Ralph McQuarrie, the conceptual artist who helped bring the “Star Wars” films to the silver screen, died in his Berkeley home Saturday. He was 82. His drawings are behind many of the first trilogy’s ...

"George Lucas reached out to concept designer and illustrator Ralph McQuarrie to help visualize the galaxy he only saw in his head. The artwork this duo created helped convince studios to fund Star ...

From George Lucas: "Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars. His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of ...

Ralph McQuarrie, an artist whose paintings of a gold-plated robot in an otherworldly desert and an intergalactic sword duel between a scraggly youth and a black-masked villain helped persuade film ...

What a wonderful imagination. Sad to see such talent go. Thank you very much, Ralph. Like many others, you've impacted my life in a very positive way and neither of us knew it at the time. You will be ...

Conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie, who designed the look of “Star Wars” characters including Darth Vader and Chewbacca, died Saturday, March 3, in Berkeley, Calif. He was 82 and had been suffering ...

It’s the end of the Skywalker Saga as we know it, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is putting out all the stops. That includes resurrecting an unused design for Palpatine’s throne, which puts a ...

Ralph McQuarrie, an illustrator who was responsible for creating the look of Darth Vader, C-3PO, R2-D2, the Stormtroopers and many other characters for director George Lucas’ “Star Wars” movies, has ...

This unusual Ralph McQuarrie design may be as close as we'll ever get to a Star Wars and Star Trek crossover. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When ...