Artbook Review 4.2: The Art of Tekkonkinkreet (White)

This is the white version. The book is thicker that the black version and it contain all the breathtaking background in full color, I think they really make the whole town of Neo Tokyo in the movie and they compile it in this artbook. This is the bible for all background artist. Okay maybe I'm to exaggerated. But I'm fully recommend this book to everyone.

Artbook Review 4.1: The Art of Tekkonkinkreet (Black)

The best artbook that I ever had so far. the book that make me said OMG several times. That is The Art of Tekkonkinkreet. If you happen to watch the Movie and being amazed by the details of the background, you have to buy this book. Comes with the 2 artbook that is sold separately (Black and White version). But I think both have the same value and it's separable. The one that I review right now is the black version which is cheaper that the white. The content of the black is mostly are the sketches of the background and some storyboards in color. I don't want to talk so much let the art talk by itself. Just click the image to see the bigger size.

Artbook Review 3.0: Shrek Art of the Quest

Since Shrek4: Forever After has just come out in the cinema (which I think is a pretty decent movie compare to the other 3 series, the second one is the best), I decide to review the artbook of Shrek Art of the Quest.

I'm really happy when I brought this book because it's 50% discount! plus this book is actually pretty rare to find.

Shrek Art of the Quest is the compilation of the 3 series artwork of the movie. The 4th movie edition artbook has been out in general bookstore. The book is covered in a box with the hard cover inside, you can feel the exclusiveness of this artbook.

The background and the character development have the balance portion and it all comes with a good quality artworks. There's also a lot of funny stuff that is not shown on the movie which make you giggle when you read it. It just to bad the narration is like a bedtime story, I'm quiet lazy to read it, maybe it just me lol.

The best part of this book is, they put a lot of attention in the layout that is designed in a storybook look and feel, I think this book has the best layout from any other artbook that I have. And also a lot of extra stuff like booklet and sticker scattered in this 150 pages book.

Overall, this book is fun! and it has a very good design in whole aspects, the bad is (my opinion) the information of the making is kinda boring and the pages which is to short. (Rating: 8,8/10)

There's still some of this book sell in Basheer Bras Basah, Singapore and it's still discound. Hurry up before it sold out.

Artbook Review 2.0: The Art of Kungfu Panda

Okay, it's time for another book review. This time it's Kungfu Panda! One of my most favorite movie from Dreamworks so far. The book is bundled nicely with a dragon crafting on the hardcover and wrapped with some extra matte paper with the glossy cutting to cover it. Nicely done Insight Edition!

More than 100 page in this book filled with the character design from the great artist Nicholas Marlet, same guy behind How to train your Dragon Character design. In my opinion, Nico has delivered such an unique art style that is different from other character designer for 3D Animated movie. His style is more like comic or Illustration with a strong graphical characteristic on each of the character. I love his style!

The process of the making is written nicely, simple and right on the spot, but to bad is more on the inside production of the art. I want to know how they get the inspiration and some sample image from other resources such as a picture when they go to China for research ( if you get what I mean) that is not captured in this book.

The Environment art also have a small portion, maybe it's because there's not much variation on the setting, but they have a good quality graphic.

Overall, this book is more on the character design than anything else, but I really love this artbook, maybe it's more because on how they presented this book as an art book with a very good quality art and wrapped with a nicely done bundling book.

This is the sample page of the book, just click to see the bigger size. Enjoy! (Rating: 9/10)

Artbook Review 1.0: Kusanagi VI

When I started to play the DS game called Genso Suikoden Tierkreis, the first thing that appealing me is the background image which is drawn beautifully and detail for level of DS game.
I always wondering who is the man behind the art and lately I found out that Kusanagi is the studio behind this piece of art and surprisingly, it's the same studio that create the world of Final Fantasy 9. I've always be a fan of Final Fantasy 9 art, I even stop playing just to draw the background.

This is the 6th installment of the Kusanagi series, inside you can see the complete beautiful art background of Suikoden Tierkreis which come along with the sketches and some of the other Game arts such as Rhapsodia and Gunbare Goemon.

This book is a must for you who are interested to work as a background artist. It just too bad that the portion of the image is quiet small. But overall, this is one of my favorite artbook that I treasure.