Dave Filoni, Ralph McQuarrie & Russell Chong
Being one of the veteran concept artists with Lucas Animation and even after a big success of The Clone Wars animated series, Russell Chong is still humble and very much down to earth. I've met up with Russell few times and seen his original artworks up close. There is something very special about his work and stylistically, you could see a touch of Ralph McQuarrie in his beautiful creations. Nowadays, concept artists are going completely digital, yet Russell still works with traditional mediums using acrylics and pencil. This I'm sure could be difficult at times especially when there are pressures of deadlines, but Russell is creatively comfortable using traditional methods to get some of his work done. Examples of Russell's concepts realized in The Clone Wars series is the new iconic fully faired Y-Wing Starfighter and the ominous battle cruiser Malevolence, which I have to say are few of my favorites in the show. Along with Russell, there are some incredibly talented artists working very hard at Big Rock to satisfy millions of Star Wars geeks out there and I can't wait to see what they have in store for us in the upcoming season 2 episodes.
To hear Russell's podcast interview and see some of his artworks, go to Conceptships.Blogspot.Com. Below are few of Russell's personal concept artworks.
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Great piece on Russell. FYI-He is proficient in Maya and uses it at Lucasfilm and on his personal work. He does fine art imagery in acrylics on canvas and also uses photoshop for his personal projects.
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