The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 20 Years of Art

Dreamworks art-books are pretty tricky to get hold of, especially for the older works, so this was a must-have! Contains art from (as far as I remember) all Dreamworks movies, including some of the gorgeous 2D works such as Prince Of Egypt, Sinbad, etc. A good buy for an art-book collector, animation and/or Dreamworks fan!

This is a wonderful book. Love it! Full to the brim with loads of pictures from all the Dreamworks Animation films, from the beginning, to present time. Prince Of Egypt, Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon (1&2), Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and more...Brilliant book, showcasing all titles from Dreamworks' majestic film history. Highly recommended for film buffs, animation fans, art enthusiasts etc. A real joy for the eyes!

I’ve waited a long time for this book. £26 isn’t cheap you know. It came today and boy is it good. The weight, feel and smell(yes I said smell) of this book just oozes quality. I felt like maybe I should wear white gloves to open the pages. I slowly went through the book, just looking at the pictures at first, it took me over an hour. Now, I’m looking forward to reading it. I’m a very happy chappie.

The excellent summary of the amazing production company's films. Simply stunning and brilliant review of how the art of animation have changed within the last decade.

This is a very large book and looks great, it was a perfect present for my brother. Only 4 stars as it comes in shrink wrap which I didn't open so I can't confirm whether the actual interior of the book is good.

Bought this as a birthday gift for an avid fan of all things 'Dreamworks' - and we all love looking through the concept art and amazing drawings.

Excellent for any DreamWorks fan and at a super price too. It really is a treasure as it is hardback and huge, full of scenes and tips for any animation enthusiast.

When i ordered this book I didn't expect for there to be so much information or visuals - especially from their earliest movies such as Antz. Plus the end of the book as a great surprise for all Dreamworks fans.

Es una maravilla de libro de arte. Tiene 320 páginas. Incluye todas las películas de DreamWorks desde 1998 hasta 2015: - Antz - The Prince of Egypt - The Road to El Dorado - Chicken Run - Shrek - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas - Shrek 2 - Shark Tale - Madagascar - Wallace & Gromit: The curse of the were-rabbit - Over the Hedge - Flushed Away - Shrek The Third - Bee Movie - Kung Fu Panda - Madagascar 2. Escape 2 Africa - Monsters vs. Aliens - How to train your dragon - Shrek Forever After - Megamind - Kung Fu Panda 2 - Puss in Boots - Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted - Rise of the Guardians - The Croods - Turbo - Mr. Peabody & Sherman - How to train your dragon 2 - Home Se excluyen: ”Joseph: King Of Dreams” (2000) y ”The Penguins of Madagascar” (2014). Vienen entre 10 y 12 páginas por cada película, llenas de Concepts Art, ilustraciones, dibujos, storyboards, diseño de personajes... además de información básica de cada película como quien la dirigió, productores, guionistas, diseñadores, directores de arte, etc. A nivel estético es un libro muy visual que trae más imágenes que texto, obvio, pues es un libro de arte. Para mí de los mejores actualmente espero que saquen una segunda parte. Me quedo con las ilustraciones de How To Train Your Dragon, aunque son muy parecidas a las que vienen en los libros de arte individuales (que también tengo porque soy una true fan de la animación).

This book is fantastic! It's a very nice and large hard cover book. Mine came shrink wrapped which was nice to protect it during shipping. The artwork inside is beautiful. There are plenty of sketches, paintings, concept art, etc. The book devotes 6-7 pages for each movie Dreamworks has released. Overall I am very happy to add this book to my art of and animation book collection.

The last time I had ordered an expensive book from Amazon.com and waited a month for it, it arrived without any cling/bubble wrap and shoved into a cardboard box that had managed to scruff all the edges making it look like a second-hand book. So when I ordered this book from Amazon.in, I sent them and the distributors of the book emails asking them to be sure that they packed it properly this time. And, contrary to all reviews on the internet that said that Amazon no longer paid any attention to the proper packing of their books or to complaints about the same, they did! The book arrived in pristine condition, wrapped carefully in bubblewrap and made me incredibly happy. The book is fabulous! It makes the almost month-long wait and the steep cost totally worth it. It contains beautiful full-page art work with a few pages dedicated to every movie the Dreamworks studio has made in the last two decades. The text is minimal and, what little there is, is in the form of boxed quotes from directors, producers and artists who were directly involved in the making of a particular movie. The illustrations have been printed on glossy paper and are sharp and clear with the colors popping out like all the shades of the rainbow as soon as you begin to flip through the pages. At first glance, I thought maybe the pages dedicated to each movie were too less to truly contain much information. However, at a more leisurely perusal I realized that just those few pages contained such high quality and intricate art work that to appreciate each nuance would itself take a lot of time for an amateur. The hand-painted backgrounds in some of the movies we have loved over the years are truly extraordinary. The book is also just the right size – neither too bulky nor too flimsy. The book is a brilliant tribute to the effort that goes into making a “small 90-minute children’s” movie. Tales of travelling to real locations in order to ensure authenticity of the landscapes in the movie are just an example of the incredible amount of dedication that the studio has to its projects. The anecdotes of artists working the whole day in order to gain 2-4 seconds of film makes me look at these animated children’s movies with new respect. This book is a wonderful addition to the collection of people who appreciate art and beautiful books. Its USP lies also in the fact that one can appreciate so many different styles of animation in a single book. Perhaps serious animators would chaff at the small number of pages or art work or text dedicated per movie, but it is full of inspiration for amateurs and aspiring artists alike and will make a must-have addition to any self-respecting collector’s stash.

Este libro me ha parecido por demás estupendo. Comenzando nuestra aventura con la afamada película de Antz y The prince of Egypt, que para mi es el pilar y un referente de la animación, seguido por otras películas que tienen una gran importancia y valor como Shrek, Madagascar o Kung Fu Panda. Este libro al ser un copilatorio tiene un poco de todo, advierto que si lo que se busca es una enorme cantidad de trabajos de cada una de las películas quedaran mas que decepcionados, ya que tan solo tiene entre 5 o 6 paginas por película. Esto en un un principio me disgusto un poco pero comprendo que si se agregaran mas paginas seria un monstruo de libro, que aclaro, sigo sin pensar que sea malo pero de cualquier modo he quedado satisfecho con lo que contiene. Ademas no olvidemos también la redacción del libro y es que en cada pagina se va relatando la experiencia vivida en cada uno de sus proyectos, la visión que se tenia y los retos a los que se enfrentaron. El libro es de una muy buena calidad y seguro los amantes de Dreamworks lo apreciaran muchísimo.

Etant un fan de leur style de dessin et d'histoire, je me devais de l'acheter et je ne suis pas du tout déçu ! Le livre a un nombre conséquent de pages, de belles illustrations et un détail du travail des équipes ayant participé à la réalisation des films, depuis Fourmiz (1998) jusqu'à la préprod de Dragon 2 (2014) <3. Je le conseille vivement !