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Mark Raats

Mark Raats Born in the late 1950’s, Lucasfilm artist Mark Raats was attracted to art at a young age practicing his drawing skills by copying Hal Foster’s weekly comic strip – Prince Valiant. Mark Raats’ first official project for Lucasfilm and its licensees was done a little more than 27 years ago.

In 2008 he was contracted to create a teaser theatre poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, went on to do a 30th Anniversary poster for Return of the Jedi, the 40th Anniversary poster for Star Wars – a New Hope and he also created the official movie theatre poster for the 2012 theatre release of Raiders of the Lost Ark – amongst others.

George Lucas has purchased most of the original art Raats has created for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and most recently, Mr Lucas acquired the poster illustration done for an upcoming documentary on the life and legacy of the Star Wars design legend, Ralph McQuarrie.

Mark Raats works from his studio in Perth, Western Australia and he recently completed two privately commissioned illustrations for the MARVEL legend, Stan Lee and the 2018
Australian exclusive poster art for Lucasfilm/Disney’s SOLO – A Star Wars Story.

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