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Ewan Morrison
@MrEwanMorrison
Author. Essayist. New novel - FOR EMMA - March 2025. Agents - Screen: Nick Marston @CBTheatreFilmTv Fiction & Non Fiction: @MWHamilton
Jul 12, 2018 • 7 tweets • 7 min read
Star Wars was painted. Almost impossible to believe that most of the epic widescreen sci-fi images in the first 3 Star Wars films were done by 3 "Matte painting" artists. These are fake sets made with plexiglass and oil paint. Even the 100s of storm troopers were painted. Spoiler: Those epic images in the first 3 Star Wars films were hand-painted! Back then before CGI matte paintings were used. Matte paintings typically depict landscapes painted onto glass using oil, acrylics, or pastels, and are either filmed through or added in post production