1994 trading card. Art by Ralph McQuarrie.

Ralph McQuarrie’s original unused 1981 sketches for Emperor Palpatine’s throne room which is now featured in Star Wars Episode IX.

Concept art for Padme’s funeral on Naboo from Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by Iain McCaig

Ralph McQuarrie’s designs for Jabba’s sail barge.

I remember the scene well: Return of the Jedi was the first Star Wars film I saw. The other two were like prequels to me.

(Again, there is some overlap with earlier Jabba posts.)

Star Wars: Rogue One Concept Art

Concept art for Kenobi 😍

Here’s hoping we get the trailer tomorrow!

Probe droid designs by Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston, for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. How many ultra-brief background characters can claim to be in such a beautiful painting?