7 behind-the-scenes pieces of art from the most iconic 'Star Wars' artist ever

"Star Wars: Episode VIII" isn't out for another year, but that doesn't mean you can't get yourfix on a bunch of original "Star Wars" art.On September 27, Abrams Books is releasing a collection of concept art and behind-the-scenes work from renowned "Star Wars" artist Ralph McQuarrie who designed not only Darth Vader, but also R2-D2, C-3PO, and more.The limited edition series, "Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie," contains storyboards, paintings, posters, and Lucasfilm's holiday cards which were all rescanned and photographed for the release. For the ultimate collector the book contains hundreds of never-before-seen illustrations and unpublished interviews.Publisher Abramsshared several images from the upcoming book exclusively with INSIDER ahead of its debut. Keep reading to check out some of McQuarrie's artwork.McQuarrie came up with the concept design for C-3PO, a robot who was inspired by the character Maria from 1927's "Metropolis."There's a small notation in the bottom righthand corner which reads, "This one is right." It's thought that this was from George Lucas himself saying he approved of this concept sketch.This illustration of Cloud City was drawn in January 1978. The drawing was based on the Imperial City production illustration McQuarrie did for "Star Wars."Here's McQuarrie's take on the iconic showdown between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker ' right before Luke finds out Vader is his dad. This production illustration, made in August 1978, is simply titled "Sword fight on antenna."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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