Asajj Ventress Concept Art (originally Sith Villain From Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones)

Ralph McQuarrie; Return of the Jedi

Concept art for Yoda, from the upcoming Star Wars: High Republic.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Buzz Droid Concept Art by Ryan Church

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?

Every now and then (I fall apart) I like to briefly spotlight a Star Wars background character. Garindan—Long-Snoot—the Imperial spy—was played by stunt woman Sadie Eden and, judging by John Mollo’s sketch, originally designed to be much shorter (image 3, top row, second character from left). (In Alan Dean Foster’s novelization the character is described as a small creature, like a scurrying rat.) The costume is so, well, cheap really, so makeshift: so wonderfully vintage Star Wars.

The art, from the Mos Eisley Cantina Pop-up Book, is by Ralph McQuarrie.

Aaron McBride’s concept art for shot MCB 430 shows a dramatic scene from the duel, where Darth Vader has a significant advantage as Obi-Wan is falling. - The Star Wars Archives. 1999-2005 by Paul Duncan

Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Dagobah.

We see, among other things, a “Dark Side tree” (image 6); the eye of a Dragonsnake (image 3); an early, quite bare version of Dagobah (with Yoda), last images; and gnarltrees, gnarltrees everywhere.

Ralph McQuarrie

Concept art for various aliens from Jabba’s palace. Return of the Jedi (1983).

Art by Nilo Rodis-Jamero.