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The Art of Harry Potter
Since the debut of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the Harry Potter film franchise has become one of the most popular and successful in the world. Beautifully crafted and presented in a deluxe, large-format with lavish production values, these pages present a visual chronicle of the work by artists and filmmakers to bring the wizarding world to life onscreen. Bursting with hundreds of rare and unpublished works of art, including production paintings, concept sketches, storyboards, blueprints, and more, this collectible book is the definitive tome on the visual legacy of the Harry Potter films. Fans will recognise beloved characters, creatures, locations, and more as they embark on a journey through the wizarding world, from Gringotts to the Quidditch pitch.
364 pages, Hardcover
First published November 7, 2017
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January 7, 2018
4.5 STARS
It is hard to find the words that will do this book justice. The Art of Harry Potter: The Definitive Art Collection of the Magical Film Franchise is beyond anything that I have seen before. In the words of its author, Marc Sumerak, "The style of these movies is: Although there's magic all over the place...Hogwarts is a very physical, very real, very solid place". The talent and skill it takes to create this world, these characters, these creatures is deserving of countless accolades. The book combines visual and graphic art, sketches and partial stills from the movies in order to share how the various artists were able to bring the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to life. It serves as a masterful way to understand how the pages from J.K. Rowling's books eventually came to life on the big screen. (There are even sketches and artist renderings for characters and/or story lines that did not make it the big screen. Take for example the ghost Peeves. We read about him in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but there is no reference to him in the screen adaptation).
You will not be disappointed with this book.
It is hard to find the words that will do this book justice. The Art of Harry Potter: The Definitive Art Collection of the Magical Film Franchise is beyond anything that I have seen before. In the words of its author, Marc Sumerak, "The style of these movies is: Although there's magic all over the place...Hogwarts is a very physical, very real, very solid place". The talent and skill it takes to create this world, these characters, these creatures is deserving of countless accolades. The book combines visual and graphic art, sketches and partial stills from the movies in order to share how the various artists were able to bring the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to life. It serves as a masterful way to understand how the pages from J.K. Rowling's books eventually came to life on the big screen. (There are even sketches and artist renderings for characters and/or story lines that did not make it the big screen. Take for example the ghost Peeves. We read about him in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but there is no reference to him in the screen adaptation).
You will not be disappointed with this book.
March 30, 2018
This is a massive book - honestly its impressive in almost every aspect - including cutting off circulation to parts of your body while reading it in bed.
So what we have here is a huge (and did I say heavy) book on the art of the Harry Potter movies, this covers the concept art and production art of all the films. That pretty much sums up the book but boy if that is all you can say about it then you are missing so much.
The books size (and yes weight) means that the heavy gauge paper have huge illustrations of the world that Harry Potter inhabited - so you have images that never before have been seen in hugh high quality spreads.
Not only that you can see how creates, characters and please all evolved in to the iconic images we so quickly recognise today. Now its doing the book a massive disservice to say every Potter fan should have this book.
No I think every person who can appreciate a good film, appreciate imagination and creativity will be impressed by this book.
This is one of those books that if you know someone who has it - you are just dying to borrow it to read although you know from the instant you first handle it you will planning on going out and buying your own copy of it too.
So what we have here is a huge (and did I say heavy) book on the art of the Harry Potter movies, this covers the concept art and production art of all the films. That pretty much sums up the book but boy if that is all you can say about it then you are missing so much.
The books size (and yes weight) means that the heavy gauge paper have huge illustrations of the world that Harry Potter inhabited - so you have images that never before have been seen in hugh high quality spreads.
Not only that you can see how creates, characters and please all evolved in to the iconic images we so quickly recognise today. Now its doing the book a massive disservice to say every Potter fan should have this book.
No I think every person who can appreciate a good film, appreciate imagination and creativity will be impressed by this book.
This is one of those books that if you know someone who has it - you are just dying to borrow it to read although you know from the instant you first handle it you will planning on going out and buying your own copy of it too.
March 12, 2018
A beautiful guide through the art of the Harry Potter movies. Not much text, but such stunning pictures, drawings and concept art of everything from logos and props to costumes, scenes and even Quidditch fields.
August 24, 2019
Easily the best purchase I've made this year. I so badly want all of the artwork in this to hang all over my home. Genuinely stunning stuff.
January 29, 2024
.....A must have for any HP fan....
