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[freenudemacusers]

Thank you for the image bomb.

I mean that sincerely, I love looking at this stuff.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

The concepts are way better than the films themselves.

 

[Qwomo]

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I want that rodian droid in the first pic.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

 

[The Librarian]

Good art.

 

[Akuun]

RIP good sir. All of this stuff is so iconic today.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Good art.

GREAT ART!

Him and Syd Mead are the greatest sci fi concept artists in film history.

 

[Gr1mLock]

oh man.. RIP. amazing artist

 

[BoatAck]

This dude made Star Wars for me. Everyone of those concept paintings are fucking beautiful. RIP

 

[Arcteryx]

damn...I remember this one VIVIDLY

RIP to a great imaginer

 

[Lazlo Woodbine]

Can't wait to see the special collectors director cut edition versions with added Hayden Christensen.

 

[bill0527]

Whatever cut that he got from those films....I'm pretty sure it wasn't worth his value. Based on all of these paintings, looks like he's the one who created Star Wars visually.

 

[Windu]

OOoo haven't seen this image before. awesome

 

[BoobPhysics101]

This guy is one of the greatest concept artists of all time. It blows my mind how perfect his concept art fit the vision of the original trilogy and was so close to what they actually achieved. WOW. RIP

 

[Escape Goat]

lol. The Emperor made Luke his bitch.

 

[Door2Dawn]

Amazing art.

 

[StormyTheRabbit]

 

[Rocket Punch]

He was instrumental in getting Star Wars made into movie. George used McQuarrie's art portfolio to show to the movie executives when he was pitching Star Wars. The entire look of the original trilogy is based on his art and some of his matte paintings are used in the movies themselves as backgrounds.

 

[CrankyKong]

Goddamn that guy could draw.
Fucking hell

 

[thesoapster]

Nooooooooooooooo!

Oh GODDAMMIT

 

[Shig]

I've got a big poster of that Vader vs. Starkiller concept piece hanging over my TV, great stuff. He'll be missed.

And yet the concept artist of Jar Jar continues breathing.

Hey now. The prequels' concept art is amazing, Iain McCaig and Doug Chiang are unbelievable artists. The soul really got sucked out of their work in transition to the screen.

 

[andylsun]

Really sad.

I've got the first edition of The Art of Star Wars (white cover) and Empire and Jedi. Always loved his work, and it was amazing.

 

[Len Dontree]

I love his work, he's been such a huge inspiration in my life. Much thanks to you, Ralph!

 

[Kisaya]

RIP, always sad to see an amazing artist pass

 

[Elfforkusu]

RIP. I didn't realize so much of this iconic imagery came from the imagination of one guy. Wow.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

I used to pore over every detail of his art in my ILM and Star Wars books. Amazing artist and amazing vision.

 

[Escape Goat]

I used to pore over every detail of his art in my ILM and Star Wars books. Amazing artist and amazing vision.

icky..

 

[Rocket Punch]

 

[Sober]

Wow RIP, that kinda sucks. All the concept art posted is so damn amazing.

 

[Qwomo]

By the way, anyone who loves this guy's art should check out The Illustrated Star Wars Universe - it's a really well-written in-universe field guide full of pages and pages of McQuarrie's best paintings.

 

[Stallion Free]

I would do just about anything for 8k/4k scans of his artwork. His vision was stunning.

RIP.

 

[Calidor]

my god that art work is STUNNING!

 

[Zeliard]

RIP

 

[Max Armstrong]

Holy shit those art work are amazing.

 

[TJ Bennett]

A true legend. His work was truly awe-inspiring. I used to love flipping though the Art of Star Wars books and losing myself in his paintings. RIP.

 

[bengraven]

Whatever cut that he got from those films....I'm pretty sure it wasn't worth his value. Based on all of these paintings, looks like he's the one who created Star Wars visually.

Yep. Lucas created the story, but Ralph gave it it's look and soul. It's similar to the relationship between a comic writer and artist. George was Stan Lee, Ralph was Jack Kirby.

Hey now. The prequels' concept art is amazing, Iain McCaig and Doug Chiang are unbelievable artists. The soul really got sucked out of their work in transition to the screen.

They're great artists, but their work isn't Star Wars. All I'm going to say to try not to derail this thread too much.

 

[Rentahamster]

So where's all dat prequel art at?

 

[Ridley327]

RIP

Back when I was still into Star Wars, I was obsessed with his artwork. Even now, it's clear that he was a true visionary and Star Wars wouldn't be half the franchise it is without him giving it such a strong visual identity. He will be sorely missed.

 

[Rocket Punch]

So where's all dat prequel art at?

Not here. This thread is a tribute to the man and his work.

 

[The Outsider]

I'd only see a handful of his pieces before entering this thread.

Just wow, that's some incredible work. RIP.

 

[Nizz]

Oh man. As a child these movies had such an impact on me and helped shape my love of things sci-fi/fantasy. The man made some amazing art that translated to some of the most iconic visions on film.

Thank you sir, may you RIP.

 

[Ridley327]

I actually don't recall seeing the pic of the AT-ATs firing at Luke on his tauntaun before, and holy cow, McQuarrie's tauntauns look way more awesome than what we ended up getting.

 

[jut420]

Some of the best concept art I've ever seen. It's weird, I just checked out all the art for this movie for the first time about 2 weeks ago and had to look up who made it because I thought it was so good. That was the first time I'd ever heard of him and now he's gone.

RIP

 

[Dead Man]

Ralph is dead... damn. RIP. Just a brilliant artist, and so important ion so much of what are considered standard Sci-fi design conventions now.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

All the paintings are reminding me of buying these cards back in the early 90s:

 

[DigitalDevil]

what a talent. RIP

 

[Dead Man]

The ones like this are the ones I love the most, when it was his pure idea.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

RIP. This gentleman was the architect of the look of the childhood adventures of a generation.

 

[Karl2177]

RIP. HIs work inspired me to draw in class and let my imagination roam.

 

[Josta]

Really sad to hear. He left behind a huge pop culture legacy.