Legendary Star Wars and visual effects artist Colin Cantwell has died aged 90 (Picture: Jarod Harris/ WireImage)

Colin Cantwell, the legendary artist who designed many of the iconic spacecrafts in the Star Wars films, has died aged 90.

Cantwell’s cousin, TV writer Shannon Eric Denton confirmed the news on Twitter, paying tribute to the ‘awesome and incredibly kind human who brought a lot of joy to the world’ with his talent.