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Star Wars Art: Concept

Lucasfilm Ltd.; foreword by Joe Johnston; preface by Ryan Church; introduction by Doug Chiang; afterword by Erik Tiemens

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Summary

This collection gathers Star Wars pre-production drawings and paintings from films, television and games, selected by George Lucas. It spans traditional and digital concept work and includes pieces by several generations of artists. The original company preview shows actual designs with their project context and medium.

  • SourceGoogle Books — publisher-supplied Concept record · Description credit lines: Lucasfilm Ltd.; Johnston foreword, Church preface, Chiang introduction, Tiemens afterword; Lucas curation; pre-production drawings and paintings. Bibliographic information: Abrams 2013, ISBN 9781419708626, 176-page standard edition, not deluxe ISBN 9781419708657.
  • SourceStarWars.com — original Concept artwork preview · October 18, 2013; introduction and four actual sample artworks: McQuarrie cantina, Sorayama droid, Lacey alien and Church underworld speeder, each with project and medium.

Why read it Our view

For founders building a creative product, compare how different media and artists turn a broad world into specific characters, environments and vehicles. Read the work as examples of concept design, with Lucas’s selection distinct from making every image.

Written about

  • George LucasCurator; creative-project subject
    Lucas curated the artwork. The collection credits Johnston’s foreword, Church’s preface, Chiang’s introduction and Tiemens’s afterword. Curation does not mean Lucas wrote or drew the whole book.
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