Hey Jake, I was totally taken off guard, but the paintings at 10:01 were done by my dad ages ago! It's the first time I've seen them! I'm sure he'd be surprised they've been printed after so long. Thanks for the great video!
Not just for the fact that there is some work that cannot be seen online but, just to have something tangible that you can actually touch. The pages, the initial crackling of the binding when you first open it.
I have The Art Of Ooo and I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get into cartoon animation Adventure Time's style seems quite simple, but it's really not and it gives great insight into the creativity that goes into it Also, it's divided in clear chapters, it's hard cover and it's huge (around 350 pages long)
The Art of Tarzan is one of my all-time favorite artbooks. My dad bought it for me in highschool and it's never left my side ever since. The book itself was a MASSIVE tome of art. Tons of character designs, story sketches, color concept art, environment art, and a few screenshots that didn't detract from the overall quality. The scale truly did the artists' work justice.
Pause to consider. You said '...that my dad got me'. Do you know how special those words are? Consider yourself truly blessed to have a dad who invested in your passion. Priceless.
Jake, thank you so much for sharing. For literally decades I have been a fan and collecting "art of" books. It started with the early Disney art books. I didn't know anyone else so obsessed with looking at the sketches and design concepts. I often noted the volume of work in the books were often better than the movies to me. I now enjoy a nice library I will often take a night and just flip through for pleasure and inspiration.
I agree but you shouldn’t forget that “Art of” book are not made exclusively for designers but also for the film audience and those envoy seeing large “stills” of the movie. Not small screen grabs.
I had always wondered about getting "Art Of" books for a while. I was worried that a lot of them would be just screen shots, but you have shown me that there are some out there that have actual development and descriptions. Plus all in all about learning from art books in general. I feel like I have gotten a much better feel for learning when I had an art book in my hands as opposed to just finding and saving pictures on the internet.
I appreciate that your videos are chock full of content. I was watching a video recently that had a compelling title, and the narrator hemmed and hawed for thirty minutes before almost forgetting his premise.
Thanks for recommending Zootopia! I wasn't a fan of it so I never would have thought how detailed & expansive the artbook is. Really great reference to character design and world building.
I have this really old small square book that had a ton of old original Disney art, mostly concept sketches and such for the older princess movies and like Pinocchio and jungle book I love it
You're such a great mentor for us wanna-be artist storytellers. I plan to start my 'art of' book collection. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
My favourite art books that I have is the Art of Spirited Away and Art of Wreck it Ralph. They are loaded with inspiration. I also own a Chris Sanders sketchbook (a copy of it). Even though it's not an 'art of' it's a great way to study the way he draws his figures. It's like an endless perfect line.
👋 Hey. I, too, have a copy of one of Chris Sanders' sketchbooks. The one with the blue-skinned cow monster and some big yellow guy walking on the other side of a wall from a couple kids, who wouldn't look out of place in Lilo And Stitch.
They may not be as thorough in adding interview quotes and so on, but the three "Art of Lord of the Rings" have gorgeous spreads for those movies. (apparently not only is Weta good at getting artists but showing off what those artists do.) They have a mixture of environment and creature design as well as even the costuming concept art. They are vertical, but just so beautiful. I've also nearly broken the binding on the Art of Phantom Menace, which I must say was probably as electrifying for 7th grader me as the art of Star wars was for others. Whatever you think of the movie, the art behind it is great, particularly for environments and creature design.Again a bit sparse on text, but there are quotes and tidbits to work with.
The two last Star Wars art books (The Force Awakens and Rogue One) were really fantastic. I can also recommend 'Shadowline: The Art of Iain McCaig' for more SW goodness as he designed Darth Maul and Padme, along with loads of other prequel stuff!
Jonathan, the art books for the Lord Of The Rings classic trilogy are good but a bit short. In contrast, the art books created for the Hobbit movies are simply amazing. In my opinion are way, way better (bigger, more comprehensive) than the LOTR ones.
I have both Hyrule Historia and Okami: The Complete Works. Both of these games are so near and dear to me and Okami impacted my artistic life in a great way. I HIGHLY recommend you play it and look at the art, especially if you're into the old school Sumi-e and woodblock prints!
