Tyrphanax said:

I was never a fan of his art, really. It just didn't have the same feel as McQuarrie's, obviously.

Yeah, I'm not much of a Chiang fan either. The Naboo fighters and transport were kinda cool, but there's not much else to me that's memorable from the prequels (though that could also be because I think they're terrible movies anyway). Though I do absolutely love the transport they fly in on at the very beginning of TPM. (I later found out it was based on rejected Millennium Falcon concept art, so I'm guessing it was designed by McQuarrie). McQuarrie was just on a whole different level.

Erikstormtrooper said:

I think Doug Chiang, the concept artist for Episodes I and II, had a huge impact on the design aesthetic of those movies (and the fact that they don't have a very OT look). In Episode III, you see a lot more designs that are reminiscent of the OT.

Out of curiosity, who was the concept artist for III?