Dec 28th 2011 By: Andy Khouri
Among the great out-of-print art books of the world is
Blade Runner Sketchbook, collecting original production artwork from what is perhaps
best designed science fiction film ever. Originally published by Blue Dolphin Enterprises in
1982, the book includes material by
Blade Runner conceptual designer
Syd Mead as well as Mentor Huebner, Charles Knode, Michael Kaplan and
director Ridley Scott himself, whose contributions are drawn in the style of one of the film's primary visual influences,
Moebius.
Because physical copies go for hundreds of dollars,
Blade Runner Sketchbook has been available online in various bootleg forms for years, but we've just become aware of an
embeddable version uploaded in October that makes reading this lost gem easier than ever. Click after the cut to
read the entire book, which includes artwork for sequences and concepts that were never filmed (like
Tyrell's Cyrpto-Crypt and
Zhora's Orgasma Mask).
Some favorites:
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