Customer Reviews

The Art of the Disney Princess

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This book is more on fan art than concept art. That said, you won't see any sketches from original Disney artists. The illustrations of princess are based on the artists' interpretation. I don't recognise the names of any artists other than Glen Keane, who wrote the introduction.

The princesses included are Snow White, Tiger Lily, Belle, Ariel, Pocahontas, Mulan, Aurora, Jasmine, Cinderella and even the newest Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.

The variety of style is great. There's art created from acrylic, collages, gouche, water colour, digital and there are even handmade dolls and photographs. What I didn't like is the quality of the illustrations, which can be quite varied, depending on the skill level of the artist contributing. Remember after all, this is sort of a fan art book, although I have seen better fan art books.

While some are beautifully drawn, there's not one that truly stands out. Most of the pieces stay on the wholesome track, although someone did try to break out of the box with Snow White in a futuristic skin-tight outfit. There's another one, which I think didn't work well, had Snow White fixed onto a deer's body much like a Centaur. The idea might not be bad but the technical execution (which should not be mistaken as style) could be better, which happens some other pieces. I also realised that manga style chibi eyes don't work well on princesses, or maybe because it's not done right (by a Japanese artist).

The ones I like are the ones which stayed true to the original designs but done in a different style. There are two artists Dan Beltran and Eric Tan who created simple vector illustrations with nice compositions.

This book could be so much better if the selection is stricter. It's recommended only if you're really interested, like seriously interested in Disney princesses.

Probably 3.5 out of 5 stars.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

As a fan of Disney art, I pre-ordered this book not knowing much about it. I was extremely happy with what is inside. This book isn't artwork from the production of films the involve Disney Princesses. Instead it is a book of various artist's interpretations of their favorite Disney Princesses. It is incredibly creative. Flipping through the pages is like taking a stroll through a Disney art museum. I've had the book for a few weeks now and I keep flipping through it because it's so wonderful. I highly recommend it.

I saw this book before it came out at the D23 Disney Expo and received it as a birthday gift a few days after it was released.

The moment I saw it at the expo I knew I had to own it. I'm not too keen on the cover art (it might actually be my least favorite), but the other pieces inside are amazing. I love every different artist's take on the princesses, and was pleased with some of them that nodded to other well-known artists (like some of the princesses drawn in the Art Nouveau style of Alphonse Mucha and a portrait of Belle that resembles Francois Boucher's Rococo painting of Madame de Pompadour).

As an art student I have frequently visited this book for inspiration on different styles, media, and techniques.
There are several pages in my copy that have permanent place holders in them (like my favorite, the Mucha-esque Snow White) that I like to use as references for some of my art projects for school.

If you don't mind giving the artist some creative license to make their own interpretations (Some classic Disney fanatics may not like some of the more outrageous sci-fi/contemporary takes on them; even though I consider myself one of said fanatics, and I don't mind as long as people don't "sex" them up) you're sure to enjoy looking through the pages of different images of some of the most beloved Disney characters.

This book is a beautiful compilation of a large array of different artists and their take on one of the Disney Princesses. This book is packed with so many different art styles and images, it's hard not to find something to love in there. This is something every Disney Fan and/or Artist should have on their shelf.

For all the fans and the artists who loves disney and his princesses!
Inside this book you will find all the princesses in "classical" and "reinvented" portraits by various artists!
For example?! Try to imagine Belle redesigned in a "japanese-anime-version" and her Beast transmuted in a robot..* :)

I never heard of this book until I was doing a Google search for Disney pictures and I saw the link for this book. The cover art itself drew me in and after seeing some of the pictures I was definitely hooked. I love this book and the art inside and it has inspired me to get back into drawing and painting. I truly believe this book is great for any Disney fanatic.

The Art of Disney Princesses is a charming collection of princess inspired art from a variety of artists with a spread of styles. There is great range in style from modern contemporary to your favorite classic characters.

It is delightful to get lost within the pages and I highly recommend this book for anyone who appreciates art, Disney (R), and the princess we all love.

I love all the different styles of art contained inside these pages. It's so refreshing to see how other artists view the Disney Princesses.

This was a Christmas gift for my daughter. The illustrations were delightful. Some of the artist's interpertations of "The Disney Princess" were very unique. Some of them I would like to have prints of to frame. This is a wonderful book.

Gave this to my daughter, a budding artist, so she could see the various interpretations of the characters from Disney. She was thrilled and immediately started reading it!