The weight of the book coupled with the fantastic paper that has been used fills you with the idea that this is going to be great.... And great it is - apart from one aspect which I will mention later...
We have hundreds and hundreds of images including pre-production art work, maps, set construction blueprints, insights into the graphic design process, pencil drawings, scenes from the movies, storyboards which is very cool and some great concept sketches....
The only let down for me is the lack of text to accompany the images. With other art books I have like this it's so helpful to have more info and footnotes about what we are actually looking at and how the image came about. Apart from this it's a real visual treat ..
The weight of the book coupled with the fantastic paper that has been used fills you with the idea that this is going to be great.... And great it is - apart from one aspect which I will mention later...
We have hundreds and hundreds of images including pre-production art work, maps, set construction blueprints, insights into the graphic design process, pencil drawings, scenes from the movies, storyboards which is very cool and some great concept sketches....
The only let down for me is the lack of text to accompany the images. With other art books I have like this it's so helpful to have more info and footnotes about what we are actually looking at and how the image came about. Apart from this it's a real visual treat ..
February 21, 2018
Me, counting picture books towards my goodreads challenge? You're damn right I am.
This was an exhaustive collection of art from the Harry Potter films, containing everything from blueprints of Gringotts to copies of Mrs Weasley's homemade jam labels. It was wonderful to see the amount of detail that went into creating the series, and really makes you appreciate the unsung heroes of film - art directors, costume and prop designers deserve a lot more credit! It's also of absolutely excellent quality; even images that take up the whole page are crisp and full of colour and detail.
My only critique is that I found the book slightly disjointed at some points and think it could have been organised in a different way.
This was an exhaustive collection of art from the Harry Potter films, containing everything from blueprints of Gringotts to copies of Mrs Weasley's homemade jam labels. It was wonderful to see the amount of detail that went into creating the series, and really makes you appreciate the unsung heroes of film - art directors, costume and prop designers deserve a lot more credit! It's also of absolutely excellent quality; even images that take up the whole page are crisp and full of colour and detail.
My only critique is that I found the book slightly disjointed at some points and think it could have been organised in a different way.
March 5, 2021
JK Rowling painted the world of Harry Potter with her words. In "The Art Of Harry Potter" we get a chance to see that world in pictures created by the artistic team responsible for putting the 'painted' words to the movie screen.
This is a beautiful oversize book full of illustrations that capture the sets that were used, the characters, the creatures and the unique detail of the props. Because the book consists of 95% pictures vs. words the reader can experience the entire work within two hours... but just as easily stop along the way and get caught up in the fantasy world created.
Listen to the chapter titles and you will understand the world you are about to enter:
The Wizarding World
Wizards, Witches and Muggles
Magical Creatures
Artifacts
Graphic Art Of The Wizarding World
This is primarily an adult book but any children in the family will surely enjoy the many colorful and extraordinary illustrations that will bring home the fantasy world of Harry Potter and his friends.
This is a beautiful oversize book full of illustrations that capture the sets that were used, the characters, the creatures and the unique detail of the props. Because the book consists of 95% pictures vs. words the reader can experience the entire work within two hours... but just as easily stop along the way and get caught up in the fantasy world created.
Listen to the chapter titles and you will understand the world you are about to enter:
The Wizarding World
Wizards, Witches and Muggles
Magical Creatures
Artifacts
Graphic Art Of The Wizarding World
This is primarily an adult book but any children in the family will surely enjoy the many colorful and extraordinary illustrations that will bring home the fantasy world of Harry Potter and his friends.
December 13, 2018
So I've had a really nice day today. I went out with friends and relaxed and when I got home I cleaned a bit, now that I'm done cleaning I decided I wanted to read this book - properly.
5 stars - I've been sort of absently flipping through this one for a while, but decided I wanted to take about half an hour to just read the bits of text and look at every page. I really enjoyed the art in this book, I thought it was pretty and interesting to see what the artists had in mind originally vs. what the final result was that we saw in the movies. It was really fun to see how different some of the characters were originally and how the different artists had different interpretations. This is just the kind of book that makes me wish I had a coffee table to put it on.
5 stars - I've been sort of absently flipping through this one for a while, but decided I wanted to take about half an hour to just read the bits of text and look at every page. I really enjoyed the art in this book, I thought it was pretty and interesting to see what the artists had in mind originally vs. what the final result was that we saw in the movies. It was really fun to see how different some of the characters were originally and how the different artists had different interpretations. This is just the kind of book that makes me wish I had a coffee table to put it on.
