Star Wars Concept Art | The Jedi Bow Before The Queen By Paul Topolos

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

Art by Ralph McQuarrie for the second Death Star. RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983).

Originally, the Rebel attack that’s the climax of the film was going to be on Had Abbadon, capital of the Empire. Hence those McQuarrie paintings of Coruscant I posted yesterday. If you read the story conferences for ROTJ, you can see it was a close call actually—the plan to use Had Abbadon comes back almost as often as it’s discarded—but eventually, to the others’ dismay, Lucas chose to go with a second Death Star. One of those What Ifs.

ROTJ was the first Star Wars film I saw, so for me it wasn’t a second Death Star: it was a rather eerie zombie construction that looked like the ghost of a dead moon. I thought it was a fascinating sight anyway.

Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Star Wars

The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Leia Organa designs, art by Robert Rowley, Jock, and Tonči Zonjić.

“I wanted Carrie to look fabulous again. So let’s do dramatic lines. Let’s do gorgeous coats. One of the few specific visual ideas I gave was that big Blade Runner-like coat with the huge collar that blocked the bottom half of her face. I didn’t want her to have to be buttoned-down and practical. I wanted her to look badass.” - Rian Johnson.

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

Iain McCaig concept art for Queen Amidala. THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999).

Can’t believe that film will be twenty years old soon.

i’m sorry you guys i know that i’ve talked about this before but i don’t think i’ll ever get over ralph mcquarrie’s 1975 concept art for chewbacca

Concept art for Kamino by Erik Tiemens, Doug Chiang, Ryan Church and Edwin Natividad. ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002).

Leia costume and hairstyle designs by Paul Le Blanc (art) and Patricia McDermott (image 1), and Nilo Rodis-Jamero (art) and Aggie Guerard Rodgers. (Rodgers did almost all of the costume designs for RETURN OF THE JEDI.)

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