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Space-Age Packaging Design

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Chopping Mall (1986)

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The making of the “Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man” sequence in Ghostbusters.

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Before the computing era, ILM was the master of oil matte painting, making audiences believe that some of the sets in the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogy were real when they weren’t. They were the work of geniuses like Chris Evans, Michael Pangrazio, Frank Ordaz, Harrison Ellenshaw and Ralph McQuarrie ! Forever thank you, to their handmade art and the work of their colleagues, that made us dream of impossible worlds and fantastic places across Earth and the Universe.

There are more background paintings on this article, featuring comments by the masters/artists themselves ! 

Some of the following pieces were made by other artists 2:

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‘The Return of the Living Dead’ by Chris Bolton aka Savage Zombie Art

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Jim Flora - John Coltrane, Blue Train

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The Pink Panther: The Pink Phink (1964)

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Dancing Couple Illustration From the 1963 Palmer-Hughes Rock ‘n Roll Organ Book

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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Me: Is there any specific information you want on the poster?

Client: Just be creative and see what works.

Can’t argue with the classics.

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