From the hit-makers at Pixar Animation Studios who brought us Buzz Lightyear, Nemo, and Mr. Incredible, now comes Remy, the furry star of Ratatouille. A lovable rat (yes, a rat!), Remy is driven by his passion for fine cuisine to become a chefagainst all odds and with madcap adventures along the wayat the most famous restaurant in Paris. The Art of Ratatouille includes more than 200 of the artistic ingredients in this heartwarming film: storyboards, full-color pastels, digital and pencil sketches, character studies, maquettes, and more. In this exclusive movie tie-in book for adults, effusive quotes from the director, artists, animators, and production team reveal the genius at work inside the studio that changed cartoon heroes forever.
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Karen Paik has been working on Ratatouille in the development department at Pixar since 2000. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
John Lasseter is the chief creative officer at Pixar, and the director of Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Cars.
Brad Bird is the director of Ratatouille and The Incredibles.
John Lasseter is the chief creative officer at Pixar, and the director of Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Cars.
Brad Bird is the director of Ratatouille and The Incredibles.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This is my fifth artbook from Pixar.
In typical Pixar artbook fashion, the pages are filled with concept drawings, visualizations and the thought process that went behind the production of Ratatouille. Through these pages, you'll come to a realization that their success is no fluke.
The creators travelled to France to research on the restaurants, food and the people. The effort and level of detail they put into the research can be clearly seen from the artwork from the book. The concept art and renders of the food in 3D made me imagine how they will taste if they were actually real.
You'll be able to see a lot of character designs for the humans as well as the rats. Sculpted models are also provided in photos. The storyboards, as you'll see plenty, are followed strictly in the movie. The compositions and lighting are the art form itself.
This book is filled with life and food, just like the movie. It makes for a perfect coffee table book.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
In typical Pixar artbook fashion, the pages are filled with concept drawings, visualizations and the thought process that went behind the production of Ratatouille. Through these pages, you'll come to a realization that their success is no fluke.
The creators travelled to France to research on the restaurants, food and the people. The effort and level of detail they put into the research can be clearly seen from the artwork from the book. The concept art and renders of the food in 3D made me imagine how they will taste if they were actually real.
You'll be able to see a lot of character designs for the humans as well as the rats. Sculpted models are also provided in photos. The storyboards, as you'll see plenty, are followed strictly in the movie. The compositions and lighting are the art form itself.
This book is filled with life and food, just like the movie. It makes for a perfect coffee table book.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First of all, if you are not interested in limited prints, do not spend your money in this edition. Just buy the book separately, which is exactly the same one that the simple edition almost ten times cheaper. You have to know you are going to pay for the limited autographed prints included in this Limited Edition. However, if you are crazy about this kind of things; you are a collector or an animation fan, do not hesitate: this is your edition! The book is inside a dark grey box and over it, there is another tray with a hand-written letter by the director, Brad Bird and the limited prints. They are really amazing due to the quality of the prints: strong colors, beautiful surface paper and moreover, they are signed by their authors! I would like to see in a close future Disney and Pixar book editions like this one to get them all.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Eldon Doty
Format:Hardcover
I am a professional illustrator and own almost all of the "Art of" books from Disney and Pixar. This book ranks right up there with the best of them. If you were blown away by the creativity of the movie then you will not be disappointed with this book...beautifully illustrated...even a lot of stuff that never made it into the film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
love it buy it
Collector books. I will have all his books are like having story boards in my home office. Paper Artwork Enjoyed seeing
Thanks and sorry my bad englsih
Thanks and sorry my bad englsih
Published 1 month ago by Israel Diaz Torralba
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good!
I gave to my husband this book on Christmas and he loved it! The art book exceeded his expectations!!! Woow
Published 3 months ago by Cora Figueiredo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!
Full of beautiful and inspiring pre-production work! Visdevs, character design sketches, a few prop designs, and lots of scene paint-overs. Few words, lots and lots of drawings.
Published 3 months ago by Fiona
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Pixar Art book
I enjoyed this art book, and it's a great addition to my growing "Art of" library. There are plenty of illustrations and commentary in this book that with each pass through I... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Martine
5.0 out of 5 stars
great animation
everything on this book is going to help you about the art around this specific animation who animators work on this how the sketches from production designers done and how was the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by penny
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Book
Originally when I bought this book I was expecting the character designs of the rats and the Humans, but also you will find here some concept art of the FOOD, and the first renders... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Oscar Díaz
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of RAtatouille
Amazing book. Inspiring in art and goal. A great guide of reference and movie making not just for animator and artists, but also for professional of cinema and visual arts.
Published on December 27, 2010 by Zartur
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ratatouille
The book was great. Loved the artwork, loved the stories.
What I didn't like was the way amazon has taken to shipping my books lately. Read more
What I didn't like was the way amazon has taken to shipping my books lately. Read more
Published on October 11, 2010 by J. Ming
3.0 out of 5 stars
A decent companion for the film
Ratatouille is an amazing movie. Even after watching Wall-E and UP! I can still say that this is their best movie yet. Read more
Published on December 11, 2009 by Mario Castro
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book
I bought this for a friend who is into animation. The book is good quality and I like all the information. My friend was so happy to receive it.
Published on May 21, 2009 by whatarockingirl
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