Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook

by Joe Johnston, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Diana Attias

A collection of sketches by two designers, used by model makers to build characters, vehicles, and buildings for the movie, "The Empire Strikes Back."

Genres: Star Wars, Nonfiction, Art, Media Tie In

95 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

About the author

Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Rocketeer (1991); Jumanji (1995); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Wolfman (2010); and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

Reviews

[The Warped One · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading this and the other sketchbooks for the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back film. You can’t just read one of these sketchbooks, you gotta read them all.

[Henry Imler · Rating 2 out of 5]

The early Yoda concepts were ... unexpected.

[madhape · Rating 5 out of 5]

🤩 droids and transports seem to be much more drawable this way. Also liked the early Yoda concepts.

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing find! Original sketches of some of the most famous designs in Star Wars.

[Curtiss · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another art/drawing-collection tie-in to the Star Wars phenomenon.