The Art of The Secret World of Arrietty
10 best books like The Art of The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi): The Art of The Lion King, The Art of Mulan, The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Art of Rise of the Guardians, The Art of Brave, The Art of Toy Story 3, The Art of Pixar, The Art of Monsters, Inc., The Art of Ponyo, Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation
| Author | Christopher Finch |
| ISBN | 0786861843 |
This book is apparently out of print, and very hard to find, but I managed to locate a used copy online, and I'm so glad to finally add it to my Disney art book collection. After the frustration of reading the subpar Aladdin offering, this is a real breath of fresh air, and the start of a series of really excellent...
| Author | Jeff Kurtti |
| ISBN | 0786863889 |
Inspired by a 2,000-year-old Chinese legend, Mulan is the first animated feature film to be primarily produced by Disney's studio in Orlando, Florida. This richly illustrated volume, The Art of Mulan, reveals the story behind the making of the film and includes more than 350 stunning color and black-and-white...
| Author | Stephen Rebello |
| ISBN | 0786862084 |
In Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the artists of Walt Disney Feature Animation - inspired by Victor Hugo's literary masterpiece Notre-Dame de Paris - bring to life the visual and theatrical themes of light played against dark, heaven cast against hell, good opposing evil, inner beauty outshining...
| Author | Ramin Zahed |
| ISBN | 1608871088 |
In Rise of the Guardians, North, Bunny, Tooth, and Sandman recruit the mysterious Jack Frost to help them stop Pitch from putting an end to childhood belief and sending the world into eternal darkness. Based on the children's book series by William Joyce, Rise of the Guardians is both an exciting adventure...
| Author | Jenny Lerew |
| ISBN | 1452101426 |
Brave is Pixar's thirteenth feature film, but it marks two big firsts for the award-winning animation studio. It's Pixar's first feature film driven by a female lead and its first set in an ancient historical period. Against a backdrop of castles, forests, and highlands, Brave follows the fiery Merida...
| Author | Charles Solomon |
| ISBN | 0811874346 |
DisneyPixar's next leap forward will take viewers back to the story that started it all. This summer, Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Rex, Slinky Dog, and Hammalongside a surprising cast of new toysreturn to the big screen in Toy Story 3, a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D. In...
| Author | Amid Amidi |
| ISBN | 0811879631 |
Over the past 25 years, Pixar's team of artists, writers, and directors have shaped the world of contemporary animation with their feature films and shorts. From classics such as Toy Story and A Bug's Life to recent masterpieces such as Up, Toy Story 3, and Cars 2, this comprehensive collection offers...
| Author | John Lasseter |
| ISBN | 0811833887 |
The Art of Monsters, Inc. opens the door into Pixar's colorful archives of concept art and to the endearing story of Monsters, Inc. Since the very first bedtime, children around the world have known that once their parents tuck them into bed and shut off the light, monsters lie waiting behind closet doors,...
| Author | Hayao Miyazaki |
| ISBN | 1421530643 |
Relive the story of Ponyo and Sosuke in this full-color movie art book! From the animators of Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Academy Award winner Spirited Away, comes the new Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, loosely based on Hans Christian...
| Author | Hans Bacher |
| ISBN | 0240520939 |
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This book is an invaluable resource for any production designer. It talks about how to go about setting the style and look for animation.
This is a very practical book. While it talks on the production design process, it provides tons of examples from...
Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy
| Author | Yoshitaka Amano |
| ISBN | 1593078684 |
The game Final Fantasy is a tale of bold heroes and heroines, breathtaking landscapes and terrifying creatures. "Dawn" collects the paintings, detailed line art, and preliminary sketches designed for the first four games.
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From book cover:
There is only one Final Fantasy.
Through...
| Author | Jed Alger |
| ISBN | 1452110921 |
From LAIKA, the studio behind the hit film Coraline, comes another marvel of stop-motion animation and creative storytelling. For ParaNorman, LAIKA's team of artists and animators built and brought to life a miniature town, a horde of zombies, and a quirky cast of characters to tell a tale of a boy with...
| Author | Tim Hauser |
| ISBN | 0811866025 |
This beautifully illustrated volume showcaeses the wide-ranging concept art that inspired the filmmakers, including character designs, storyboards, and full-color pastels, and tells the story of their own adventures in discovering the world of Up. The filmmakers share everything from the challenges...
| Author | Jennifer Lee |
| ISBN | 1452111014 |
In Wreck-It Ralph, Disney's expert team of concept, visual development and story artists explore the hidden world of video games from classic 8-bit arcade games to the most modern and inventive offerings of the digital age. At the center of this hilarious and wildly original video-game-hopping adventure...