You change my vision about the artbooks... after this, now i know how to find a good artbook with great quality and content that will help me to learn what i want
I remember having the making of space jam book as a kid, it was the first time i ever saw construction lines on a cartoon drawing, and it all made so much sense all of a sudden.
It's not an art book, per-say, but the Dinotopia series by James Gurney is so mindblowing! I used to look at the pictures for hours on end as a kid. He's a huge inspiration.
Thanks for sharing the Art of He-Man. I'll have to buy that. I've collected art of books since the 80's. My faves are the Art of Nausicca and Art of Macross.
Great video as always, Jake! One of the things that pisses me off about some japanese art books (I'm looking at you, Zelda: Arts and Artifacts) is how they don't credit the artists! Sure, sometimes there's interviews or mentions, but not a 1 to 1 correspondance of names to artwork. Also, more japanese artists should have social media profiles so we can see more of their stuff.
Just as how mangaka don't get royalties from anime of their manga. In the context of manga, all that good stuff belongs in large part to the publisher. I suppose the case here is the same.
they probably do have social media, but its in japanese which means you wouldnt be able to find all of them with the regular character keys even if you wanted to.
Uhm, actually that's the twitter from the story creator, the one who did the original web manga, if you're looking for the artist of the manga that came later (where the anime design is based on) is @NEBU_KURO his name is Yusuke Murata.
I love collecting Art Of Books! I would highly recommend the Art of Avatar the Last Airbender, Legend of Korra (which has multiple), and How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 (two books!)! Also the Legend of Zelda Hyrule Historia & Art & Artifacts books!
Great Video! I gotta say, I'm amazed you didn't include the art book that started it all, the one all other "Art Of" books aspire to be like -- The Art of Open Season." It is BY FAR the most thorough, comprehensive, generous books on any single project I've ever scene. It's so chock full of art it literally included smaller paper back books from specific artists WITHIN THE ACTUAL BOOK! If you haven't seen one you should get your hands on one.
I actually really liked the Croods! The colors alone are worth the watch, but I thought it had a nice message too. I hope to one day be able to afford art of books, they look so magical!
My favourite Art Of book is Art Of Over The Garden Wall. It goes from pitching the show to the pilot to the finished episodes and theres so many sketches.. its really cool!
Great video, Jake! I'm a self confessed 'Art of' book junkie and it was great to hear your take on them. I LOVE my Masters of the Universe book, it's so much fun and seeing all of those old designs certainly took me back to my childhood! Here are some of the other favourites in my collection: - The Art of Tangled/Wreck-It-Ralph/Big Hero 6/Zootopia/Moana (the Disney ones are just the best) - The Art of The Book of Life - The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2 - The Art of Borderlands 2 (crazy amounts of character/weapon and environment designs) My most recent purchase was the 'Art of Dofus, Livre 1: Julith' book. I haven't seen the movie yet but I heard you talking about it on the Bancroft Bros. podcast so I looked into it. Great recommendation!
That feeling when Jake shows off the Croods book and my aunt's name is on the cover. Only have the Croods book. I'm going to have to get the rest of these books.
Great recommendations! I really love The Art of the Book of Life (visual development for the different environments) and the Art and Making of Arthur Christmas for its graphic design (all the uniform patches, computer screens and the stamps!). Have you seen any of those two?
Thank you for posting this video, it's inspiring to see someone so passionate talk about art of books. I personally love the Marvel Art of Books that accompany the release of every new Marvel film.
The witcher art of book was the absolute worst art of book I've ever seen. It was just screenshots of the GAME and poorly printed too so it was all grainy and the size was off plus it was pixilated.
I haven't bought it yet but I've pretty much read all of it at a bookstore: art of Charlie Brown (blue sky) was incredible. Really shows the 3D pipeline and their methods to making a 3D film faithful to the 2D art style and comic strips.
I'm definitely putting these books in my to buy list. That Castle Grayskull toy is one of the coolest toys I've seen. I've been tempted to buy it several times.
