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mysteriousmre's review against another edition
5.0
I've been disappointed lately by some of the art books I've read lately because they either didn't have enough text or they had too much. I think The Art of Coco strikes a great balance, without detracting from the main reason you should pick up this book: the concept art. There's a large variety of mediums here with, sketches, digital paintings, storyboards, and clay sculptures.
There's a few sections of text dedicated to different crew members talking about how meaningful it was for them to work on the movie, but I thought those sections all sounded pretty genuine. The rest of the text was not wasted at all, listing some of the different artists, art periods, and locales that helped shape the movie and how the cultural history/traditions helped inform certain creative decisions.
There's enough art in here that artistic folk will be more than satisfied, and enough text that someone who doesn't have much of an art background will find something to enjoy. I really enjoyed this book and I'd recommend it to any fan of the movie interested in learning more about the film.
There's a few sections of text dedicated to different crew members talking about how meaningful it was for them to work on the movie, but I thought those sections all sounded pretty genuine. The rest of the text was not wasted at all, listing some of the different artists, art periods, and locales that helped shape the movie and how the cultural history/traditions helped inform certain creative decisions.
There's enough art in here that artistic folk will be more than satisfied, and enough text that someone who doesn't have much of an art background will find something to enjoy. I really enjoyed this book and I'd recommend it to any fan of the movie interested in learning more about the film.
christabelle_v's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.75
theatticreader02's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a wonderful and beautiful "Art of" book. I loved the insight it gave into their creative process. However, I would have liked more information with the pictures. The pictures were wonderful in and of themselves, but it was sparse on explanation on what they were trying to achieve or portray. More writing would have made this perfect.
ed_correa's review against another edition
4.0
Estos libros de arte siempre cumplen, especialmente cuando se trata de una película de Pixar.
aceee's review against another edition
5.0
god how i wish they kept the interesting original concept styles with all the individual artists’ brilliance instead of churning everything out with disney blankness by the end
nina_chan01's review against another edition
3.0
I'm frankly a bit disappointed in how little art there is in this Art Of book. I loved reading how it came about and the artists felt while working on it, but I would have enjoyed more art to go with those stories.
fractaltexan's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful book that deals with the design process for Coco, which has become one of my favorites. Most of the book is taken up by models, drawing, and digital art to showcase the designs that the team came up with. A wonderful and informative book.
heatherhira's review against another edition
3.0
While containing some lovely personal stories from various creators, I found the amount of text (explanation, captions, background) to be lacking especially compared with other Disney (yes I know it's Pixar) art books.
I did enjoy the inclusion of the photographic research, but the book felt rather light on substance for such a visually and emotionally rich story.
I did enjoy the inclusion of the photographic research, but the book felt rather light on substance for such a visually and emotionally rich story.
thealcove's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0