The Art and Making of The Peanuts Movie

The media could not be loaded. When I first heard that Peanuts is going to be made into a film, I was extremely skeptical. How is it possible to even translate a classic and beloved comic strip into a 3D-animated film? Why would they want to do that? All that are answered in this book.I'm pleasantly surprised at how good the Peanuts characters look in their 3D version. Blue Sky Studios could not have done any better. It's important to get it right to do justice to the fans and for me, I think the characters are wonderfully re-interpreted and they look terrific.This book covers the art and production process in great detail. The interviews with the director and staff give lots of information on how the characters are redesigned and coloured for the film, the animation process, storytelling, how the characters should react in a full length film and in general the approach to keep the film close to the soul of the original comic strip. Every page has lengthy writeup with beautiful artworks from the film and graphics such as the 3D wireframe and grayscale character models, sketches, comparison between the comic strips characters and their film version.There aren't a lot of environment art. And whenever they appear, they are cropped rather closely. This look and approach is similar to the comic strips where you always see the characters huge in the comic panels and little of the background. Looking at the coloured scene paintings is almost looking like a new and updated 20th century version of the comic. It feels strangely familiar.I'm really loving the new look of Peanuts.Fantastic artbook. It's really worth the money.(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

Yes, The Peanuts Movie may bring us back to a simpler time --but DO NOT BE FOOLED!!! The amount of skill, talent, thought, creativity, planning, drawing, animating, redrawing, rethinking, blood, sweat, and LOVE poured into this movie by every single person lucky to be a part of it is unparalleled. And that process is beautifully and perfectly captured in this book. The incredible Blue Sky team, lead by Director Steve Martino, had challenges never seen before in animation: make it look old and completely innovative at the same exact time, all while preserving the legacy of the single greatest cartoonist ever to live. Buy this book -- and get a history lesson into the prolific Charles Schultz, as well as peak into the world of ground breaking animation and 3D graphics. Great job, Mr. Schmitz with this book! Snoopy couldn't have done better.

Gave it as a present and my grandson loved it. Said it was a really good instructional book

While I might have liked a little more "final digital art" to compare, this book was a fun romp through all the challenges and details they went through to make this movie as good as it was. Great illustrations and I loved the examples which explained their approach. Highly recommend. This one is a keeper.

Once you see this book you'll love it. I've been a Peanuts Lover (Freak) since I first discovered the Strip. I still am. I have an attic full of collectibles and table in my front room that displays Peanuts Books, Videos, Pins, Patches, and first issue stamps. I saw the Movie in 3-D and will buying it in Blu-Ray. I seen the quibbles about the original strips and earlier animation. I love them both. The book is a feast for your eyes and a good look at the process of transitioning to the latest technology. A great buy and a great book.

Excellent look into the making of this film. Lots of behind the scenes peeks into the process.

The media could not be loaded. Peanuts is one of the most popular comic strips in history, and it happens to be my favorite. In the new film "The Peanuts Movie", the classic characters will finally appear on the big screen - and in 3D animation. "The Art and Making of the Peanuts Movie" takes the reader through the process of producing the film, with plenty of artwork and other imagery.The book (and the film itself) pays tribute to the classic Peanuts comics - in fact, the first and last page of the book contains some of the black-and-white panels from decades ago. It's not obvious that a hand-drawn comic strip would translate into a 3D computer-generated animation film; after all, they are two very different mediums. But Blue Sky Studios achieved a synergy between old and new, and it's clear the filmmakers and animators worked very hard to maintain the feeling of classic Peanuts in the movie.The book focuses mostly on the characters - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang. Each character gets 2-4 pages, and you get a lot of information on how the character was developed visually -- including concept art and profiles; variations of hair and costumes; as well as digital renders and animation rigs. Also included are small snippets of the comics for comparison.The rest of the book is dedicated to the various aspects of production -- in the case of an animated film, that would be the animation itself, the design of the environments, and the sound. The final segment of the book is "From Story to Screen: The Making of Sequence 010_Kite", which looks at how all the different disciplines (animation, environment, lighting, etc) comes together to create a single sequence in the film.This is a must-own book if you're a fan of "The Peanuts Movie", particularly if you are interested in learning about how these classic characters went from the Sunday paper to the big screen.

Every fledgling animator or 3D artist needs this book. Seriously. It is practically a full lesson plan on how to make 2D characters work in a 3D universe while keeping them true to their 2D roots. The movie itself is a charming rehash of old Peanuts strips with a few interesting twists thrown in, but the production design, as put on display here, is nothing short of spectacular in the way in which it totally captures Schultz's universe.

Amazing detail went into the making of this Movie and the same goes for this book. I love Peanuts and the movie was beautifully done. I saw this book and had to add it to my collection, but had no idea how in depth it really is. It’s clear how much effort and love went into the making of this movie.

Tarde aprendí a estimar a Charlie Brown y la pandilla Peanuts y esta película me ayudó mucho a ello. Por la encantadora impresión que me dejó la película, sin antagonistas ni escenas grandilocuentes ni comedia dizque hilarante,decidí comprarlo,para tener material grafico de excelente calidad de la pelicula. Y fue lo que conseguí. También aprecio mucho la forma en que cuenta el proceso de hacer en 3D una tira cómica tan enraizada en el 2D con resultados espectaculares

Das war ein Geschenk für meine Tochter, die Artbooks liebt. Sie findet dieses sehr gut. Das Buch ist umfangreich und absolut empfehlenswert!

This beautifully illustrated book is the perfect companion to The Peanuts Movie.Packed with fascinating detail,the book gives an in-depth insight into how all our favourite Peanuts characters have been transformed for thier big screen debut. All the Peanuts gang come alive in vibrant colour with the magic of CGI.Peanuts fans will love this beautifully presented book.

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