Fuzz AI Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Ralph McQuarrie, the illustrator who came up with the design of Darth Vader, has passed on aged 82. McQuarrie also did concept designs for Battlestar Galactica, ET, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Cocoon, for which he won an Oscar. Here's some of the concept designs for Star Wars:
Puros Y Vino Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Sad news. Great artist. I have a few of his portfolios for the The Empire Strikes Back. I will have to look through them soon.
Fuzz AI Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 Kotobukiya came out recently with a Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader diorama based on the illustration above.
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