I once saw an old 1980s Castle Grayskull playset in an Antique store for 20 dollars, in the early 2000s. And I found Battle Cat's saddle in a box of toys at a garage sale. And a green tiger Battle Cat at the dump. A decade apart.
I have well over 100 "art of" books and they vary wildly in quality, a lot of the ones from the late nineties/early 2000s are filled with photos and stills. Thanks for the recommendations, I only have 2 of these, I'll be getting the others for sure.
Was planning on collecting these, and it all started back around 6 years ago when I first saw Legend Of The Guardians back in 2012. The 'Art Of' book for that astonished me. Guess it started there.
So far I have three 'Art of' books: Godzilla(2014), Art of Ray Harryhausen, and The Lion King. Godzilla is a true 'Art of' book like you described, while, The Lion King seemed more of a storyboard book. Ray Harryhausen's book I'd definitely recommend for any stop motion fan. I also have a Star Wars Concepts book, which covers everything from A New Hope to The Clone Wars. Awesome stuff in there.
personally I love the Laika artbooks the most, especially Boxtrolls and also Paranorman. So fascinating as I'm interested in StopMotion a lot as well! :)
I've enjoyed your videos for a while now. Not just for the art, which is great, but for the insights and information you have imparted. My resources are a bit limited, but I've managed to pick up a couple of Art Of books. I have Art Of Destiny, which has some great design stuff in it, including graphic design (which is what I went to school for). I also have Art Of Blizzard Entertainment. This was a great find for me. The original cover price was $75, but Barnes and Nobles had it in their bargain section for $20! I enjoy looking through both of those books to get ideas for stuff.
Hi, Jake. Thanks for another great video. Hey didn't you mention how you were going to explain how you came by that drawing desk and the artist who originally used it? Just curious. Thanks!
Thank you for going over this topic! I've been fortunate enough to buy great Art Of books, but this let's me know exactly what to look for. And thank you for these amazing suggestions. My favorite Art Of book I own is of The Matrix.
I have the Art of Overwatch and it's pretty damn good! It goes into worldbuilding and character design process throughout it and it's accompanied with beautiful concept art. Recommend my dudes!
Yes! "Art Of" books are the best! I have 22 at last count...many from Disney and Pixar but some from Dreamworks, Leika and Ghibli. The Ghibli books don't fit the horizontal format criteria but they are still full of lovely work...especially the background work. I also wish the art was better documented. I have quite a few of your top 5. Mine would likely be Art of Pixar, Art of Brave, Art of Rapunzel, Art of The Boxtrolls, and Art of How to Train Your Dragon...but it's a tough call Zootopia should be in there somewhere, too. Ugh...so hard to choose. I'm putting the Croods on my wishlist now that you shared it. I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't seen your video...I had no idea that was a Chris Sanders project. I loved his work from LiLo and Stitch. Thanks for sharing your favs! I always enjoy your videos.
Jake, I was so inspired by your video on the Art of books. I ordered the Art of Disney on Amazon, because I am in love with Disney and the Art. I received 150 Postcards with Disney art. I will not use these because I love the art. I thought I was getting a book and got Postcards. Still beautiful. Next time I will go to Barnes and noble.
Great video -- great channel. Thanks ! To whom it may concern: these are my favorite art books on Amazon: - Fantasy Art Paintings by Mike Hoffman - Infinite Worlds by Vincent DiFate - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
I've got a decent collection of art of books, but of your list I only have the Croods (one of my favorites!). I usually wait until I can get them for $20 or less. Some of my other favorites are the How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda Art Books (Nico Marlet is one of my favorite character designers, plus the environment art is amazing), the art of Okami and the art of the Secret of Kells (great if you are looking for more graphic style art). I find that Dreamworks usually does a very good job with their art books.
I wish more movies and games could match the quality and imagination of their concept art scenes. Zootopia and Strike Vector are two that got pretty close.
Great advise Jake. I don't have enough books like this. I do have a book on drawing super hero comics from Marvel. It's great because it really breaks down the human form as well as showing you how to create action with your characters by almost over exaggerating their motion. Like if a guy is throwing a bunch or running. I thinking the human form is even more difficult to draw when trying to show movement or motion. But it is also such a huge tool to help tell a story without having to use words.
