The Art of...

The Art of... is a series of art books which showcase the evolution of artwork throughout the development of popular and critically acclaimed animated films. They have been published by different companies including Chronicle Books, Viz Media,^[1] Disney Editions and Hyperion Books.

The books have generally been highly praised and considered essential coffee table merchandise to supplement their respective films.

Titles

Title	Author	Year Published	Publisher	Film/Work	Studio/Creator
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film	J. B. Kaufman	2012	Walt Disney Family Foundation Press	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)	Disney[2]
The Art of the Little Mermaid	Jeff Kurtti	1997	Hyperion Books	The Little Mermaid (1989)	Disney[3]
Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast	Charles Solomon (author)	2010	Disney Editions	Beauty and the Beast (1991)	Disney[4]
The Art of The Lion King	Christopher Finch	1994	Hyperion Books	The Lion King (1994)	Disney[5]
The Art of Pocahontas	Stephen Rebello	1995	Hyperion Books	Pocahontas (1995)	Disney[6]
The Art of The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Stephen Rebello	1996	Hyperion Books	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)	Disney
The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation	Stephen Rebello	1997	Hyperion Books	Hercules (1997)	Disney[7]
The Art of Mulan	Jeff Kurtti	1998	Hyperion Books	Mulan (1998)	Disney
Brother Bear: A Transformation Tale	Wendy Lefkon	2003	Hyperion Books	Brother Bear (2003)	Disney[8]
The Art of Meet the Robinsons	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2007	Disney Editions	Meet the Robinsons (2007)	Disney
The Art of Bolt	Mark Cotta Vaz	2008	Chronicle Books	Bolt (2008)	Disney[9]
The Art of The Princess and the Frog	Jeff Kurtti	2009	Chronicle Books	The Princess and the Frog (2009)	Disney[10]
The Art of Tangled	Jeff Kurtti	2010	Chronicle Books	Tangled (2010)	Disney[11]
The Art of Wreck-It Ralph	Jennifer Lee & Maggie Malone	2012	Chronicle Books	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)	Disney[12]
The Art of Frozen	Charles Solomon	2013	Chronicle Books	Frozen (2013)	Disney[13]
The Art of Big Hero 6	Jessica Julius	2014	Chronicle Books	Big Hero 6 (2014)	Disney[14]
The Disney That Never Was: The Stories and Art of Five Decades of Unproduced Animation	Charles Solomon	1995	Hyperion Books		Disney
The Art of Planes	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2014	Chronicle Books	Planes	DisneyToon Studios[15]
The Prince of Egypt: A New Vision in Animation	Charles Solomon	1998	Harry N. Abrams	The Prince of Egypt	DreamWorks
Shrek: From the Swamp to the Screen	John Hopkins	2004	Harry N. Abrams	Shrek	DreamWorks
The Art of Bee Movie	Jerry Beck	2007	Chronicle Books	Bee Movie	DreamWorks[16]
The Art of Kung Fu Panda	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2008	Insight Editions	Kung Fu Panda	DreamWorks
The Art of Dreamworks Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Jerry Beck	2008	Insight Editions	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	DreamWorks
The Art of Monsters vs. Aliens	Linda Sunshine	2009	Newmarket Press	Monsters vs. Aliens	DreamWorks
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2010	Newmarket Press	How to Train Your Dragon	DreamWorks
The Art of Shrek Forever After	Jerry Schmitz	2010	Insight Editions	Shrek Forever After	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Megamind: Bad, Brilliant, Blue	Richard von Busack	2010	Insight Editions	Megamind	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Puss in Boots	Ramin Zahed	2011	Insight Editions	Puss in Boots (2011 film)	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Rise of the Guardians	Ramin Zahed	2012	Insight Editions	Rise of the Guardians	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Turbo	Robert Abele	2013	Insight Editions	Turbo	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks The Croods	Noela Hueso	2013	Titan Books	The Croods	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Jerry Beck	2014	Insight Editions	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Penguins of Madagascar	Barbara Robertson	2014	Insight Editions	Penguins of Madagascar	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon 2	Linda Sunshine	2014	Dey Street Books	How to Train Your Dragon 2	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 20 Years of Art	Ramin Zahed	2014	Harry N. Abrams		DreamWorks[17]
The Art of Home	Ramin Zahed	2015	Insight Editions	Home	DreamWorks
A Bug's Life: The Art and Making of an Epic of Miniature Proportions	Jeff Kurtti	1998	Disney Editions	A Bug's Life	Pixar
The Toy Story Films: An Animated Journey	Charles Solomon	2012	Disney Editions	Toy Story	Pixar
The Art of Monsters, Inc.		2001	Chronicle Books	Monsters, Inc.	Pixar[18]
The Art of Finding Nemo	Mark Cotta Vaz	2003	Chronicle Books	Finding Nemo	Pixar[19]
The Art of The Incredibles	Mark Cotta Vaz	2004	Chronicle Books	The Incredibles	Pixar[20]
The Art of Cars	Suzanne Fitgerald Wallis & Michael Wallis	2006	Chronicle Books	Cars	Pixar[21]
Art of Ratatouille	Karen M. Paik	2007	Chronicle Books	Ratatouille	Pixar[22]
The Art of WALLE	Tim Hauser	2008	Chronicle Books	WALL-E	Pixar[23]
The Art of Up	Tim Hauser	2009	Chronicle Books	Up	Pixar[24]
The Art of Toy Story 3	Charles Solomon	2010	Chronicle Books	Toy Story 3	Pixar
The Art of Cars 2	Ben Queen	2011	Chronicle Books	Cars 2	Pixar[25]
The Art of Brave	Jenny Lerew	2012	Chronicle Books	Brave	Pixar[26]
The Art of Monsters University	Karen Paik	2013	Chronicle Books	Monsters University	Pixar[27]
The Art Of Inside Out	Pete Docter	2015	Chronicle Books	Inside Out	Pixar[28]
The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniv.: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation	Amid Amidi	2011	Chronicle Books		Pixar[29]
The Art of Epic	Tara Bennett	2013	Titan Books	Epic	Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Rio: Featuring a Carnival of Art From Rio and Rio 2	Tara Bennett	2014	Titan Books	Rio and Rio 2	Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Blue Sky Studios	Jake S. Friedman	2014	Insight Editions		Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Robots	Amid Amidi	2004	Chronicle Books	Robots	Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Open Season	Linda Sunshine	2006	Insight Editions	Open Season	Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of Arthur Christmas	Linda Sunshine	2011	Newmarket Press	Arthur Christmas	Aardman Animations, Sony Pictures Animation
The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2012	Titan Books	Hotel Transylvania	Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2013	Cameron + Company	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of the Book of Life	Jorge Gutierrez	2014	Dark Horse Books	The Book of Life	Reel FX Creative Studios
The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials	Charles Solomon	2012	Chronicle Books	Peanuts	Charles M. Schulz[30]
The Art of Spirited Away	Hayao Miyazaki	2002	Viz Media	Spirited Away	Studio Ghibli
The Art of My Neighbor Totoro	Hayao Miyazaki	2005	Viz Media	My Neighbor Totoro	Studio Ghibli
The Art of Howl's Moving Castle	Hayao Miyazaki	2005[31]	Viz Media	Howl's Moving Castle	Studio Ghibli[32]
The Art of Porco Rosso	Hayao Miyazaki	2005	Viz Media	Porco Rosso	Studio Ghibli
The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service	Hayao Miyazaki	2006	Viz Media	Kiki's Delivery Service	Studio Ghibli
The Art of Ponyo	Hayao Miyazaki	2009	Viz Media	Ponyo	Studio Ghibli
The Art of Princess Mononoke	Hayao Miyazaki	2009	Viz Media	Princess Mononoke	Studio Ghibli
The Art of the Secret World of Arrietty	Hiromasa Yonebayashi	2012	Viz Media	Arrietty	Studio Ghibli
The Art of the Wind Rises	Hayao Miyazaki	2014	Viz Media	The Wind Rises	Studio Ghibli
The Art of The Boxtrolls	Phil Brotherton	2014	Chronicle Books	The Boxtrolls	Laika[33]
The Art and Making of ParaNorman	Jed Alger	2012	Chronicle Books	ParaNorman	Laika[34]
The Ballad of Rango: The Art and Making of an Outlaw Film	David S. Cohen	2011	Insight Editions	Rango	Nickelodeon Movies
The Art of Anastasia: A Twentieth Century Fox Presentation	Harvey Deneroff	1997	HarperCollins	Anastasia	Fox Animation Studios
The Art of Planet 51	Danny Graydon	2009	Insight Editions	Planet 51	Ilion Animation Studios[35]

