Battle Of Hoth - The Empire Strikes Back Concept Art By Ralph McQuarrie (1978)

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.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - Droid Starfighter Concept Art by Doug Chiang

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

Spoilers for The Mandalorian.

Original concept art for a spider-like creature called the Krykna that Ralph McQuarrie painted for The Empire Strikes Back makes an appearance in The Mandalorian. These creatures also appear in Star Wars Rebels.

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

Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concepts

This week’s theme: Masters and Apprentices!

Isn’t this a lovely picture of Luke and Rey (called Kira in the first drafts)? It’s by prequels artist (and DSWCP fave) Ian McCaig, and it was drawn during the preproduction of The Force Awakens, but published in The Last Jedi art book to avoid spoilers. (Funnily enough, the prequels art books didn’t care about spoilers; in fact, they would have the whole script in there!)

Concept art titled “Keyframe 001” by Ian McCaig, drawn sometime 2014-5 (I think), from The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written by Phil Szostak. Published 2017.

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

Ahsoka at the Dathomiri Nightsister temple on Arcana.

Credit: Matt Allsopp, Matt Allsopp, Jama Jurabaev, Matt Allsopp

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