Replicating Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art for Battlestar Galactica (1978) with Acrylic Gouache

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So here it is! Another Ralph McQuarrie piece… This time from Battlestor Galactica (1978) NOT Star Wars which is what I thought it was from, so throughout this whole video I make references to Star Wars and the pilot's x-wing fighter (EMBARRASSING) but all of the instructional commentary about painting is still relevant so I decided to leave it as is.

I really loved the painterly, impressionistic process this one put me through haha. I was a little anxious about this one but, in the end, I was super stoked with how it turned out…. despite the floppy wing.

Ralph McQuarrie was an incredible concept artist who played a huge part in why Battlestar Galactica looked the way it did.

Are there any artist’s you’d like me to replicate? Let me know in the comments below! Thanks for watching everyone :)

Materials Used:

Acrylic Gouache: True Red, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, Primary Yellow, Black

Liquitex Acrylic “Gouache”: Titanium White

Illustration Board / painting dimensions 6.5” x 5”

Artist’s Loft Number 6 Roundhead Brush

1/2” Flathead brush

Washi Tape

Water

Paper towel

Yogurt lids for palettes

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