Critical reception

The Animation World Network described The Art of DreamWorks Animation as "a breathtakingly lovely catalogue of every animated film that...is like a tour through the Louvre of modern cinematic animation".^[36] Indiwire explained that the Home edition, in contrast to the other books in The Art Of... series contains "finished artwork or very late concept work [which] is at least equal to art from prototypical and developmental stages."^[37] Rotoscopers noted that art books in the series "are usually also ‘making of’ books that teach the reader about how a movie was made."^[38] Due to the sheer number of The Art of... titles, Martin Godman of Animation Scoop wrote "When I review an “Art Of” book today, I tend to look at what sets the book apart from similar products; a difference that makes the book worth adding to a library and perusing years after the film itself has departed the theaters."^[39]

References

1. "Ghibli Library Books - Print Editions". Viz Media. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film". Good Reads. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "The Art Of The Little Mermaid: A Disney Miniature (Disney Miniature)". Good Reads. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
5. "The Art of The Lion King". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "The Art of Pocahontas". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
7. "The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
8. "Brother Bear: A Transformation Tale (Welcome Book)". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. "The Art of Bolt". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
10. "The Art of The Princess and the Frog". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
11. "The Art of Tangled". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
12. "The Art of Wreck-It Ralph Animation". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
13. "The Art of Frozen". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
14. "The Art of Big Hero Six". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
15. "The Art of Planes". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
16. "The Art of Bee Movie". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
17. "The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 20 Years of Art". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
18. "The Art of Monsters, Inc.". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
19. "The Art of Finding Nemo". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
20. "The Art of The Incredibles". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
21. "The Art of Cars". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
22. "The Art of Ratatouille". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
23. "The Art of WALLE". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
24. "The Art of Up". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
25. "The Art of Cars 2". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
26. "The Art of Brave". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
27. "The Art of Monsters University". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
28. "The Art of Inside Out". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
29. "The Art of Pixar". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
30. "The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
31. "The Art of Howl's Moving Castle". Good Reads. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
32. "The Art of Howl's Moving Castle, Volume 1". Viz Media. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
33. "The Art of The Boxtrolls". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
34. "The Art and Making of ParaNorman". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
35. "The Art of Planet 51". Amazon. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
36. http://www.awn.com/animationworld/book-review-art-of-dreamworks-animation
37. http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/book-review-the-art-of-dreamworks-home-20150215
38. http://www.rotoscopers.com/2015/06/29/art-book-review-the-art-of-inside-out/
39. http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/the-art-of-the-art-of-a-romp-through-the-latest-books-20150615

• Ringling College Library Guides: "Art of" Books