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# The Art of Moana

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The Art of Moana [Julius, Jessica, Malone, Maggie, Lasseter, John, Clements, Ron, Musker, John] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Art of Moana

Review: A Strong New Disney "Princess" - I haven't been this excited for a Disney animated musical film since... The Lion King? — MOANA — Moana is the newest Disney "princess" for our times. She's strong-willed, independent, and trying to save her island. Now, I admit, I'm a little bias with this film. I'm from Hawai'i and by association, Polynesia. This movie is based on Polynesian culture and myths, and Disney has created a completely new world, but grounded to the real one. I think they did a bang up job creating new mythology appropriate for kids and adults. — THE BOOK — This is my first (of many) Disney Art Of books. This is a gorgeous hardcover filled with lots of conceptual designs of characters, props, and locations. You'll see multiple character designs for major characters, ideas that could've been. There are things like Moana's necklace or Maui's magic hook which had many different iterations. From most of the options, I think it must have been tough to choose from for the creatives involved. The content is well-organized; everything is laid out cleanly and evenly without being too overwhelming or too underwhelming. The sketches and artwork are colorful and very detailed [see photos]. The typography is top notch; there isn't much "artsy" white space. There are hardly any screenshots of the movie in here (don't you get annoyed at the books that reiterate things you've seen?). A majority of what's in here hasn't been seen before so it's like discovering a whole new world of Moana. — SUMMARY — This is a beautiful Art Of book to look at or to find inspiration in and would make a great addition to your home library. Recommended.
Review: Beautiful and Inspiring - Moana is now my favorite Disney movie, by far. I fell in love with the water animation (and the music, and Maui, etc, etc) immediately and I was thrilled to find this book to give my daughter who loves to draw video game characters. I read the book from cover to cover and enjoyed it. If you are looking for photos from the movie, you might be disappointed here. This book is more about the process that occurred before the movie was made with lots and lots of pictures of the concept art drawings that were made ibefore the final art was chosen. It was interesting to see these and in almost all cases to feel that the had chosen the best one in the end. There was also information about how a team visited Fiji, Bora Bora, Tahiti, and Samoa and met with elders and learned about wayfinding, boatbuilding, village life, etc. I enjoyed this and also the information about technical animation/computing challenges that had to be solved in order to make it as beautiful as it was. Don't worry - they didn't go into much technical detail. It's a beautiful book and it's inspiring and interesting to see a little bit about how the movie was made. They have similar books about the art of other Disney movies, like Tangled, but I think Moana is the most interesting because of the cultural authenticity and the exceptionally gorgeous nature art.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #406,520 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #206 in Animation Graphic Design (Books) #468 in Art of Film & Video #973 in Pop Culture Art |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (898) |
| Dimensions  | 11.3 x 0.75 x 9.4 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 1452155364 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1452155364 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | The Art of |
| Print length  | 160 pages |
| Publication date  | November 15, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Chronicle Books |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Strong New Disney "Princess"
*by B***R on December 9, 2016*

I haven't been this excited for a Disney animated musical film since... The Lion King? — MOANA — Moana is the newest Disney "princess" for our times. She's strong-willed, independent, and trying to save her island. Now, I admit, I'm a little bias with this film. I'm from Hawai'i and by association, Polynesia. This movie is based on Polynesian culture and myths, and Disney has created a completely new world, but grounded to the real one. I think they did a bang up job creating new mythology appropriate for kids and adults. — THE BOOK — This is my first (of many) Disney Art Of books. This is a gorgeous hardcover filled with lots of conceptual designs of characters, props, and locations. You'll see multiple character designs for major characters, ideas that could've been. There are things like Moana's necklace or Maui's magic hook which had many different iterations. From most of the options, I think it must have been tough to choose from for the creatives involved. The content is well-organized; everything is laid out cleanly and evenly without being too overwhelming or too underwhelming. The sketches and artwork are colorful and very detailed [see photos]. The typography is top notch; there isn't much "artsy" white space. There are hardly any screenshots of the movie in here (don't you get annoyed at the books that reiterate things you've seen?). A majority of what's in here hasn't been seen before so it's like discovering a whole new world of Moana. — SUMMARY — This is a beautiful Art Of book to look at or to find inspiration in and would make a great addition to your home library. Recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful and Inspiring
*by H***H on January 8, 2018*

Moana is now my favorite Disney movie, by far. I fell in love with the water animation (and the music, and Maui, etc, etc) immediately and I was thrilled to find this book to give my daughter who loves to draw video game characters. I read the book from cover to cover and enjoyed it. If you are looking for photos from the movie, you might be disappointed here. This book is more about the process that occurred before the movie was made with lots and lots of pictures of the concept art drawings that were made ibefore the final art was chosen. It was interesting to see these and in almost all cases to feel that the had chosen the best one in the end. There was also information about how a team visited Fiji, Bora Bora, Tahiti, and Samoa and met with elders and learned about wayfinding, boatbuilding, village life, etc. I enjoyed this and also the information about technical animation/computing challenges that had to be solved in order to make it as beautiful as it was. Don't worry - they didn't go into much technical detail. It's a beautiful book and it's inspiring and interesting to see a little bit about how the movie was made. They have similar books about the art of other Disney movies, like Tangled, but I think Moana is the most interesting because of the cultural authenticity and the exceptionally gorgeous nature art.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous book
*by S***S on September 3, 2024*

Beautiful book! Love the character concept sketches and various designs.

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