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 and series. 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

Films

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	2010	Disney Editions	Beauty and the Beast (1991)	Disney[4]
Disney's Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film	John Culhane	1993	Disney Editions	Aladdin (1992)	Disney[5]
The Art of The Lion King	Christopher Finch	1994	Hyperion Books	The Lion King (1994)	Disney[6]
The Art of Pocahontas	Stephen Rebello	1995	Hyperion Books	Pocahontas (1995)	Disney[7]
The Disney That Never Was: The Stories and Art of Five Decades of Unproduced Animation	Charles Solomon	1995	Hyperion Books		Disney
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[8]
The Art of Mulan	Jeff Kurtti	1998	Hyperion Books	Mulan (1998)	Disney
Tarzan Chronicles	Howard E. Green	1999	Disney Editions	Tarzan (1999)	Disney[9]
Fantasia 2000 : Visions of Hope	John Culhane	1999	Disney Editions	Fantasia 2000 (1999)	Disney
Dinosaur: The Evolution of an Animated Feature	Jeff Kurtti	2000	Disney Editions	Dinosaur (2000)	Disney
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: The Illustrated Script	Jeff Kurtti	2001	Disney Editions	Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)	Disney
Treasure Planet: A Voyage of Discovery	Jeff Kurtti	2002	Disney Editions	Treasure Planet (2002)	Disney
Brother Bear: A Transformation Tale	Wendy Lefkon	2003	Hyperion Books	Brother Bear (2003)	Disney[10]
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[11]
The Art of The Princess and the Frog	Jeff Kurtti	2009	Chronicle Books	The Princess and the Frog (2009)	Disney[12]
The Art of Tangled	Jeff Kurtti	2010	Chronicle Books	Tangled (2010)	Disney[13]
Frankenweenie: The Visual Companion	Mark Salisbury	2013	Disney Editions	Frankenweenie (2012)	Disney
The Art of Wreck-It Ralph	Jennifer Lee & Maggie Malone	2012	Chronicle Books	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)	Disney[14]
The Art of Frozen	Charles Solomon	2013	Chronicle Books	Frozen (2013)	Disney[15]
The Art of Big Hero 6	Jessica Julius	2014	Chronicle Books	Big Hero 6 (2014)	Disney[16]
The Art of Zootopia	Jessica Julius	2016	Chronicle Books	Zootopia (2016)	Disney
The Art of Moana	Jessica Julius & Maggie Malone	2016	Chronicle Books	Moana (2016)	Disney
The Art of Planes	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2014	Chronicle Books	Planes	DisneyToon Studios[17]
The Art of Ralph Breaks the Internet	Jessica Julius	2018	Chronicle Books	Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)	Disney
The Art of Frozen II	Jessica Julius	2019	Chronicle Books	Frozen II (2019)	Disney
Art of Encanto	Juan Pablo Reyes & Lancaster Jones	2021	Chronicle Books	Encanto (2021)	Disney
The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon	Osnat Shurer & Kaliko Hurley	2021	Chronicle Books	Raya and the Last Dragon	Disney
The Art of Strange World	Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones & Kalikolehua Hurley	2022	Chronicle Books	Strange World	Disney
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[18]
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 Kung Fu Panda 2	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2011	Insight Editions	Kung Fu Panda 2	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[19]
The Art of Home	Ramin Zahed	2015	Insight Editions	Home	DreamWorks
The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2015	Insight Editions	Kung Fu Panda 3	DreamWorks
The Art of Trolls	Jerry Schmitz	2016	Cameron + Company	Trolls	DreamWorks
The Art of The Boss Baby	Ramin Zahed	2017	Insight Editions	The Boss Baby	DreamWorks
The Art of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Ramin Zahed	2017	Insight Editions	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	DreamWorks
The Art of Abominable	Bonnie Burton	2019	Cameron + Company	Abominable	DreamWorks
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Linda Sunshine	2019	Dark Horse Books	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Spirit Untamed	Bonnie Burton	2021	Cameron + Company	Spirit Untamed	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks the Bad Guys	Iain R. Morris	2022	Cameron + Company	The Bad Guys	DreamWorks
The Art of DreamWorks Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Ramin Zahed	2023	Harry N. Abrams	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	DreamWorks
Toy Story The Art and Making of the Animated Film	John Lasseter & Steve Daly	1995	Disney Editions	Toy Story	Pixar
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.	John Lasseter and Pete Docter	2001	Chronicle Books	Monsters, Inc.	Pixar[20]
The Art of Finding Nemo	Mark Cotta Vaz	2003	Chronicle Books	Finding Nemo	Pixar[21]
The Art of The Incredibles	Mark Cotta Vaz	2004	Chronicle Books	The Incredibles	Pixar[22]
The Art of Cars	Suzanne Fitgerald Wallis & Michael Wallis	2006	Chronicle Books	Cars	Pixar[23]
Art of Ratatouille	Karen M. Paik	2007	Chronicle Books	Ratatouille	Pixar[24]
The Art of WALLE	Tim Hauser	2008	Chronicle Books	WALL-E	Pixar[25]
The Art of Pixar Short Films	Amid Amidi	2009	Chronicle Books		Pixar[26]
