The Art of Coco

by John Lasseter (Foreword), Lee Unkrich (Introduction), Adrian Molina (Introduction)

The Art of Coco presents the story behind the making of Pixar's Academy Award-winning film Coco. Filled with concept art and insights from the creative team who worked on the film, this book overflows with insights into the process behind Pixar's unique and engaging vision.

The Art of Coco explores the behind-the-scenes details about the making of the film and production art that brings the mesmerizing story to life in a brand new way.

• A must-have companion book to the feature film
• See the world of Coco in detail through intriguing storyboards and spellbinding colorscripts
• Filled with exclusive interviews with the production team

Packed with colorful artwork and energetic character sketches, this comprehensive volume showcases the stunning artwork from the film's creation.

The Art of Coco is part of the fan-favorite, collectible Art of series—books that explore production art and exclusive making-of details.

• A perfect gift for fans of Coco and Pixar, animators, animation and filmmaking students, film buffs, and more
• Reveals exclusive details and facts that you can't read anywhere else
• Add it to the shelf with books like The Art of Zootopia by Jessica Julius, The Art of Moana by Jessica Julius and Maggie Malone, and The Art of The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation by Amid Amidi

©2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Film, Design, Reference, Ebooks, Cultural

168 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 2017

About the author

John Lasseter is an American animator, film director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the movie Coco and I enjoyed looking through the stills of the movie and seeing and reading a little bit how they made this touching picture. I so love all the colors. This is a lovely book.

[Gretel Hernández · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una de las mejores películas de Pixar, debido a su emotividad y a su representación de México; me divertí mucho, viendo el arte de este filme.

[Flor ):) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m Mexican. I love this movie. I love its art. I love the fact that they took their time to learn about my country. So, of course I love this book.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, this is such a beautiful book. All the art from the movie, and all the explanations of those involved and how they got the inspiration, were in Mexico they looked for art and things to replicate, how they wanted to show the culture and the feeling of family. I loved it, I felt that it spoke to me at a personal level as a Mexican, and getting to see all the drawings and all the background designs... It's beautiful! Such an amazing book for any Disney lover, especially if you loved Coco as much as I did.

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who has seen Coco knows that it is truly a celebration of music, of culture, of family, or art, so this book could easily be considered one of the most important of Pixar's "Art Of" books, of which I have many. With the perfect balance of writing, and concept art, and photography, and clay modeling, and everything else you could possibly want from an art book, this book truly comes out on the top of pack out of the "Art Of" books that I admire and love so dearly.

And this film. You GUYS, this film. I have very little reason to connect with it specially - it is not my culture, it's not my people, my language, my holiday, my representation. And yet something, something is so painfully, beautifully universal about this film. There is nothing more universal than family, regardless of how you feel about your family, or how broken they may be. Coco is the perfect reminder that, at the end of the day, there is nothing more important than family, and isn't that what truly matters?

As Miguel sings in "Proud Corazon:"

When I opened my mouth, what came out was a song / And you knew every word, and we all sang along / To a melody played on the strings of our souls / And a rhythm that rattled us down to the bone / Our love for each other will live on forever / In every beat of my proud corazon!

This movie is a triumph, and this book only added to my utmost love and appreciation for a film that I had already more or less sold my soul to. Please, watch the film when it releases digitally on February 13th. And if you love it, please pick up this book. Because I say with 100% confidence that you will not regret it.

[Lectora Incomprendida · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sara Molina León · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estupendo libro para aprender cómo funciona el desarrollo de la idea matriz de una película de animación. Y si eres fan de Coco, pues te gusta todavía más.

[Xenos · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK, I admit it...I am OBSESSED with the Disney/Pixar movie "Coco". Unashamedly so. I watched the movie with the family the other night and the onion ninjas were out in full force. (That's what my kids said as I sat there bawling my eyes out...in a good way.) If you haven't seen it, DO. I completely fell in love with it -- the beautiful story, the gorgeous animation, the poignant music and (most importantly) Dia de los Muertos. Oh how I wish I were Mexican and grew up with this truly lovely tradition! (I hope no one minds that I will be celebrating it from now on.) So when I went searching for more "Coco" stuff, I was thrilled to run across "The Art of Coco". Quite simply, this book is exquisite! I have so much admiration for the artists who worked on this film. Everything (and I do mean everything) was done for a reason and was planned out meticulously...nothing was left to chance or included "just because". It's no wonder "Coco" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film (and Best Song to boot)!

I give this five brightly decorated sugar skulls surrounded by marigolds!!!

[Will Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been disappointed lately by some of the art books I've read lately because they either didn't have enough text or they had too much. I think The Art of Coco strikes a great balance, without detracting from the main reason you should pick up this book: the concept art. There's a large variety of mediums here with, sketches, digital paintings, storyboards, and clay sculptures.

There's a few sections of text dedicated to different crew members talking about how meaningful it was for them to work on the movie, but I thought those sections all sounded pretty genuine. The rest of the text was not wasted at all, listing some of the different artists, art periods, and locales that helped shape the movie and how the cultural history/traditions helped inform certain creative decisions.

There's enough art in here that artistic folk will be more than satisfied, and enough text that someone who doesn't have much of an art background will find something to enjoy. I really enjoyed this book and I'd recommend it to any fan of the movie interested in learning more about the film.

[Galy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adoro la película de Coco y adoro el arte así que este libro me ha parecido maravilloso. Poder ver los bocetos originales y saber de dónde surgieron las ideas es precioso.

[Jorge Cavazos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trabajo de arte maravilloso que se produjo durante años. Hermosísimo e inspirador, para verse y verse y verse.