August 8, 2018
OMG ICH LIEBE ES! Es ist so wunderschön! Ich liebe eigentlich alles in und an dem Buch. Es macht meine Harry Potter Sammlung komplett <3
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March 15, 2019This is an absolutely HUGE hardback full of stunning images from the Harry Potter movies. I’ve only flicked through it and I’m already in love (I’ll update this review with pictures when I get a chance to read it properly).
It has an RRP if £49.99 but it’s currently on sale in ASDA for a bargain £20 so if it’s on your wish list you might want to grab a copy while it’s so cheap!
It has an RRP if £49.99 but it’s currently on sale in ASDA for a bargain £20 so if it’s on your wish list you might want to grab a copy while it’s so cheap!
January 24, 2019
it is a gorgeous behemoth of a book.. it includes the concept art that went into the making of the Harry Potter movies, even some that didn't make it into the movies and I am so stoked to have them altogether in one fabulous edition.. it is truly magical seeing how J.K.Rowling's words paved their way for the big screen!⚡️
April 21, 2019
Stunning illustrations and a beautiful insight into the work gone into the wizarding world!
April 21, 2019
Vale el dinero que cuesta. Hace ver el trabajo visual que hay como han partido de la nada a través de una imagen. Un libro increíble para los más amantes de la saga.
November 19, 2018
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I got this beautiful book for my birthday from my other half and I decided to properly read it! It’s one of those books that you would usually flick through occasionally, but I felt like reading it was so satisfying and wonderful! I’ve been a big Harry Potter fan since I read the books earlier this year and watched the movies soon after. This book was the perfect way to delve even deeper into the world.
Chapter One: The Wizarding World contains beautiful scenes of the Muggle world, Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Wizarding homes and even the Quidditch World Cup!
This was, by far, my favourite chapter in this book. Seeing so many incredible views of the world were just breathtaking. The paper is glossy and shows colours so well, each picture giving off such a rich and lifelike feel.
Chapter Two: Wizards, Witches, and Muggles. This chapter includes Hogwarts students, the Order of the Phoenix, Hogwarts staff, dark forces and even goes into detail about the Triwizard tournament.
Character sketches include in a location, concept sketches, outfit planning and studies. They are, again, beautiful, and it becomes evident how hard the staff worked on getting every little detail just right.
Chapter Three: Magical Creatures includes those such as companions, dragons, house elves, Forbidden Forest dwellers and dark creatures.
This topic also happens to contain my favourite page in the entire book – the patronus of Severus Snape. The glow that seems to shine from this page is just incredible, and I had to include a picture above to show you all. I also includes the funniest page – a study of different House Elves! They were never used in the movie but they made me and Josh laugh out loud.
Chapter Four: Artifacts includes so many items, such as wands, brooms, Quidditch items, dark objects, Horcruxes, portraits and items from Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes.
Again, you can really see the detail when flicking through these beautiful, complicated studies of seemingly trivial items. The thing that really hit me, when reading these chapters, was the amount that makes up this magical world. Such small items require work, and make the world what it is.
The last chapter is a more shocking one, Graphic Art of the Wizarding World. This includes book covers, Quidditch posters, documents, blueprints magazines and newspapers, food and drink and even potion bottle labels!
I have to say, this one surprised me. What might seem trivial turned out to be the beating heart of this world. These things are the foundations that the Wizarding World is built upon, the glue that holds it together. And they are absolutely beautiful and full of colour and detail.
Overall, I found this book pure comfort. It felt so relaxing to be able to be in this world once more, but in a fresh and different way. It’s the perfect book to read in bed on a quiet evening.
It’s absolute beauty. It’s breathtaking magic.
★★★★★
5 stars
-Beth
May your shelves forever overflow with books! ☽
I got this beautiful book for my birthday from my other half and I decided to properly read it! It’s one of those books that you would usually flick through occasionally, but I felt like reading it was so satisfying and wonderful! I’ve been a big Harry Potter fan since I read the books earlier this year and watched the movies soon after. This book was the perfect way to delve even deeper into the world.
Chapter One: The Wizarding World contains beautiful scenes of the Muggle world, Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Wizarding homes and even the Quidditch World Cup!
This was, by far, my favourite chapter in this book. Seeing so many incredible views of the world were just breathtaking. The paper is glossy and shows colours so well, each picture giving off such a rich and lifelike feel.
