Legendary Star Wars artist Ralph Mcquarrie dead at 82.

[Mr 9.8]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/03/star-wars-visionary-ralph-mcquarrie-has-passed-away-aged-82/

[MedicAR]

Wow, another big loss. What a rotten day...

 

[P Keel]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[OV]

Very sad news indeed. We lost quite an artist.

[Marvelfangirl]

[Speedy-D]

Dang!! McQuarrie was awesome! I love his SW concept art so much.

[zuckuss2003]

Sad news, his work was amazing.

[jonjesper]

The Art of Star Wars was a book I got when I very young...

I was impressed by his art then and continue to be...

 

For those wanting to see something cool to pay tribute to his part in the Star Wars Saga, check out the McQuarrie figures that were produced a couple of years ago.

 

Thanks Ralph, you will be missed!

[Comicopolis]

Damn shame - I remember buying the Star Wars and the ESB art portfolios of his work.

[Boba]

Saw his incredible work at the Smithsonian when the Star War exhibit was there. Beautiful work from a talented man.

RIP

[Davenport]

...and Battlestar.

A design-visionary who brought joy to countless fans. RIP.

 

Battlestar Galactica

"Next to doing concept sketches for the designs of the ships and aliens on Battlestar Galactica 1978, Ralph McQuarrie was also asked to paint 24 color images to be used on the first -script of the pilot "Saga of a Star World". This -script (of which only 50 were printed) was written to convince the studios to pick up this costly project and the illustrations helped to explain and visualize the story. This gallery shows, for the first time, a complete set of those 24 color images."

 

[GL1]

Very, Very Sad. First Moldoff now McQuarrie. . .bad week!

[Designer Toast]

By far one of my all time favorite artists. Godspeed, Ralph.

[HEAT Viper]

He was the artist, more than any other I think, that defined the original Star Wars Universe. He will be missed.

[Sandflea]

 

RIP...May the Force be with you, Mr. McQuarrie...always...