I really enjoy 2D fighting game artbooks (like artbooks of games from Arcsys). Especially the story boards for the combat animations in them, the details and the amount of thought put to the movements are very useful, if you have any interest in animation.
My favourite kind of books, I'm not much of a reader but I really appreciate a good quality book with high quality printing. My favourite one is Blade Runner 2049.
My favorites in my collection are Mad Max Fury Road, Empire Strikes Back, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. Anyone agree/disagree with those?
Ryan Edwards I have the Harry Potter film wizardry. it was complied while filming the last movie and is such a great resource into the production design and graphic and other visual elements. is the fantastic beasts one like that?
Nothing really regarding production design. It's almost entirely art featuring environments, interiors and of course the creatures. Really nice to go through over and over again.
About the Star Wars art books, my least favorite of the classic trilogy (by a small, small margin) happens to be "the empire strikes back". The reason: it doesn't have the script and the final section about posters and other publicitary material which is so fun to explore. That's of course personal taste. Regarding the whole saga, the art book from Revenge Of The Sith (the softcover version that also includes the script) still remains the best of all. Even in the art department, it seems that everyone involved gave their 200% to give a proper closure to a troubled saga.
Check out "the art of alice: madness returns". Tons of great character concepts, environment/mood pieces and text with the thought processes behind everything.
I really like the artbook of Cowboy Bebop I have. Also art of Legend of the Guardians. I think the District 9 artbook is the most interesting one you showed. Don't get me wrong. Pixar/Disney/Dreamworks are really good, but it's nice to see something different, something that stands out in different ways.
Hey Jake, I was totally taken off guard, but the paintings at 10:01 were done by my dad ages ago! It's the first time I've seen them! I'm sure he'd be surprised they've been printed after so long. Thanks for the great video!
Not just for the fact that there is some work that cannot be seen online but, just to have something tangible that you can actually touch. The pages, the initial crackling of the binding when you first open it.
I have The Art Of Ooo and I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get into cartoon animation
Adventure Time's style seems quite simple, but it's really not and it gives great insight into the creativity that goes into it
Also, it's divided in clear chapters, it's hard cover and it's huge (around 350 pages long)
Oh yes! My son has that book, it's a gem.
And Spiderverse.
bruh they're worth 200 to 800 now 😭😭 and i want one so much
The Art of Tarzan is one of my all-time favorite artbooks. My dad bought it for me in highschool and it's never left my side ever since. The book itself was a MASSIVE tome of art. Tons of character designs, story sketches, color concept art, environment art, and a few screenshots that didn't detract from the overall quality. The scale truly did the artists' work justice.
Pause to consider. You said '...that my dad got me'. Do you know how special those words are? Consider yourself truly blessed to have a dad who invested in your passion. Priceless.
Jake, thank you so much for sharing. For literally decades I have been a fan and collecting "art of" books. It started with the early Disney art books. I didn't know anyone else so obsessed with looking at the sketches and design concepts. I often noted the volume of work in the books were often better than the movies to me. I now enjoy a nice library I will often take a night and just flip through for pleasure and inspiration.
I really love The Art of Big Hero 6! It's also full of character designs and the study of san francisco and tokyo which is so amazing!
I agree but you shouldn’t forget that “Art of” book are not made exclusively for designers but also for the film audience and those envoy seeing large “stills” of the movie. Not small screen grabs.
Good point.
I had always wondered about getting "Art Of" books for a while. I was worried that a lot of them would be just screen shots, but you have shown me that there are some out there that have actual development and descriptions. Plus all in all about learning from art books in general. I feel like I have gotten a much better feel for learning when I had an art book in my hands as opposed to just finding and saving pictures on the internet.
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I like how they fit on the shelf’s but overall I disagree. Like the Four “ruff stuff” books by J. Scott Cambell.
Same 🥵🥵🥵🥵
I appreciate that your videos are chock full of content. I was watching a video recently that had a compelling title, and the narrator hemmed and hawed for thirty minutes before almost forgetting his premise.
Thanks for recommending Zootopia! I wasn't a fan of it so I never would have thought how detailed & expansive the artbook is. Really great reference to character design and world building.
