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| The Art of Kung Fu Panda | 
 enlarge | Author: Tracey Miller-zarneke
Creator: Jack Black
Publisher: Insight Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3170
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 191
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 10.3 x 1
ISBN: 1933784571
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4372
EAN: 9781933784571
ASIN: 1933784571
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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A masterful compendium of animation artists at the top of their game. June 5, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
(I must admit, I cannot possibly imagine reviewing this book based on the peripheral merchandise it may or may not come with. An "Art Of" book should be for showcasing the art, and nothing more- however it goes about doing that, if it is successful, is trivial.)
Regardless of the final product that is the movie of "Kung Fu Panda", it cannot be denied that the concept and production art leading up to its inception is breathtakingly beautiful. Nicolas Marlet's hand is strongly felt throughout its pages, but rightfully so- his ability to distill an animal and character into so few fluid shapes and lines is rarely equalled in today's animation industry. Pages are filled with his seemingly effortless character and pose studies, all of which are, somewhat inevitably, stronger even than the final product we see on screen... But so it is with polished animation.
The environmental work and colour keys are, of course, equally strong- the book ranged from great to greater, and there is hardly a dull page within its covers... Definitely worth the price of purchase. Though I am hearing more and more good things about Kung Fu Panda as the days pass, it is the Art Of book, not the trailers or billboards or hype, which has convinced me to go see this film in theatres opening night, without a doubt.
-C
Amazing! June 18, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is an amazing look at the development behind the film. I bought this book based on just some small screen captures and havent even seen the feature film. But you can tell that it has had so much put into the development by the many many pages of hand drawn and painted character designs, environments and colour scripts. These images have also been used to not only guide the final CGI animation, but the wonderful traditional animation at the start and end of the film...its wonderful to see this development in a Dreamworks film, compared to the not so great Shrek development. This is a must for anyone who loves art of animation books or just want to see what SHOULD be done for the development of any animation project.
Definitely worth it! June 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't recommend this book highly enough. It's chock full of beautiful illustrations and designs that any aspiring animator or animation aficionado should have on their bookshelf. Perhaps some of the most interesting work in the book are of characters that never made it into the movie. The book's author does a very nice job of compiling the concept work in a cohesive and streamlined manner presenting the artwork in it's best light. It's definitely worth the money.
A true inspiration for any artist and animator!!! June 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the moment I held this book I knew I was in for the best artistic motivation I've ever had. I recently saw the movie and was highly entertained. Story, production and quality are the items that come to mind about the movie and "especially this book."
Kung Fu Panda is truly the best combination of 2d and 3d animation.
I will look through this book until the ink fades! Then I'll purchase another copy and continue to study the wonderfully illustrations!
Looking forward to the sequel! Cheers.
kung fu pandatastic! July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
WOW! this is by far the most gorgeous and beautiful artbook i have seen yet and believe me i have a lot of art books.
full of origional artwork paintings and storyboards.
having been to china this book really captures the enviroments and the character design is fantastic! the art directors also worked on projects like hero and crouching tiger hidden dragon so this really inspired the artwork.
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