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The Art of Avatar: James Cameron's Epic Adventure
AuthorLisa Fitzpatrick,
Peter Jackson (preface),
Jon Landau (foreward),
James Cameron (epilogue)
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAbrams Books
Publication date
November 30, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages108
ISBN978-0-8109-8286-4
OCLC317927266

The Art of Avatar: James Cameron's Epic Adventure was a film production artbook released on November 30, 2009, by Abrams Books.[1] The book is an official movie tie-in for the film Avatar and features some of the concept artwork used in the production of the film. Producer Jon Landau wrote the foreword, James Cameron wrote the epilogue, and director Peter Jackson wrote the preface.

The book contains over 100 full-color images including sketches, matte paintings, drawings, and film stills. The book detailes the production phase of set designs for the vistas, landscapes, aerial battle scenes, bioluminescent nights, and creatures featured in the film. Throughout the book are different interviews with the various art directors, visual effects designers, animators, costume designers, and creature designers about their roles in the production and insight as to how the pre-production artwork process worked for the film.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Art of Avatar". Abrams Books. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. ^ "Book will reveal the art behind James Cameron's Avatar". SciFiWire.com. SyFy. Retrieved 2010-02-08.