We kick it off with the man himself: Tsuneo Sanda, a legendary master who has illustrated countless prints, posters, comic covers, and other illustrations for Lucasfilm and in doing so captured the essence of the Star Wars magic with his keen eye for detail seen through a magical prism of color and light.
Tsuneo Sanda was born in Osaka, Japan. Artist Tsuneo Sanda was born in Osaka, Japan. He first came to Tokyo at age 23, and has been there ever since. He lives in a rural, residential town about 20km west of Tokyo with his wife, Sachicko, two sons, Kensaku and Sohei, and Vivian, their American Shorthair cat. Sanda first discovered his love for art at the age of 7. His early idols include Rembrandt, Rene Magritte, Paul Davis and Robert Peak.
A Star Wars fan since 1977’s A New Hope, he describes the film as “filled with dreams”. The saga continues to be “a part of my brain cells” even today. “The first few moments of each episode overwhelm me,” Sanda says, “exploding in my head like brilliant fireworks.”
Mr. Sanda is also a huge friend and supporter of Star Wars fan clubs and has partnered with them and R2-KT on numerous occasions to show his love for fans worldwide. And we love him too!
Order approved artwork on his official website: www.sandaworld.com
You can follow Tsuneo Sanda on twitter at @bokusanda
And like his page and follow it to see more extraordinary work:
https://www.facebook.com/tsuneo.sanda
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. October 29. Tsuneo Sanda, Japanese illustrator of ‘Star Wars’ is one of the guests of Manga. The “XXI Barcelona Manga Fair” takes place between October 29 and November 1, 2015, in Barcelona, Spain. The XXI Barcelona Manga Fair, that’ll take place between October 29 and Novembre 1, 2015, in Fira Barcelona Montju��c, continues to expand its extension and increase the number of activities it offers. This edition of the show organized by FICOMIC will take up Pavilion 1, both floors of Pavilion 2, Pavilion 4 and Univers Square. Its extension will be about 60.000 square meters; last issue of the Fair took up some 50.000 square meters. (Photo by Miquel Llop/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) 
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