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The book is well put together, It is very comprehensive, and includes chapters illustrating the evolution of main characters as well as environments. Other than that, I highly recommend this book to any fan of Star Wars or of concept design/game design in general. Digital Painting:One thing that is interesting about this book and that most collectors of Star Wars, "The Making of" art books will notice is that all the artwork in this book has been painted or more accurately, sketched, digitally (probably done in Photoshop or Corel Painter). Whoever printed this book did a terrible job of binding it. I was highly impressed by all the technological advances introduced in this game. About the Book:This is an outstanding example of conceptual design as applied to game development.
As with most large productions it also reveals the frustrations and growing pains of coordinating different teams/skillsets and bringing this game to life, including getting the concepts approved by George Lucas and LucasArts. I had to return the first copy of the book I bought because after one week, the binding was falling apart.
The book also shows the exhaustive amount of work that went into designing the game, which is something that, as in the movies, often goes unnoticed. My Only Disappointment:My only disappointment with the book, if there is anything worth mentioning, is the binding.
Even my current copy is falling apart, so I am going to have to re-glue it myself. There are some truly impressive and groundbreaking technologies being introduced in this game.
There is no traditional media used. The writing style is casual, almost written as a journal (which is sort of what it is, a visual production journal, that is).
This is simply a reflection of the state of the art in concept design, especially in the gaming industry.The Finished Game:Even though I have only briefly played the game on the XBox, I was able to see the result of the game design team's labor and gave me a greater appreciation for the amount of work that went into putting it together. Apparently this is a common problem, because at the Borders store where I had bought the book, they had other copies that were also falling apart.
This art book shows the fantastic conceptual art created for Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game.I was so looking forward to this book, however when it did arrive there was one glaring problem which can not be overlooked.Some genius decided it would be a great idea to include two envelopes with collector cards inside, firmly stuck to pages 58 and 86 these are not removable without damaging the pages.So now when you decide to take a look, it automatically opens up to pages 58 or 86 there is no pleasure in reading this book.I have contacted the Insight Editions to raise this issue with them, they have replied thanking me for raising the issue and they will forward my email to the correct department.I have not heard back from them about changing the collector card issue.Why do something like this. Firstly I am not interested in the collector cards, I would have preferred another 10 pages of artwork instead.Secondly if they must include collector cards fasten them to the back inside cover.Sorry about that but had this book not included those cards attached onto the pages I would have given this book four stars, it truly spoils the enjoyment of just thumbing through seeing and reading it.Otherwise it is a great book with a great insight into the various stages of development, mostly hand sketches and roughs are shown I would have liked to have seen more final renders as well as stills from the final game and video sequences used in the game.I suggest anyone who purchased this book or considering purchasing this book, contact Insight Editions and get them to change this foolish decision.
So I sent it back for a replacement, and upon receiving it two days later the same thing happened. This book has a lot of nice art in it, and is a great reference for anyone interested in the design process. However I ordered my first one, and the next day after some really light page turning, the front cover completely detatched from the rest of the book. I decided to just keep the second, and fix it myself because it is too good of a book not to have, but still WTF.
I bought the book the same day when the game was released, so, i haven't finish this yet and i just take a sneak peek to the book.But the book looks amazing, great concept art and some collectables inside.Bought this for sure.
If you've owned the "art of" series for the Star Wars movies, expect the same high quality environment paintings. Just visit my Amazon profile for my blog's link. It's the art magazine type of layout, so the every page design is essentially art in itself. For people interested in concept design and animation, this book has lots of insight for you. There are lots of nitty gritty details that you won't read on Internet interviews. Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2GX6YMYRUK8Q2 The Art and Making of Star Wars Force Unleashed brings you behind the scenes into the game development process, while staying close to artists' drawing boards.This book is choked full with breathtaking concept art, character designs, diary entries and screenshots from the game.
On two pages are pasted paper pockets, with each containing 5 character cards. This book is a great source of inspiration.Be careful of the binding though.
It features over 300 pieces of art work in 168 pages. After reading the book, you'll literally feel like you've worked with these people (most probably as an intern).For Star Wars fans, you have no reasons not to get this book.
The part where the cover meets page 1 seems like they will come apart in the future. The authors bring you to the cutting floor and let you read all about the discarded ideas.
Great effort from the book designers.The 6 chapters in the book explains the game creation process in depth. But this one goes up one notch with beautiful page layouts.
That's from the development of a concept, to the pitch and approval stage, next to character studies, then environment and finally the technology behind. Easily fixed by pasting some clear tape to fix the problem before it develops.There are more pictures on my blog.
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