I have this really old small square book that had a ton of old original Disney art, mostly concept sketches and such for the older princess movies and like Pinocchio and jungle book I love it
You're such a great mentor for us wanna-be artist storytellers. I plan to start my 'art of' book collection. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
I agree Jake. I love books in general and they are different from your computer. There is nothing like a book.
All time favorite is my Calvin and Hobbes complete hardcover collection. I absolutely LOVE Bill Waterson's stuff. plus he was a genius at comedy :)
My favourite art books that I have is the Art of Spirited Away and Art of Wreck it Ralph. They are loaded with inspiration. I also own a Chris Sanders sketchbook (a copy of it). Even though it's not an 'art of' it's a great way to study the way he draws his figures. It's like an endless perfect line.
I'm definitely going to be checking them out ... thank you so much
👋 Hey. I, too, have a copy of one of Chris Sanders' sketchbooks. The one with the blue-skinned cow monster and some big yellow guy walking on the other side of a wall from a couple kids, who wouldn't look out of place in Lilo And Stitch.
I bought them from the Bud Plant book catalogs.
They may not be as thorough in adding interview quotes and so on, but the three "Art of Lord of the Rings" have gorgeous spreads for those movies. (apparently not only is Weta good at getting artists but showing off what those artists do.) They have a mixture of environment and creature design as well as even the costuming concept art. They are vertical, but just so beautiful. I've also nearly broken the binding on the Art of Phantom Menace, which I must say was probably as electrifying for 7th grader me as the art of Star wars was for others. Whatever you think of the movie, the art behind it is great, particularly for environments and creature design.Again a bit sparse on text, but there are quotes and tidbits to work with.
Oh man, I love that Phantom Menace book too. I actually want to do a video JUST on Star Wars art books.
The two last Star Wars art books (The Force Awakens and Rogue One) were really fantastic. I can also recommend 'Shadowline: The Art of Iain McCaig' for more SW goodness as he designed Darth Maul and Padme, along with loads of other prequel stuff!
I have almost all of the Star Wars art books and all of them are incredible. the Story board ones too.
Jonathan, the art books for the Lord Of The Rings classic trilogy are good but a bit short. In contrast, the art books created for the Hobbit movies are simply amazing. In my opinion are way, way better (bigger, more comprehensive) than the LOTR ones.
I have both Hyrule Historia and Okami: The Complete Works. Both of these games are so near and dear to me and Okami impacted my artistic life in a great way. I HIGHLY recommend you play it and look at the art, especially if you're into the old school Sumi-e and woodblock prints!
You change my vision about the artbooks... after this, now i know how to find a good artbook with great quality and content that will help me to learn what i want
I remember having the making of space jam book as a kid, it was the first time i ever saw construction lines on a cartoon drawing, and it all made so much sense all of a sudden.
Never clicked a video so fast, you are my fave youtube and I LOVE art books so this is the best!!
Draw Like a Boss by Ashley Edge! Best book on learning to draw imo
The art of TANGLED omg glen keane though
I love 'Art of' books. My favorites are the Megaman and He-man ones. Also the Dungeons and Dragons.
It's not an art book, per-say, but the Dinotopia series by James Gurney is so mindblowing! I used to look at the pictures for hours on end as a kid. He's a huge inspiration.
Yes, his books are amazing! He explains colour theory so beautifully as well.
Agree! His color&light work is amazing!!!
Thanks for sharing the Art of He-Man. I'll have to buy that. I've collected art of books since the 80's. My faves are the Art of Nausicca and Art of Macross.
Both solid books. I got the Macross one back in the 90's at a used book store. I thought I struck gold!
You did!!!
Would love a part 2 to this video. I love art books.
It’s good to have the physical source♥️
This video is going to cost me so much money!! lol
never pay full price...
Yeah. Get them at discount book sellers and out of used book catalogs. Like Bud Plant.
Great video as always, Jake! One of the things that pisses me off about some japanese art books (I'm looking at you, Zelda: Arts and Artifacts) is how they don't credit the artists! Sure, sometimes there's interviews or mentions, but not a 1 to 1 correspondance of names to artwork. Also, more japanese artists should have social media profiles so we can see more of their stuff.
