RALPH MCQUARRIE AND DIRTY STAR WARS

In 2014, Tony wrote and designed Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight. The book was illustrated using original concept art by Ralph Mcquarrie. It’s Mcquarrie’s ability to combine global and the specific concepts that Tony finds so inspiring.

“He was exceptional at conjuring and rendering scenes. Although he did design creatures, like Chewbacca and C-3PO, his mastery was taking separate components – as the world was being visually developed – and compose them into a single image,” says Tony. “I don’t know who came up with it – George Lucas, Ralph Mcquarrie or one of the other artists – but the idea of the ships being grungy and timeworn is such an essential aesthetic to Star Wars. Up to that point, nobody had done that in sci-fi films.”

EPIC RALPH MCQUARRIE For Tony, Ralph Mcquarrie brought the full package – someone capable of building worlds.

AT-AT AT-ATTACK The Empire Strikes Back – in 1980 Tony found the work of Ralph Mcquarrie and George Lucas utterly irresistible.