I illustrated Star Wars: The High Republic – The Quest for the Hidden City, written by George Mann and published by Disney Lucasfilm Press. The project included a full-color cover and three full-color single-page interior illustrations. Continue scrolling to see the development process for the interior illustrations.
Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press
Editor: Kurt Hartman
Tools: Adobe Photoshop
I was given relevant excerpts from the book by the editorial team at Disney to develop ideas for the interior illustrations, along with select character designs. Many of the creatures and locations in Quest for the Hidden City, at the time of publication, had not appeared in any Star Wars media, so there were no designs or visual reference for them. Designing new creatures and settings for the Star Wars universe was an exciting challenge.
As with the cover illustration, I gave the team layout options for each illustration. Once we settled on a layout I went on with the refinement and painting process, working with the team and addressing notes.
Here are some unused layouts.
Finished? Click here to see the book's cover illustration or return to the illustration page.