The Art of Zootopia (Disney) Hardcover – March 15, 2016

The strongest part of this art book are the various environment and setting designs, generally the artwork is super interesting and also useful for anyone into animation and drawing.There are some insightful chapters abput the logic and process of designing an animal-filled city as a story setting, and some advice on composition, shapes, subtle/subliminal designs that fit the themes/design/story an artist is goibg for.And on a basic level, it's a great pick for fans of Zootopia because they discuss some alternazive plot ideas and some analysis of the characters.Overall, I'm super pleased with this art book and it manages to fit in a lot of interesting little details about the process of creating while beong eye candy with its fun and cute art.Shipped quickly and efficiently.

This art book really devotes itself towards the character design in the movie. There are many pages that show how many different iterations the main characters went through (+ fun facial expressions) before becoming the Judy and Nick we know, and sketches of background characters used to flesh out the environment they live in. It was a breath of fresh air to see that they didn't focus on any 3D modeling within this art book and solely used 2D art. There is also lot of written information that eludes to earlier scrapped ideas within the story.Overall, it is a great art book, especially for people looking to become a character designer.

As a precursor, this review is of the hardcover version of the book.This book is absolutely fantastic. Taking a look at the preview on Amazon, I was expecting something fairly good, but I was astounded at the content within the book when I received it. The images are beautiful and there is a lot more in the book than simple concept drawings of the movie. There's everything from different city designs for the different types of animals, to vehicles, rooms, and appliances. It really gives you the appreciation as to how much thought really went into the different environments within the movie, and there are a lot of things in there that did not make it to the movie.There's also plenty of text describing the thought process behind the different items within the movie, which flushes out the book to be more than just art. It contains a lot of the thought processes themselves behind different regions and choices made within the movie.Overall, this book has a lot more than I had expected when I had originally purchased it, compared to similar art books that I've purchased in the past. This book had everything I was hoping for from the content of the movie, and plenty more. I would highly recommend this book, even if you're only looking for the art itself.

I've been buying and selling these behind-the-scenes art books for over ten years, and this is one of my favorites yet! Ms. Julius offers insightful quotes and interviews from production staff accompanied by tremendously entertaining artwork created over the course of the film's development.Zootopia is a fantastic film with a thoughtful script, some of the best casting for an animation I've seen in recent years (Bateman and Simmons were inspired!) and, par for the course on Disney's part, some really breathtaking art and design. The "Art of" books have always given valuable insight into the processes of developing these rich and imaginative worlds, but "Art of Zootopia" is one of the few I've seen that includes a large proportion of annotated drawings with notes made by the directing staff for internal use by the animators. Reading these annotations almost makes you feel like you're part of an animation workshop or something--great motivation for little ones (or big ones!) interested in animation or creative design as a career.I recommend seeing the movie prior to reading this book, since it does spoil the ending. But there's every chance that reading it will make you want to see the film again (if you didn't want to already)!

A TON a concept art, illustrations, and commentary from the art team behind Zootopia. This is my absolute favorite movie since Despicable Me, which is the only other movie I've gone to theaters more than once to see, and even then, I only went back once. I've seen Zootopia 5 times, twice in IMAX 3D, once in RPX. Clearly, the content of the book was enough for me to justify purchasing it.The book itself feels sturdy, with an attractive but plain solid green hardcover, with a "Disney's Zootopia" logo recessed into the front cover. The book's paper sleeve is in a slightly matted finish, on heavy paper.The pages of the book are printed on paper which is almost as heavy as the cover sleeve.The images are rendered in beautiful detail, and the semi-gloss finish helps the colours show vividly.If you loved Zootopia and want to see more of the environment, and gain more insight into the thought process that went into the art and stylistic choices, you'll absolutely love this book. If you did not love/have not seen Zootopia but appreciate beautiful artwork, you will also love this book.