Just as how mangaka don't get royalties from anime of their manga. In the context of manga, all that good stuff belongs in large part to the publisher. I suppose the case here is the same.
they probably do have social media, but its in japanese which means you wouldnt be able to find all of them with the regular character keys even if you wanted to.
psst some artists may have twitter, nico nico, pixiv?
The guy form One Punch Man has one: @ONE_rakugaki
Uhm, actually that's the twitter from the story creator, the one who did the original web manga, if you're looking for the artist of the manga that came later (where the anime design is based on) is @NEBU_KURO his name is Yusuke Murata.
Yeah the Dark Souls artbooks don't credit the artists either
I love collecting Art Of Books! I would highly recommend the Art of Avatar the Last Airbender, Legend of Korra (which has multiple), and How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 (two books!)! Also the Legend of Zelda Hyrule Historia & Art & Artifacts books!
man i am inspired i will definetly buy this book one day
I collect Art of Books and it makes me so happy to see a video like this on TH-cam
Art of District 9 ordered last night! :) Good video, would be nice to see some more recommended art books from you!
My 2 favorite Art of Books. I saved my Christmas money and had my take take me to get: Art of Aladdin and Art of Street Fighter 2.
Great Video!
I gotta say, I'm amazed you didn't include the art book that started it all, the one all other "Art Of" books aspire to be like -- The Art of Open Season."
It is BY FAR the most thorough, comprehensive, generous books on any single project I've ever scene. It's so chock full of art it literally included smaller paper back books from specific artists WITHIN THE ACTUAL BOOK! If you haven't seen one you should get your hands on one.
I have the Zootopia artbook! It's great!
I love art of books!!
so happy you're back to making videos on here again
I actually really liked the Croods! The colors alone are worth the watch, but I thought it had a nice message too.
I hope to one day be able to afford art of books, they look so magical!
My favourite Art Of book is Art Of Over The Garden Wall. It goes from pitching the show to the pilot to the finished episodes and theres so many sketches.. its really cool!
Big mistake watching this in bed. Now I can't sleep, I just want to draw! 😅
Krock me too
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What should I study to be like you and success in this field? I do like that and I want work with Disney and Pixar
i highly recommend the art of ooo book adventure Time
I feel like I need to get some of these now. The Pixar and zootopia ones in particular.
im gonna buy all of these
Jake! I love that you are doing videos again! Thanks man.
Great video, Jake! I'm a self confessed 'Art of' book junkie and it was great to hear your take on them. I LOVE my Masters of the Universe book, it's so much fun and seeing all of those old designs certainly took me back to my childhood! Here are some of the other favourites in my collection:
- The Art of Tangled/Wreck-It-Ralph/Big Hero 6/Zootopia/Moana (the Disney ones are just the best)
- The Art of The Book of Life
- The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2
- The Art of Borderlands 2 (crazy amounts of character/weapon and environment designs)
My most recent purchase was the 'Art of Dofus, Livre 1: Julith' book. I haven't seen the movie yet but I heard you talking about it on the Bancroft Bros. podcast so I looked into it. Great recommendation!
That feeling when Jake shows off the Croods book and my aunt's name is on the cover.
Only have the Croods book. I'm going to have to get the rest of these books.
Woow that's so cool :D
The art of Rocksteady's Batman video games is awesome
I was wanting to know if you could do a video about your books that are sitting on your shelf that you go to for inspiration?
Jake, do an episode just on the Hell Boy library books always in the back ground. amazing books.
Great recommendations!
I really love The Art of the Book of Life (visual development for the different environments) and the Art and Making of Arthur Christmas for its graphic design (all the uniform patches, computer screens and the stamps!). Have you seen any of those two?
The Art of Croods and The Art of Pixar are my all time favorite!! Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you for posting this video, it's inspiring to see someone so passionate talk about art of books.
I personally love the Marvel Art of Books that accompany the release of every new Marvel film.
The Art Of Journey is easily one of my favourites. What do you guys think??
That's a great book too!
I have been sad I did not pick up on time and the price rocketed up. :(
It looks really good, but too expensive.
