Ken Ralston

Kenneth Ralston was a concept artist and visual effects artist for Star Wars original trilogy.
==Biography==
Ken Ralston was one of the original employees of Industrial Light & Magic, originally hired by Dennis Muren to help George Lucas. He served as one of three assistant cameramen for the Miniature and Optical Effects Unit on A New Hope and one of two effects cameramen for the same unit on The Empire Strikes Back. He went on to serve as Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
Ralston was responsible for placing the tennis shoe and potato easter eggs in the original trilogy.
Ralston is one of the signers of the limited edition release of the upcoming limited edition hardcover The Art of Ralph McQuarrie. He has also appeared with interviews in Lucasfilm Magazine 41 and Star Wars Insider 67, along with providing interior artwork for Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas.
Additionally, Ralston visual effects work has won him a total of five Academy Awards and five British Academy Awards.
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*Star Wars in 100 Scenes
*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
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Category:Concept artists
Category:Reference work artists
Category:Star Wars original trilogy production staff