Chapter Two: Wizards, Witches, and Muggles. This chapter includes Hogwarts students, the Order of the Phoenix, Hogwarts staff, dark forces and even goes into detail about the Triwizard tournament.
Character sketches include in a location, concept sketches, outfit planning and studies. They are, again, beautiful, and it becomes evident how hard the staff worked on getting every little detail just right.
Chapter Three: Magical Creatures includes those such as companions, dragons, house elves, Forbidden Forest dwellers and dark creatures.
This topic also happens to contain my favourite page in the entire book – the patronus of Severus Snape. The glow that seems to shine from this page is just incredible, and I had to include a picture above to show you all. I also includes the funniest page – a study of different House Elves! They were never used in the movie but they made me and Josh laugh out loud.
Chapter Four: Artifacts includes so many items, such as wands, brooms, Quidditch items, dark objects, Horcruxes, portraits and items from Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes.
Again, you can really see the detail when flicking through these beautiful, complicated studies of seemingly trivial items. The thing that really hit me, when reading these chapters, was the amount that makes up this magical world. Such small items require work, and make the world what it is.
The last chapter is a more shocking one, Graphic Art of the Wizarding World. This includes book covers, Quidditch posters, documents, blueprints magazines and newspapers, food and drink and even potion bottle labels!
I have to say, this one surprised me. What might seem trivial turned out to be the beating heart of this world. These things are the foundations that the Wizarding World is built upon, the glue that holds it together. And they are absolutely beautiful and full of colour and detail.
Overall, I found this book pure comfort. It felt so relaxing to be able to be in this world once more, but in a fresh and different way. It’s the perfect book to read in bed on a quiet evening.
It’s absolute beauty. It’s breathtaking magic.
★★★★★
5 stars
-Beth
May your shelves forever overflow with books! ☽
December 27, 2018
I got this book on Christmas from my boyfriend, and it was truly a magical gift!
It contains beautiful art from the movies and it had me in wonder throughout.
Perfect for any fan of Harry Potter.
It contains beautiful art from the movies and it had me in wonder throughout.
Perfect for any fan of Harry Potter.
January 1, 2019
This book is absolutely gorgeous.
January 1, 2023
Nunca había caído en la cuenta de la cantidad de personas que se necesitaron para crear las películas de Harry Potter. Auténtica magia 🪄✨
April 23, 2024
Very cool art book.
August 3, 2023
This was really cool to read through with loads of concepts and art work created for the films which never quite made it in. The artists are so talented and the huge amounts of detail that went into the different props, landscapes etc is insane.
November 22, 2019
The art and detail that was put into creating these movies is just amazing. I wish I could buy some of these artworks and display them at home. Especially the cover art!
October 5, 2020
This book is enormous. I describe some huge books as 'bricks', but this is, like, a brick sandwich. This is three bricks in a trench coat. This is a weighted blanket full of bricks. Tip: read this on a table, don't read this in bed on your lap, because it will cut off circulation to parts of your body.
I liked it, but wasn't blown away. There was a lot of artwork in here that I hadn't seen before, and I've read a lot of those books made about the HP movies. Some pages are so beautiful, I wish I could frame them. There are a few huge fold-out pages which is great!
I especially enjoyed seeing the concepts that didn't eventually make it into the movies. It's fun to imagine how different the movies would have been had they made a few different choices.
My favorite part was the chapter on the graphic arts department. MinaLima (the graphic designers that worked on all the films) are so talented and I love their work. I'd frame it all if I could.
I know this is a book with just the art, but I wish there had been more background information on why certain concepts were chosen over others. Much of the concept art just left me wondering, and those questions aren't all answered in, say, Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey. Most of the text in the book is descriptions of the various images, but the descriptions were annoying to read because they were so obvious. Like, yes, I can see that this is a painting of Hogwarts, you don't have to tell me, it's right there. Just tell me who made it and preferably a fun fact as well, that's all I need.
I liked it, but wasn't blown away. There was a lot of artwork in here that I hadn't seen before, and I've read a lot of those books made about the HP movies. Some pages are so beautiful, I wish I could frame them. There are a few huge fold-out pages which is great!
I especially enjoyed seeing the concepts that didn't eventually make it into the movies. It's fun to imagine how different the movies would have been had they made a few different choices.
My favorite part was the chapter on the graphic arts department. MinaLima (the graphic designers that worked on all the films) are so talented and I love their work. I'd frame it all if I could.