I love these books , I collect them. They’re so beautiful 😍
The witcher art of book was the absolute worst art of book I've ever seen. It was just screenshots of the GAME and poorly printed too so it was all grainy and the size was off plus it was pixilated.
I haven't bought it yet but I've pretty much read all of it at a bookstore: art of Charlie Brown (blue sky) was incredible. Really shows the 3D pipeline and their methods to making a 3D film faithful to the 2D art style and comic strips.
I'm definitely putting these books in my to buy list. That Castle Grayskull toy is one of the coolest toys I've seen. I've been tempted to buy it several times.
I once saw an old 1980s Castle Grayskull playset in an Antique store for 20 dollars, in the early 2000s. And I found Battle Cat's saddle in a box of toys at a garage sale. And a green tiger Battle Cat at the dump. A decade apart.
@@jacobshort6528 That's awesome!
Jake, can you do a special edition of your art books with all of them in like a hard cover and never seen before art?
I just bought the "bloodborne" artbook, love the design of that game
I did not know you had a TH-cam channel! I've only seen you on Instagram...I'm really happy though!
I have well over 100 "art of" books and they vary wildly in quality, a lot of the ones from the late nineties/early 2000s are filled with photos and stills. Thanks for the recommendations, I only have 2 of these, I'll be getting the others for sure.
Was planning on collecting these, and it all started back around 6 years ago when I first saw Legend Of The Guardians back in 2012. The 'Art Of' book for that astonished me. Guess it started there.
Definitely need to invest in some art books. Love this. 🥰
Have you see the Dark Souls art books? Great fantasy like art with a grim aesthetic
Yes I have it. It's awesome!
nah but i will sometime in future
So far I have three 'Art of' books: Godzilla(2014), Art of Ray Harryhausen, and The Lion King. Godzilla is a true 'Art of' book like you described, while, The Lion King seemed more of a storyboard book.
Ray Harryhausen's book I'd definitely recommend for any stop motion fan.
I also have a Star Wars Concepts book, which covers everything from A New Hope to The Clone Wars.
Awesome stuff in there.
Awesome video!!! I was on the fence on buying two of these books. Thanks for flipping through them. I will definitely pick them up.
Okami's art book is really amazing too if you are interested in growing your book collection its a video game but a really beatiful one.
I have to get the district 9 book. That’s crazy
personally I love the Laika artbooks the most, especially Boxtrolls and also Paranorman. So fascinating as I'm interested in StopMotion a lot as well! :)
My favorite art book is 'The Art of Blizzard Entertainment' or 'The Art of Avatar the Last Airbender' both are fantastic!
Absolutely loved this video and everything you covered. Great stuff Jake!
The art of over the garden wall looks good
Art of....war....
hahaha, actually, I've been meaning to read that book and see how it applies to art.
and then there's the equally brilliant 'War of Art'.
I had an artgasm watching this
I've enjoyed your videos for a while now. Not just for the art, which is great, but for the insights and information you have imparted.
My resources are a bit limited, but I've managed to pick up a couple of Art Of books. I have Art Of Destiny, which has some great design stuff in it, including graphic design (which is what I went to school for). I also have Art Of Blizzard Entertainment. This was a great find for me. The original cover price was $75, but Barnes and Nobles had it in their bargain section for $20! I enjoy looking through both of those books to get ideas for stuff.
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Hi! Looks like you're a big artillery specialist! Please advise a collection of 2D objects and plants to create cartoon-style locations.
Hi, Jake. Thanks for another great video. Hey didn't you mention how you were going to explain how you came by that drawing desk and the artist who originally used it? Just curious. Thanks!
Thank you for going over this topic! I've been fortunate enough to buy great Art Of books, but this let's me know exactly what to look for. And thank you for these amazing suggestions.
My favorite Art Of book I own is of The Matrix.
Viewpoint by Lorenzo Ceccotti is amazing as well. Mostly digital illustration from posters to comic books.
I have the Art of Overwatch and it's pretty damn good! It goes into worldbuilding and character design process throughout it and it's accompanied with beautiful concept art. Recommend my dudes!
