Star Wars Art : Visions Star Wars Art : Visions is a book of artwork from Abrams Books released on November 1 , 2010 . It contains 120 full - color and black - and white paintings inspired by the " Star Wars " saga from more than 100 renowned artists and features a foreword by George Lucas as well as an introduction by Jonathan W . Rinzler . Because of the large number of images , there is also a bigger , more expensive , limited special edition of the book released on October 1 with more than 40 additional illustrations as well as " behind the scenes " pictures , processes and sketches of the contributors and five hand - signed , archival - quality 10 × 12 " giclé prints . J . W . Rinzler started producing the book in 2005 and continued working on it from time to time . The teaser poster of the book was first spotted at Comic - Con International 2009 , with a new painting from the book being released monthly at StarWars . com since October 2009 for the following six months . After an official announcement of the book in March 2010 , StarWars . com continued revealing sneak previews and lists of contributors from the book over the next six months until its publication . To promote the book , three images by Donato Giancola , Gene Colan and Ed Binkley were published in a tie - in with the Topps trading cards . After an initial date of October 28 , the publishing date was pushed back from October 1 to November 1 2010 in April . Publisher ' s summary . Limited Edition . " When Star Wars debuted in 1977 , it revolutionized the visual landscape of mainstream American filmmaking , transporting fans to new galaxies and introducing them to countless now - classic characters , costumes , aliens , planets , and starships . By 2005 , with the last film in theaters , the Star Wars Saga had become a phenomenon impacting cultures across the globe . " " From the beginning , the Star Wars aesthetic was influenced by comic book artists from the 1930s to the 1970s ; famed illustrators Chesley Bonestell , John Berkey , Frank Frazetta , and others ; as well as classical artists . Just as George Lucas drew upon the work of N . C . Wyeth and Norman Rockwell for his own visual inspiration , he has now invited more than 100 of the most well - known and promising working artists - across several disciplines , genres , and countries - to draw upon the entire Star Wars galaxy for inspiration . " " Star Wars : Visions collects these magnificent artworks for the first time . Featuring pieces by renowned artists such as Amano , Allan R . Banks , Harley Brown , Gary Carter , James Christensen , Michael Coleman , Kinuko Craft , Jim Dietz , Phillipe Druillet , Donato Giancola , Ann Hanson , H . R . Giger , Daniel Greene , Ron Kleeman , Arantza Martinez , Syd Mead , Moebius , Paul Oxborough , Alex Ross , Anthony J . Ryder , Carl Samson , Dolfi Stoki , William Stout , Dan Thompson , Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo , Scott Waddell , Yuqi Wang , and Jamie Wyeth , Star Wars : Visions is a breakthrough tribute to the worldwide inspiration that Star Wars has fostered for over three decades . " " Star Wars Visions : Limited Edition features more than fifty paintings and illustrations not seen in the trade edition , as well as " behind - the - scenes " shots of artists ' working processes , preporatory sketches , and more . Presented in a delux format , with a real - cloth cover and clamshell case , the Limited Edition also comes with five 10 × 12 " high - quality archival giclee prints , signed by artists Jamie Wyeth , Alex Ross , Moebius , Donato Giancola , and Daniel Greene . " Regular Edition . " Star Wars Visions collects a wealth of art - hand - picked by George Lucas - produced by a variety of artists , illustrators , designers and cartoonists , working across all genres and styles to celebrate their favourite characters , themes , worlds and moments from the Star Wars Universe . Continuity . In 2013 , the picture " " by Anthony J . Waichulis , which mentions the princess ' dreams of being " surrounded by oceans of sand , " was referenced in the fifth issue of the " Official Star Wars Fact File " remake series , thus elevating this particular image to unambiguous inclusion in the Legends continuity .