The imaginations and passions of a whole new generation of Star Wars fans have been ignited by The Clone Warsthe new animated TV series from Lucasfilm; over 8 million viewers tuned in to watch the series' debut on Cartoon Network. This richly illustrated book is the only publication about the art and making of the popular series, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the immensely talented Lucasfilm Animation team and its groundbreaking work.
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Frank Parisi is an editor at Lucasfilm and has written dozens of articles about video games, film, comics, music, and Star Wars under a half-dozen nom de plumes.
Gary Scheppke is design and continuity coordinator at Lucasfilm Animation.
Dave Filoni realized a lifelong dream with the opportunity to work as supervising director on Lucasfilm Animation's Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Gary Scheppke is design and continuity coordinator at Lucasfilm Animation.
Dave Filoni realized a lifelong dream with the opportunity to work as supervising director on Lucasfilm Animation's Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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Digital painting galore,
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This review is from: The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Hardcover)
This book is actually published by two publishers, Chronicle Books and Titan Books. I've seen both and they are the same except the price which depends on the country you're in. Chronicle Books is also releasing a US$120 limited edition as well but it's cheaper on Amazon. It comes with a white slipcase with 8 prints in an envelope inside the back cover. The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a pretty thick book at 272 pages. It covers art for the movie as well as the TV series. The chapters are arranged according to the 22 episodes with the last chapter containing a sneak peak into Season II. We have character designs, ship designs, storyboards, environment design, lighting studies, some film stills and plenty of beat boards (scenes featuring major story points). The artistic style and feel here are very different from the usual Star Wars art books since this is for the animated series. The characters might be a little over stylized but that's why it's done in animation. A great deal of illustrations are digitally painted, to a point I feel there's an overdose and makes traditional pieces stand out by contrast. The detailed pieces are great because they have a hint of textures. The less detailed paintings look like a speed painting pieces with that blotchy feel. Curse the round-point tip brush! I guess I still like to see textures created by brush bristles. The pencil sketches and other non traditional medium pieces are delightful to look at because they are more organic and the style is a breath of fresh air compared to the digital paintings. Many of the sketches come with handwritten notes from the artists. Film stills are very few and there are almost no 3D models. This book really focuses on the pre-production concept art. All the drawings are captioned by the artists and production team. They talk about the concept and sometimes some production stories, such as rigging, modeling and texturing. The pencil drawings on General Grievous's original form before mechanical "improvements" are interesting to look at, and read since the artists couldn't decided whether he's should be a gorilla or cockroach. Overall, I consider this art book is worth the money because of its satisfactory volume, and art of course. My reservation is only to the insane amount of full coloured illustrations digitally created. It's a personal preference. (More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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Capturing moving artwork,
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This review is from: The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Hardcover)
The style of this book captures the artwork of the Clone Wars in great detail. It shows all of the workings as it is produced for each episode, and shows the working process. But then again, the Clone Wars is moving art in itself. This book is a great find for those who want to see the ideas before they are on the screen. The visuals are just as pretty as the finished composite. It will contend with the movie versions of The Art of Star Wars and is a good buy for those who are collecting.
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This review is from: The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Hardcover)
This book offers a unique view of the production of a large scale animation. It goes through many different stages from Maquette and lighting studies to animation concepts and environment design.
Its a good source of information for artists who like a more visual absorption style book rather than one with alot of text. It does offer some insightful comments on each page relating to the development but manages to walk a good line and remain balanced. Good book, you don't always get to see some of the stages of character design, but that is really my only gripe.
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