[Julia B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rate Coco in my top tier of Disney movies, possibly only exceeded by The Emperor's New Groove and Mulan, and it easily outstrips both stylistically. The colours in that movie is just so fantastically done, and it was so nice to look into the details of how exactly they designed the fantastic Land of the Dead. This book is so full of the artists' and writers' passion for Mexican art and visual storytelling that I kept screaming "How the actual f***" every time I turned a page.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a wonderful and beautiful "Art of" book. I loved the insight it gave into their creative process. However, I would have liked more information with the pictures. The pictures were wonderful in and of themselves, but it was sparse on explanation on what they were trying to achieve or portray. More writing would have made this perfect.

[Storm Arashi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a fantastic peek into the world of Pixar's Coco, from details on how they did character concepts to seeing how the world itself looks and even little things like the storyboards or how the plotting went. Just gorgeous.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Sara Olmo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro muy interesante, ya que contiene bocetos y curiosidades sobre la película.

[Edward Correa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estos libros de arte siempre cumplen, especialmente cuando se trata de una película de Pixar.

[Michelle Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Chronicle Books for sending me a copy through Goodreads giveaways.



First of all, this book is gorgeous! I received the full hardcover version, so I was able to appreciate the art fully. I especially liked the full-size paintings and los alebrijes, which are colorful imaginary creatures. I haven't seen the movie yet, and while the book had some spoilers, I don't feel like they hurt--in fact, I'm more interested in seeing the movie now.

If I have one complaint, it's that I'd prefer a little more text explaining each design, but the designs themselves are fabulous. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in animation or who enjoys the movie.

[Jessica (JT) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was provided to me through a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you to the publisher, and Goodreads for giving me the opportunity to read it. This is my honest review. No compensation was given.

This is a wonderful book! It takes you chronologically through the movie showing art from various stages of production. Some are just quick pencil sketches of character ideas and some are fully rendered scenes from the film. It's gorgeous. The pages are glossy and heavy and even two fold out to show even bigger scenes.

There are a few paragraphs of text every few pages or so that tell a quick story or idea from someone who worked on the film. Just the right amount that is does not drag the book down, but still enough that you feel like you learned something. I was able to read it in a couple of hours, but I will definitely be taking time again soon to look at the art in more detail.

I highly recommend this for fans of the film.

[Zachary · Rating 4 out of 5]

The latest book in the Art of Disney/Pixar books, The Art of Coco maintains the standards set by it's fore bearers. Bright and beautiful with a wonderfully embossed cover, this book is light on making of dialog and more focused on the art, which will disappoint some hardcore adult Disneyphiles but it also makes this book perfect for younger readers who were delighted with the movie and wanted more.

[Benjamin Espen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book for free as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Program.

Getting art books in the mail is fun. Getting beautiful books designed by Pixar about a gorgeous movie is even more fun. Coco is a very sweet movie, and I enjoyed watching it with my family. This book is about the creative process at Pixar, and we get to see concept art, clay models, sketches, and reference photos used to create the movie, along with some fun tidbits about the artists and their inspirations.

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As with most such books, it will likely appeal to fans of the movie, but this was a cute movie, so why not? Beauty is good for your soul.

[Dougb56586 · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Note: I received a free copy of this book, in exchange for an honest online review.)

An enjoyable coffee table book that illustrates the incredibly large amount of creative visual effort that goes into making a cartoon movie these days. In fact, if you saw the movie and noticed the extensive closing credits list, it might seem like more visual artistic expression than can be absorbed through the theater experience. Anyways, if you liked the movie, you will enjoy reading in this book about how the art was developed.

[Eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This movie holds a special place in my heart, as does the beautiful concept art made for it.

[Exapno Mapcase · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always Pixar provides a stunningly detailed look at their latest blockbuster, Coco. From the research trip to Mexico, to sketches and sculptures, to color scripts, and the finished frames, this is a wonderful look into a heartwarming film.

Free review copy.

[Richard Gombert · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is always interesting to look at what goes into making movies, and the choices made.
I do wish they'd tell more about the technology issues. Like they did in the books on the earlier movies.

[Donald · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is just flat-out gorgeous! Stunningly so!
If you loved the movie, you'll love this book! Really, it's a beauty!

[Heidi Campos · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Sofia Ferreira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great theme, great story, great art.

[Annaliese Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this film, one of my all time favourites. I’m so drawn to concept art and after watching Coco I knew I had to see the process behind a film as pretty as this one.

Such a gorgeous book full of bright imagery throughout. Also the book gives interesting insight on the importance of culture and traditions throughout Mexico - it was wonderful to learn more about Dia de los Muertos

My only problem I have with these ‘art of’ books is I wish they explained more about their character design progress! They only put a paragraph or two, but I could read all day about how and why they decide to give a character certain features, like what made them want to give Miguel different moles? How did Héctor get his gold tooth? The explanation is probably simple, but I would still love to hear about it

Overall though, probably one of the better ‘art of’ books. A lovely read and one I will constantly flick through for inspiration

[María Granger · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Me ha encantado! Recomiendo leerlo nada más ver la película para no olvidar ningún detalle del que posiblemente nos hablen en este libro.
'El arte de Coco' relata cómo se ha llevado a cabo el proceso de producción de la película. Veremos desde bocetos y storyboards hasta imágenes digitales, pasando por la elaboración de personajes y escenografías.
La documentación sobre la cultura mexicana, sobretodo en relación a su festividad anual del Día de los Muertos, ha sido indispensable para elaborar la película y se encuentra perfectamente plasmada en este libro. He aprendido qué son los xolos, los alebrijes y la muerte final, entre muchas otras cosas y estoy muy contenta por ello.
P.D.: yo lo he leído en castellano pero no aparece esa versión en Goodreads.