The Art of Up	Tim Hauser	2009	Chronicle Books	Up	Pixar[27]
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[28]
The Art of Brave	Jenny Lerew	2012	Chronicle Books	Brave	Pixar[29]
The Art of Monsters University	Karen Paik	2013	Chronicle Books	Monsters University	Pixar[30]
The Art Of Inside Out	Pete Docter	2015	Chronicle Books	Inside Out	Pixar[31]
The Art of The Good Dinosaur	Peter Sohn	2015	Chronicle Books	The Good Dinosaur	Pixar
The Art of Finding Dory	John Lasseter	2016	Chronicle Books	Finding Dory	Pixar
The Art of Cars 3	John Lasseter	2017	Chronicle Books	Cars 3	Pixar
The Art of Coco	John Lasseter	2017	Chronicle Books	Coco	Pixar
The Art of Incredibles 2	Karen Paik	2018	Chronicle Books	Incredibles 2 (2018)	Pixar
The Art of Toy Story 4	Josh Cooley	2019	Chronicle Books	Toy Story 4 (2019)	Pixar
The Art of Onward	Dan Scanlon	2020	Chronicle Books	Onward (2020)	Pixar
The Art of Soul	Pete Docter	2020	Chronicle Books	Soul (2020)	Pixar
The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniv.: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation	Amid Amidi	2011	Chronicle Books		Pixar[32]
The Art of Luca	Enrico Casarosa	2021	Chronicle Books	Luca (2021)	Pixar[33]
The Art of Turning Red	Pete Docter	2022	Chronicle Books	Turning Red (2022)	Pixar
The Art of Lightyear	Andrew Stanton	2022	Chronicle Books	Lightyear (2022)	Pixar
Art of Elemental	Pete Docter	2023	Chronicle Books	Elemental (2023)	Pixar
The Art of Robots	Amid Amidi	2004	Chronicle Books	Robots	Blue Sky Studios
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 and Making of The Peanuts Movie	Jerry Schmitz	2015	Titan Books	The Peanuts Movie	Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Ferdinand	Tara Bennett	2017	Titan Books	Ferdinand	Blue Sky Studios
The Art of Spies in Disguise	Troy Quane	2019	Titan Books	Spies in Disguise	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 and Making of Hotel Transylvania 2	Brett Rector	2015	Titan Books	Hotel Transylvania 2	Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of Smurfs: The Lost Village	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2017	Cameron Books	Smurfs: The Lost Village	Sony Pictures Animation
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Animated Movie	Ramin Zahed	2018	Titan Books	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Marvel, Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines	Ramin Zahed	2021	Harry N. Abrams	The Mitchells vs. The Machines	Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of VIVO	Ramin Zahed	2021	Harry N. Abrams	Vivo (2021)	Sony Pictures Animation
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie	Ramin Zahed	2023	Titan Books	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)	Marvel, Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of the Angry Birds Movie	Jim Sorenson	2016	IDW Publishing	The Angry Birds Movie	Rovio 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[34]
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[35]	Viz Media	Howl's Moving Castle	Studio Ghibli[36]
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 and Making of ParaNorman	Jed Alger	2012	Chronicle Books	ParaNorman	Laika[37]
The Art of The Boxtrolls	Phil Brotherton	2014	Chronicle Books	The Boxtrolls	Laika[38]
The Art of Kubo and the Two Strings	Emily Haynes	2016	Chronicle Books	Kubo and the Two Strings	Laika
The Art of Missing Link	Ramin Zahed	2019	Insight Editions	Missing Link	Laika
The Ballad of Rango: The Art and Making of an Outlaw Film	David S. Cohen	2011	Insight Editions	Rango	Nickelodeon Movies
The Art of My Little Pony: The Movie	Rebecca Dart	2017	Viz Media	My Little Pony: The Movie	DHX Media/Hasbro Studios
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[39]
Song of the Sea Artbook	Tomm Moore	2014	Cartoon Saloon	Song of the Sea	Cartoon Saloon
The Art of Wolfwalkers	Charles Solomon	2020	Cartoon Saloon	Wolfwalkers (2020)	Cartoon Saloon[40]
The Art of Eric Guillon: From the Making of Despicable Me to Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and More	Ben Croll	2022	Insight Editions		Illumination[41]
The Art and Making of Luck	Noela Hueso	2022	Titan Books	Luck (2022)	Skydance Animation
Rumble: The Art and Making of the Movie	Noela Hueso	2021	Titan Books	Rumble (2021)	Paramount Animation
The Art of The Addams Family	Ramin Zahed	2019	Titan Books	The Addams Family (2019)	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Klaus: The Art of the Movie	Ramin Zahed	2019	Titan Books	Klaus	Netflix Animation
Over the Moon: Illuminating the Journey	Leonard Maltin	2020	Titan Books	Over the Moon	Netflix Animation
The LEGO Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie	Tracey Miller-Zarneke	2017	DK Children	The Lego Batman Movie	Warner Bros. Animation
The Art of Steven Universe: The Movie	Rebecca Sugar, Kat Morris & Takafumi Hori	2019	Dark Horse Books	Steven Universe: The Movie	Cartoon Network Studios
The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs	Lauren Wilford	2018	Abrams Books	Isle of Dogs	Studio Babelsberg
The Little Prince: The Art of the Movie	Ramin Zahed	2016	Titan Books	The Little Prince	M6 Films