I know this is a book with just the art, but I wish there had been more background information on why certain concepts were chosen over others. Much of the concept art just left me wondering, and those questions aren't all answered in, say, Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey. Most of the text in the book is descriptions of the various images, but the descriptions were annoying to read because they were so obvious. Like, yes, I can see that this is a painting of Hogwarts, you don't have to tell me, it's right there. Just tell me who made it and preferably a fun fact as well, that's all I need.
January 12, 2018
Un libro indispensable para todo fan de Harry Potter.
Sin embargo, si buscas un "Cómo se hizo", este no es tu libro. El único texto que encontrarás aquí será al inicio de cada capítulo y al pie de página de las ilustraciones. Conceptos y bocetos es lo único que encontrarás.
Sin embargo, si buscas un "Cómo se hizo", este no es tu libro. El único texto que encontrarás aquí será al inicio de cada capítulo y al pie de página de las ilustraciones. Conceptos y bocetos es lo único que encontrarás.
May 21, 2019
This book contains truly stunning drawings and pictures.
August 19, 2019
Como coleccionista de Harry Potter es imprescindible en mi estantería, muchas ilustraciones maravillosas, echo de menos un poco más de texto pero en cualquier caso es genial! 9/10
August 16, 2019
Un libro realmente hermoso. Con acabados espectaculares. Aunque como para leerlo en la cama imposible por su volumen y su peso. Pero si para ojearlo y tenerlo en la estantería es un libro 10.
September 4, 2019
Originally published online at BORG.com.
As with fans of the other big genre franchises, fans of the Harry Potter universe are always looking for what is coming next for their fandom. While waiting for the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the next best thing is a visual journey into the artwork of the film series via Harper Design’s new 364-page, giant hardcover book, The Art of Harry Potter. A gallery of more than 600 images, The Art of Harry Potter covers the eight movies, all created under the watchful eye of Academy Award-winning production designer Stuart Craig.
This collection is entirely different from any behind the scenes art book we’ve seen, breaking down the films by environments, characters, beasts, artifacts, and the most eye-opening: the graphic art that grounded the films in the real world. The graphic art includes photographs of book covers, key documents by MinaLima that were seen onscreen, potion bottles, magazines and newspapers, blueprints, maps, heraldry, Quidditch signage, food and beverage containers, posters, and tapestries. Trying to mock up a Harry Potter room in your house? This is your sourcebook. With only eight pages of descriptive text, no in-depth interviews with creators, or the like, and only photo captions to guide you on your journey, consider this volume the ultimate album of the concept artwork that inspired the films.
The most unique section of the book looks into all the artwork that adorned the Hogwarts school and other environments. These were images that may not have been seen on the screen at all, or images seen only in the corner of a frame flashing by quickly, but all worthy of gallery display. Don’t expect to find photographs of actors or as-photographed screen images–these images represent the ideas that were developed over the decade between 2001 and 2011 that were then crafted into the final screen costumes, props, stages, and Harry Potter magic.
The book also includes four fold-out pages, featuring a giant rendition of Hogwarts concept art, the entrance hall to Hogwarts, the Horntail from the Triwizard Tournament, a stunning portrait gallery of wizards and witches that adorned the walls of Hogwarts, and blueprints for the Shrieking Shack.
Ideally these images would look superb interspersed into and illustrating the text of a new edition of J.K. Rowling’s novels.
The next must-have book for fans of Harry Potter, The Art of Harry Potter is available now from Harper Design in the U.S. and Titan Books in the UK.
As with fans of the other big genre franchises, fans of the Harry Potter universe are always looking for what is coming next for their fandom. While waiting for the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the next best thing is a visual journey into the artwork of the film series via Harper Design’s new 364-page, giant hardcover book, The Art of Harry Potter. A gallery of more than 600 images, The Art of Harry Potter covers the eight movies, all created under the watchful eye of Academy Award-winning production designer Stuart Craig.
This collection is entirely different from any behind the scenes art book we’ve seen, breaking down the films by environments, characters, beasts, artifacts, and the most eye-opening: the graphic art that grounded the films in the real world. The graphic art includes photographs of book covers, key documents by MinaLima that were seen onscreen, potion bottles, magazines and newspapers, blueprints, maps, heraldry, Quidditch signage, food and beverage containers, posters, and tapestries. Trying to mock up a Harry Potter room in your house? This is your sourcebook. With only eight pages of descriptive text, no in-depth interviews with creators, or the like, and only photo captions to guide you on your journey, consider this volume the ultimate album of the concept artwork that inspired the films.
