See Quill Take His Mom's Hand in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Concept Art by Arnaud Valette

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) concept art by Arnaud Valette

Check out Guardians of the Galaxy concept art by Arnaud Valette!

The most touching part of Guardians of the Galaxywas Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) relationship with his mother. It comes up all through the film and plays an important part in the film. The biggest part is from the end when (SPOILER ALERT) Quill takes the Infinity Stone and starts getting overwhelmed by it's power. It almost kills him until Gamora tells him to take her hand. He flashes back to when he didn't have the courage to take his mother's hand in the hospital before she died and grabs hers. The scene is a visual spectacle and many talented artists helped to bring the film to life. One of them is Arnaud Valette. Valette is a French professional concept artist who's worked on Hollywood projects like Clash of the Titans (2010), Man of Steel (2013) and X-Men: First Class (2011).

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Here's a part of the scene

Here's Valette's concept art

Here's concept art of an alien creature

See more of Arnaud Valette's fascinating portfolio at http://www.arnaudvalette.com

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Official Guardians of the Galaxy Summary
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team--the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits--Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand--with the galaxy's fate in the balance.
Directed by James Gunn
Production Design by Charles Wood
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Benicio del Toro, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close
Release date: August 1, 2014 (USA)
Official Site: http://marvel.com
© Copyright 2014 Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. All rights reserved


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Soaring INTERSTELLAR Spaceship Concept Art by Steve Burg

Interstellar (2014) concept art by Steve Burg

Check out Interstellar concept art by Steve Burg!

While the plot of Intersteallar is fantastical, the ships for his film are not, Christopher Nolan said, "For me, the starting point of the movie is a familiar Earth. We didn't put a lot of futurism in the designs. I wanted to carry that tone into the spacecraft, not jump too far in the future." He and his production designer Nathan Crowley used existing spacecraft designs and spent months coming up initial designs. Those designs were then refined by his team including artist Steve Burg.

Burg shared some of his concept art for the film at his Facebook page. Burg is a professional concept artist who's worked on big budget films like The Matrix (1999), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and X-Men (2000).

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Update: Removed images from The 100 (even though they're awesome)

See more of Steve Burg's stunning portfolio at http://www.steveburg.blogspot.com.

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Official Interstellar Summary
"The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage."
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema
Production Design by Nathan Crowley
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, Michael Caine, Wes Bentley, John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon
Release Date(s): October 26, 2014 (premiere), November 5, 2014 (North America), November 7, 2014 (United Kingdom)
Official Site: https://interstellar.withgoogle.com/
© Copyright 2014 Syncopy, Lynda Obst Productions, Legendary Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures. All rights reserved

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Freeze Your AT-AT Off With STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Concept Art and Matte Paintings by Ralph McQuarrie

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back concept art by Ralph McQuarrie

Check out Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back concept art by Ralph McQuarrie!

Every Friday I feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Ralph McQuarrie is a professional illustrator who's worked on Hollywood films and television like Battlestar Galactica (1978), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the unmade Forbidden Planet remake.

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Hoth

Asteroid

Dagobah

Bespin