Ron Lussier is a video game artist and animator who worked for LucasArts.[1]
Biography
Lussier was the lead 3D artist during the production of 1993's Star Wars: Rebel Assault. He focused on creating 3D models of various vehicles seen in the original trilogy, which would be used in the gameplay and cutscene sections of the game. For this, Lussier had to study artbooks, Star Wars model kits, production sketchbooks and filming models as used for the production of the Trilogy films, kept in the Lucasfilm headquarters; there Lussier also copied part by part a large-scale X-wing model. To save time, Lussier sometimes employed his home PC for rendering, while he was working on his workstations at LucasArts. Specific contributions for the game included the choreography of the dogfight scene for the game's introduction, and the maze of the ice caverns of Hoth. During the production of the game he was responsible for the direction, consistency and continuity.[2]
He later provided 3D artwork for 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces, and also created the art for the front cover of that game featuring stormtroopers attacking the player.[3] Similar art from Lussier appeared on the cover of LucasArts' The Adventurer 9, promoting the game.[4]
