The Art of Moana

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.

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.

I have a lot of Disney art books and I find that this one is as high quality as others that I own. As expected, there is a lot of storyboards, concept paintings, and character designs. My one complaint is that there are never enough conceptual designs of characters but as that is the industry I am working towards, I always want to see more of that type of art so that's just my bias. I would definitely recommend this to fans of Disney, Moana, or art and design in general. This gives a really beautiful look into the making of a wonderful film.

This book is beautiful and well put together. We love Moana and this book gives additional insight into the making of this amazingly beautiful movie. The book is heavy, well bound, uses quality paper and one for the library. The art designs are so cool and this book will take time to read. There’s a lot of writing in here. I’m now going to purchase some other titles now. Enjoy.

Beautiful book! Moana is made with amazing detail, but you won’t really realize that until you read this. From the shape of the trees to the different clothing, there’s something fascinating and inspiring to see in here. I especially love to see how the opinions of the Polynesian people helped guide the movie in making important decisions, both storyline and visually. If you’re an aspiring artist, designer, or animator and love movies, definitely check this book out.

The art is Moana is amazing. So much insight on the creative process of making this film. The artists took care in bringing the Polynesian folklore to the world of Moana, and be familiar to those of it's culture. Many of the amazing character art are included such as Jin Kim's expression drawings, which are some of my favorite, as well as a lot of visual development art to garner. It is a great book to own in your art of collection, and I recommend it.

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

Beautiful film, beautiful book. The "art of" books are always such an excellent source of information for fans of films, or artists looking for inspiration. The character work in this book alone makes it worth picking up, but there's so much more here. I'll be going through this one over and over for a long time.

Perfect book for any Moana, Disney or animation fan. Tells all about the research that went into making the movie, and the making of it. Features beautiful concept art and animation sketches that you will wish you could hang on your wall. A must have.

El libro de arte mas bonito que tengo, no se que mas decir esque el contenido es increible con mucho texto pero también con muchisimos dibujos increibles. Sin duda lo recomiendo para aquellxs que les guste la pelicula y si te gusta solo un poco pues también porque después de leerlo vas a amarla

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