In GMT, I’ve just missed Star Wars concept artist Doug Chiang’s birthday by 20 minutes (born this day in 1962)… but here are some of my favourites from his work over the years.

First, some very McQuarrie-esque paintings for The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones: Naboo starfighters in the clouds (he likes aerial paintings too), Obi-wan facing off against destroyer droids in a more colourful Trade Federation ship hallway, and Slave I on Kamino.

One of Doug’s most famous pieces, used for the cover of the ‘Art of The Force Awakens’ book - the imposing figure of Kylo Ren on Starkiller Base. Following that, we have an unused concept of a First Order drill, which was to carve out a hole into Maz Kanata’s Takodana castle. Doug Chiang was also the designer behind the Tie with folding wings, which was conceived for The Force Awakens but used instead in The Mandalorian as the ‘Tie Outlander’.

Lastly, a design for the Ring of Kafrene in Rogue One which I really like, and Doug’s painting of the Razor Crest (which I believe he designed) for Chapter 1 of The Mandalorian.