Series

Title	Author	Year Published	Publisher	Series/Work	Studio/Creator
My Little Pony: The Art of Equestria	Mary Jane Begin	2015	Abrams Books	My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic	DHX Media/Hasbro Studios
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series	Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko	2010	Dark Horse Comics	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Nickelodeon
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series	Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko & Joaquim Dos Santos	2013-2015	Dark Horse Comics	The Legend of Korra	Nickelodeon

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".^[42] 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."^[43] Rotoscopers noted that art books in the series "are usually also ‘making of’ books that teach the reader about how a movie was made."^[44] 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."^[45]

References

1. "Ghibli Library Books – Print Editions". Viz Media. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film". Good Reads. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
3. "The Art Of The Little Mermaid: A Disney Miniature (Disney Miniature)". Good Reads. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
4. Solomon, Charles (August 31, 2010). Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film)). ISBN 978-1423124818.
5. Culhane, John (August 15, 1993). Disney's Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film. New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 9781562827571.
6. Finch, Christopher (June 17, 1994). The Art of The Lion King. ISBN 0786860286.
7. Rebello, Stephen (June 1995). The Art of Pocahontas. ISBN 0786861584.
8. Rebello, Stephen (June 27, 1997). The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation. ISBN 0786862637.
9. Green, Howard E. (June 30, 1999). Tarzan Chronicles (First ed.). New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 9780786864034.
10. Brother Bear: A Transformation Tale (Welcome Book). ASIN 0786854200.
11. The Art of Bolt. Amazon. October 29, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
12. "The Art of The Princess and the Frog". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
13. "The Art of Tangled". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
14. "The Art of Wreck-It Ralph Animation". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
15. "The Art of Frozen". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
16. "The Art of Big Hero Six". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
17. "The Art of Planes". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
18. "The Art of Bee Movie". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
19. Zahed, Ramin; Dreamworks (April 15, 2014). The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 20 Years of Art. ISBN 978-1419711664.
20. "The Art of Monsters, Inc". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
21. "The Art of Finding Nemo". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
22. "The Art of The Incredibles". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
23. "The Art of Cars". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
24. "The Art of Ratatouille". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
25. "The Art of WALLE". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
26. Amidi, Amid (April 25, 2008). "The Art of Pixar's Short Films". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
27. "The Art of Up". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
28. "The Art of Cars 2". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
29. "The Art of Brave". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
30. "The Art of Monsters University". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
31. "The Art of Inside Out". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
32. "The Art of Pixar". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
33. Disney; Pixar (2021). The Art of Luca. ISBN 978-1797207254.
34. "The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
35. "The Art of Howl's Moving Castle". Good Reads. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
36. "The Art of Howl's Moving Castle, Volume 1". Viz Media. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
37. "The Art and Making of ParaNorman". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
38. "The Art of The Boxtrolls". Chronicle Books. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
39. Graydon, Danny (November 2009). The Art of Planet 51. ISBN 978-1933784977.
40. Solomon, Charles (November 10, 2020). The Art of Wolfwalkers. ISBN 978-1419748059.
41. Croll, Ben (May 31, 2022). The Art of Eric Guillon: From the Making of Despicable Me to Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and More. ISBN 978-1683836810.
42. "Book Review: The Art of DreamWorks Animation". Animation World Network.
43. "BOOK REVIEW: "The Art of Dreamworks' HOME" | Animation Scoop". blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
44. "[ART BOOK REVIEW] 'The Art of Inside Out'". June 29, 2015.
45. "The Art of "The Art Of" - A Romp Through the Latest Books | Animation Scoop". blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.

External links

• Ringling College Library Guides: "Art of" Books