How did they do the ICS?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2007-02-09 08:29am

I'm talking about the artwork. Do you know how the artists set about the task of depicting the various vehicles in the Star Wars films but with the cross-sections?

(I didn't know whether to put this in AMP or PSW, but I gambled the thread would get more exposure in PSW)

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2007-02-09 01:40pm

I believe there was extensive consultation with Doug Chiang and much of Lucasfilm's design staff. They also likely extrapolated from existing technology as well and put a 'futuristic' slant on it. They'd already done an Incredible Cross-Sections book of modern technology and such, so they were familar with the techniques of doing so.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-02-09 02:04pm

They'd already done an Incredible Cross-Sections book of modern technology and such, so they were familar with the techniques of doing so.

The Look Inside books? Or was there an actual DK ICS series of modern tech?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2007-02-09 03:58pm

Bounty wrote:
They'd already done an Incredible Cross-Sections book of modern technology and such, so they were familar with the techniques of doing so.
The Look Inside books? Or was there an actual DK ICS series of modern tech?

Not a series that I'm aware of, just the one book that I've seen. Was probably sometime during the '90s.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-02-09 04:32pm

Oh. I know there was a whole series of cross section books aimed at kids (I still have the 'ships' and 'spaceships' ones), with ICS-ish drawings of existing vehicles and little call-outs and blurbs about the history and function of the craft. The artwork was less detailed than the SW ICS but the template is the same: here's a scan.

ETA-

Original publisher: Dorling Kindersley, London

So they had a bit of experience making books like this. It should be even easier for SW, since they have access to people who designed the ships and their notes.