Ralph McQuarrie really is the Obi-Wan Kenobi ofStar Wars.
Even though hes gone, his presence remains to guide the franchise forward.
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Below are some images we referenced and excerpts from the conversation.
Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrieliterally weighs 20 pounds.
Really, Id have to put him ahead of anyone else who did it, although there are others.
Hes the reason for it.
And [this book] was a chance to celebrate his work.
An early McQuarrie version of C-3PO featuring a much more human face than the final iteration.
A note saying This is right at the bottom was a bit premature.
The droid character was originally modeled after the robot Maria from Fritz Langs 1927 classicMetropolis.
One example was the Rathtar creatures that Han Solo and Chewie are hauling.
Not only was he working on pre-production, but during production he did storyboards and matte paintings.
And then on post-production, he started doing marketing things: Crew T-shirts, and Christmas cards.
He was all over the place.
Here we see one of McQuarries original Lucasfilm holiday cards.
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