Star Wars Art Box Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been a fan of Ralph McQuarrie's Star Wars art for years, and when I came across this at Amazon, I had to get it. The artwork is awesome! If you're trying to buy a gift for the Star Wars Fan, get this!

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Ralph McQuarrie is the production artist whose visionary designs helped shape the look and feel of George Lucas' hugely successful films. Featuring stunning reproductions of McQuarie's matte paintings, production paintings, and concept sketches, a detailed biography, six collectible stamps, and more, the Star Wars ArtBox is a unique collectible for both Star Wars fans and art enthusiasts. Full-color illustrations.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop Review

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(More customer reviews)To paraphrase animator/creature designer/puppeteer Phil Tippet, this book is about how several dozen people over the course of several decades managed to create an entire make-believe world (and the ships, creatures and environments within them) with their bare hands.
To a life-long Star Wars geek (and ILM/specialmeffects enthusiast in particular) like me, "Sculpting the Galaxy" is practically spaceship-porn, what with 216 pages filled with beautifiul macrophotography exploring every nook and cranny of the models created for the Star Wars universe in almost fetishistic detail. Don't take my word for it, either - the Millenium Falcon gets it's hown centerfold, fer chrissakes.
What's even better is that all of these photos are interspersed with anecdotes from the author and many other veterans of ILM's model shope describing how the design and fabrication of each model came to be (for example, the entry regarding the Death Star model from "A New Hope"s mentions that said model accidentally wound up being accidentally thrown away during ILM's move from San Raphael to Marin County).
Regardless, this book will stand as a testament to the talent and hard work of the craftsmen and artists who laboured so long to bring George Lucas's vision of a 'galaxy far, far way' to life. Kudos to you, fellas - you've definitely earned it.

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