The most unique section of the book looks into all the artwork that adorned the Hogwarts school and other environments. These were images that may not have been seen on the screen at all, or images seen only in the corner of a frame flashing by quickly, but all worthy of gallery display. Don’t expect to find photographs of actors or as-photographed screen images–these images represent the ideas that were developed over the decade between 2001 and 2011 that were then crafted into the final screen costumes, props, stages, and Harry Potter magic.
The book also includes four fold-out pages, featuring a giant rendition of Hogwarts concept art, the entrance hall to Hogwarts, the Horntail from the Triwizard Tournament, a stunning portrait gallery of wizards and witches that adorned the walls of Hogwarts, and blueprints for the Shrieking Shack.
Ideally these images would look superb interspersed into and illustrating the text of a new edition of J.K. Rowling’s novels.
The next must-have book for fans of Harry Potter, The Art of Harry Potter is available now from Harper Design in the U.S. and Titan Books in the UK.
December 1, 2025
Recensione a cura della pagina instagram Pagine_e_inchiostro:
L’arte di Harry Potter è un volume che assomiglia più a un’enciclopedia visiva che a un semplice art book: raccoglie e organizza tutto l’immaginario degli otto film, suddividendo le illustrazioni per temi, progetti e aree del mondo magico. Questa struttura lo rende ordinato, chiaro e piacevolissimo da sfogliare, quasi come consultare la “storia artistica” dell’intera saga.
Pagina dopo pagina, come in una vera e propria enciclopedia, si entra nel laboratorio creativo degli illustratori, dei grafici e dei designer che hanno dato forma a Hogwarts, alle creature, ai costumi, agli oggetti magici e a ogni dettaglio dell’universo potteriano. Si alternano bozzetti a mano, studi di architettura, disegni digitali e concept incredibilmente realistici, molti dei quali rari o inediti. È stato affascinante vedere come un’idea nasca su carta e diventi scena.
L’edizione è di livello altissimo: quasi 400 pagine grandi e a colori, carta spessa, stampa impeccabile. Ogni apertura rivela qualche dettaglio nuovo, e per chi ama disegnare o è incuriosito dal dietro le quinte del cinema è una miniera visiva.
Se devo trovare un difetto, avrei apprezzato qualche curiosità scritta in più. Il libro è un’opera grafica straordinaria, ma qualche aneddoto aggiuntivo non avrebbe spezzato il ritmo. Detto questo, rimane uno degli oggetti più belli che possiedo: un pezzo da collezione pazzesco per qualsiasi fan di Harry Potter e, per qualità e impatto visivo, uno dei libri più impressionanti della mia libreria.
L’arte di Harry Potter è un volume che assomiglia più a un’enciclopedia visiva che a un semplice art book: raccoglie e organizza tutto l’immaginario degli otto film, suddividendo le illustrazioni per temi, progetti e aree del mondo magico. Questa struttura lo rende ordinato, chiaro e piacevolissimo da sfogliare, quasi come consultare la “storia artistica” dell’intera saga.
Pagina dopo pagina, come in una vera e propria enciclopedia, si entra nel laboratorio creativo degli illustratori, dei grafici e dei designer che hanno dato forma a Hogwarts, alle creature, ai costumi, agli oggetti magici e a ogni dettaglio dell’universo potteriano. Si alternano bozzetti a mano, studi di architettura, disegni digitali e concept incredibilmente realistici, molti dei quali rari o inediti. È stato affascinante vedere come un’idea nasca su carta e diventi scena.
L’edizione è di livello altissimo: quasi 400 pagine grandi e a colori, carta spessa, stampa impeccabile. Ogni apertura rivela qualche dettaglio nuovo, e per chi ama disegnare o è incuriosito dal dietro le quinte del cinema è una miniera visiva.
Se devo trovare un difetto, avrei apprezzato qualche curiosità scritta in più. Il libro è un’opera grafica straordinaria, ma qualche aneddoto aggiuntivo non avrebbe spezzato il ritmo. Detto questo, rimane uno degli oggetti più belli che possiedo: un pezzo da collezione pazzesco per qualsiasi fan di Harry Potter e, per qualità e impatto visivo, uno dei libri più impressionanti della mia libreria.
