The Art of WALL.E

The media could not be loaded.  This book carried a much darker tone due to the environment -- Earth with tons of trash. The colour palette from the movie was limited to very dark tones. This book isn't as colourful compared to other Pixar art books as a result. But that is not a bad thing.There are a few pages right up front on visual storytelling. It provides a nice introduction into the conceptualizing of the movie, and into producing a movie where the main characters have with no dialogue.In the first chapter "Cinematic Dictation", it talks about how storyboards helps make the movie. Included in this chapter are lots of storyboards in different styles by different artists."Trash Planet" is the name of the second chapter. It also happens to be the same name for the movie for more than ten years before it was changed to WALL-E. Here we have sketches, paintings and colorscripts for the trash filled environment WALL-E was set in. There are also character designs for WALL-E and EVE. It's amazing to look at these paintings and see how they have evolved into actual movie scenes.The last chapter is called "The Axiom". It contains concept art for the spaceship, robots, interiors. There are also discarded ideas such as using alien blobs instead of humans.Missing from this book are pastel drawings, the common ingredient found in Pixar art books. Ralph Eggleston, production designer for Finding Nemo, changed to a different style!This is another marvelous art book for any Pixar fan.(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

What a beautiful book! Thumbing through it, I was struck by how many different types of art are represented: rough pencil sketches, full-bleed background images, pen and ink, pen and marker, digital imagery, even drawings made of "charcoal and hairspray" and "marker and correction fluid." I enthusiastically recommend The Art of WALL.E for aspiring artists, movie fans and anyone wanting to see behind the curtain at the Pixar wizard's inner workings.My teenage daughter loves it.In the foreword, WALL.E director and writer Andrew Stanton reveals the line that inspired the movie: "What if mankind were forced to evacuate Earth and someone forgot to turn the last robot off?" This book shows the journey from that initial sentence to the completed animated movie.Spread throughout the pages are quotes from the movie's production team. "I wanted to do 'R2-D2: The Movie,'" says Stanton. Art director Anthony Christov notes that the movie's trash world was inspired by Chernobyl. "Everything is abandoned. Everything is leveled. Nobody can live there."Under the dust jacket is a plain yellow cover, with a logo for BnL (Buy & Large, the film's super-corporation) embossed on the front and the title in white on the spine.Headed to the movie? Here's Amazon's page for  showtimes.

Great book. Love going through it and spending more time with the wonderful characters of Wall-E, EVE, and rest of the AXIOM. Also profiles the locations and other aspects of the art. Heartwarming and inspiring.

The "Art of ---- " books that are published in connection with the release of (mostly) animated films have evolved over the years from expensive, large format, coffee table smashers to smaller (and thankfully less expensive) formats. However, the artwork between the covers of the latest generation of these books is no less lush. In the tradition of "Art of..." books, The Art of Wall.E documents the development of the characters and story line through a wealth of drawings that range from thumbnails to painstakingly executed paintings. It seems that in making these movies no possible detail is overlooked with the very talented folks at Pixar sweating even the smallest of them. If you enjoyed the movie, owning the book is a great way to enrich and prolong the experience.

I'm always a fan of the "Art of [Pixar movie]" books. They are always packed full of wonderful goodness, and this one is no exception. It really shows how much goes into just the planning phases of Wall-E. The art and articles are such fun to browse through even if you're not interested in reading the interviews, etc. Readers who are not familiar with the animation process will find it intriguing to see how the film's style progressed and developed over time. A complete hit as usual with these books.

When I ordered the item, I was worried about what condition the book would be in, as I usually never shop online, but the purchase went smoothly and the book came just as advertised. I'm so glad that the book was put up for purchase because Wall-E is my favorite movie, so reading this book and seeing all the concept art and storyboards is such a treat. Thanks!

For anyone who enjoys animated films, I always recommend getting "The Art of..." books. The books are always filled with wonderful concept art. I think it is exciting to see the development of characters. Wall-E specifically is filled with fun images. I plan to put these books in my art classroom for my students to look at.

My favorite Disney movie and it was interesting to read up on the process.

Amazing variety of art, great one to own!Encouraged me to buy more of the Art of Pixar books, they have so much beautiful concept work, traditional mixed with digital, and a great range of artists.

Great book. Our kid love it.

This was a gift very well made

Not a tech reference. Good for artistic purposes. To see the development and the sketching techniques.I would suggest How To Train Your Dragon too

Lovely book