Yes! "Art Of" books are the best! I have 22 at last count...many from Disney and Pixar but some from Dreamworks, Leika and Ghibli.
The Ghibli books don't fit the horizontal format criteria but they are still full of lovely work...especially the background work. I also wish the art was better documented.
I have quite a few of your top 5. Mine would likely be Art of Pixar, Art of Brave, Art of Rapunzel, Art of The Boxtrolls, and Art of How to Train Your Dragon...but it's a tough call Zootopia should be in there somewhere, too. Ugh...so hard to choose.
I'm putting the Croods on my wishlist now that you shared it. I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't seen your video...I had no idea that was a Chris Sanders project. I loved his work from LiLo and Stitch.
Thanks for sharing your favs! I always enjoy your videos.
Jake, I was so inspired by your video on the Art of books. I ordered the Art of Disney on Amazon, because I am in love with Disney and the Art. I received 150 Postcards with Disney art. I will not use these because I love the art. I thought I was getting a book and got Postcards. Still beautiful. Next time I will go to Barnes and noble.
Great video -- great channel. Thanks !
To whom it may concern: these are my favorite art books on Amazon:
- Fantasy Art Paintings by Mike Hoffman
- Infinite Worlds by Vincent DiFate
- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
I've got a decent collection of art of books, but of your list I only have the Croods (one of my favorites!). I usually wait until I can get them for $20 or less. Some of my other favorites are the How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda Art Books (Nico Marlet is one of my favorite character designers, plus the environment art is amazing), the art of Okami and the art of the Secret of Kells (great if you are looking for more graphic style art). I find that Dreamworks usually does a very good job with their art books.
I wish more movies and games could match the quality and imagination of their concept art scenes. Zootopia and Strike Vector are two that got pretty close.
Great advise Jake. I don't have enough books like this. I do have a book on drawing super hero comics from Marvel. It's great because it really breaks down the human form as well as showing you how to create action with your characters by almost over exaggerating their motion. Like if a guy is throwing a bunch or running. I thinking the human form is even more difficult to draw when trying to show movement or motion. But it is also such a huge tool to help tell a story without having to use words.
I really enjoy 2D fighting game artbooks (like artbooks of games from Arcsys).
Especially the story boards for the combat animations in them, the details and the amount of thought put to the movements are very useful, if you have any interest in animation.
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THANK YOU! I was just asking myself about this! The timing couldn't be more perfect!
My favourite kind of books, I'm not much of a reader but I really appreciate a good quality book with high quality printing. My favourite one is Blade Runner 2049.
Excellent points! Definitely will have a look at your suggestions! Great categories to have when purchasing books for artists!
i just love my Okami-Artbook :) its so big and i like the stile
My favorites in my collection are Mad Max Fury Road, Empire Strikes Back, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. Anyone agree/disagree with those?
I need to check out Fury Road and Fantastic beasts. Thanks for the suggestions!
Ryan Edwards I have the Harry Potter film wizardry. it was complied while filming the last movie and is such a great resource into the production design and graphic and other visual elements. is the fantastic beasts one like that?
Nothing really regarding production design. It's almost entirely art featuring environments, interiors and of course the creatures. Really nice to go through over and over again.
About the Star Wars art books, my least favorite of the classic trilogy (by a small, small margin) happens to be "the empire strikes back". The reason: it doesn't have the script and the final section about posters and other publicitary material which is so fun to explore. That's of course personal taste. Regarding the whole saga, the art book from Revenge Of The Sith (the softcover version that also includes the script) still remains the best of all. Even in the art department, it seems that everyone involved gave their 200% to give a proper closure to a troubled saga.
Check out "the art of alice: madness returns". Tons of great character concepts, environment/mood pieces and text with the thought processes behind everything.
So when will we see "The Art of Jake Parker?"
Yeah i need.
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(He's really into the books, I know.)
already out there
Look for Jake's stuff in the Bud Plant Catalogs.
I really like the artbook of Cowboy Bebop I have. Also art of Legend of the Guardians. I think the District 9 artbook is the most interesting one you showed. Don't get me wrong. Pixar/Disney/Dreamworks are really good, but it's nice to see something different, something that stands out in different ways.