The whole book is annotated heavily by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. Just by looking at their different expressions you can pretty much guess their characteristics.īesides the characters which includes the town folks and soldiers, there are also drawings for many miscellaneous stuff like storyboards, airships, hybrid animals, wanted posters, promotional posters, chibi (or super deformed) style and random doodles from meetings.ĭid I mention the background paintings? The world created is so beautiful! Appa had some really awesome spiral horns but were discarded, unfortunately. Also included are many of the discarded concepts which were difficult to animate or doesn't suit the story. The main characters like Aang and others come with cool animation sequences created with pencils.

There are loads of character and background designs inside, in sketches and in their finished coloured form. This book showcases a selection of some really beautiful illustrations. Making the series took 6 years, hundreds of artists, and hundreds of thousands of drawings. This is a wonderful art book for a spellbinding animation series.

( More pictures at ) This is a wonderful art book for a spellbinding animation series. Learn how Avatar: The Last Airbender took shape, from the very first sketch to the series finale, and beyond!. Join series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino for an unprecendented behind-the-scenes look at hundres of pieces of concept, design, and production art-most of which Nickelodeon has never before released to the public-as they take you on a guided tour through the development of this smash-hit television series. Join series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dant A stunning masterpiece of animated storytelling.Īvatar: The Last Airbender has been syndicated to more than 120 countries around the world, inspiring millions of fans and industry professionals alike and garnering numerous industry honors-including wins at the prestigious Annie, Peabody, and Primetime Emmy awards. Avatar: The Last Airbender has been syndicated to more than 120 countries around the world, inspiring millions of fans and industry professionals alike and garnering numerous industry honors-including wins at the prestigious Annie, Peabody, and Primetime Emmy awards. A stunning masterpiece of animated storytelling.

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