January 8, 2018
Don't hate me for this people! Here's the thing, the artwork is BEAUTIFUL, don't get me wrong, BUT if you've read the movie books, aka artifacts, locations, creatures, characters, etc, where they show you the behind the scene stuff...we've seen the majority of these photos before. Therefore, for the price, it's hard to justify buying this book..again. And the worst part is, they sealed the book so you don't realize this until AFTER you buy it. Granted, the pictures are in a bigger format so you can see some newer details you might have missed before, but, for the price, I expected a lot more. I wanted a lot more newer photos, newer things we hadn't seen, etc. There's very little writing in the book, no chapters with explanations (for example, we see that indeed they had planned on making Hermione's dress Periwinkle Blue! There's even artwork to prove it!) but we don't know why things were changed etc.
Is the book worth it..eh..maybe. If you haven't read the movie magic/vault books, then by all means, yes this book is worth it. If you want to read the artifact vault, movie locations, etc books, then maybe hold off on this one as all those books are expensive as well, and you will learn a lot more from those books than this one.
Plus it's a super heavy book (almost 7 pounds!) so it's not very portable!
Is the book worth it..eh..maybe. If you haven't read the movie magic/vault books, then by all means, yes this book is worth it. If you want to read the artifact vault, movie locations, etc books, then maybe hold off on this one as all those books are expensive as well, and you will learn a lot more from those books than this one.
Plus it's a super heavy book (almost 7 pounds!) so it's not very portable!
March 5, 2022
Ciao lettrici e lettori,
Per chi mi conosce bene sa che io amo il nostro piccolo maghetto, amo tutto il mondo di Harry, la magia i costumi le scene e questo libro devo dire è stato il regalo più inaspettato è meraviglioso che mi potesse arrivare per il mio 29 esimo compleanno.
Sono stata molto felice e appena il mio ragazzo me lo ha consegnato sono rimasta a bocca aperta incredula di quanto, un piccolo mattoncino come questo potesse farmi battere così tanto il cuore.
L’ho sfogliato e letto con cura, ho ammirato ogni dettaglio, ogni disegno , ogni particolare che ci viene spiegato.
Un meraviglioso libro che per chi come me è davvero un fan sfegatato deve assolutamente avere in libreria
Uno studio dei personaggi, delle scene, degli schizzi e di tutto ciò che circonda e che racchiude il mondo magico di Harry.
L’unione tra schizzi e scatti fotografici rende questo libro davvero elettrizzante.
È come se veniamo catapultati all’interno del mondo delle riprese e ci viene spiegato ogni minima cosa che è stata creata
Davvero una perla per noi amanti di Harry
Lo consiglio a tutti voi 5 ⭐️
Piene !!
Per chi mi conosce bene sa che io amo il nostro piccolo maghetto, amo tutto il mondo di Harry, la magia i costumi le scene e questo libro devo dire è stato il regalo più inaspettato è meraviglioso che mi potesse arrivare per il mio 29 esimo compleanno.
Sono stata molto felice e appena il mio ragazzo me lo ha consegnato sono rimasta a bocca aperta incredula di quanto, un piccolo mattoncino come questo potesse farmi battere così tanto il cuore.
L’ho sfogliato e letto con cura, ho ammirato ogni dettaglio, ogni disegno , ogni particolare che ci viene spiegato.
Un meraviglioso libro che per chi come me è davvero un fan sfegatato deve assolutamente avere in libreria
Uno studio dei personaggi, delle scene, degli schizzi e di tutto ciò che circonda e che racchiude il mondo magico di Harry.
L’unione tra schizzi e scatti fotografici rende questo libro davvero elettrizzante.
È come se veniamo catapultati all’interno del mondo delle riprese e ci viene spiegato ogni minima cosa che è stata creata
Davvero una perla per noi amanti di Harry
Lo consiglio a tutti voi 5 ⭐️
Piene !!
February 9, 2018
The art is just so uninspiring. I thought I'd love this book seeing how much I love Harry Potter and how much I love 'art of' books (Art of Over the Garden Wall is one of my fave books to look through) but there's no story / commentary in this book other than a few intro pages. It's just page after page of really uninspiring, mostly digital paintings (they're not uninspiring *because* they're digital, but there's absolutely no life to the images - it looks like every character is just a copy & paste from other HP art). Definitely not a book I'd ever open up again. Whoever makes 'art of' books should look at this one as what not to do.
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