Art of Howl's Moving Castle (The Art of Howl's Moving Castle)

I purchased this book as a gift for my girlfriend who is obsessed with all things Studio Ghibli. Howl has a very special place in her heart, and this book was the perfect gift. It is a well printed, hefty book of the variety that looks very handsome on the shelf, and the concept sketches, and blurbs (for lack of a better word) from the creators are fantastic. Extremely pleased with this purchase.

Perfect gift for my daughter in law who collects books. Is a beautiful book.

Bought this for my Grandson for Christmas and it's a Beautiful Book with great illustrations

I bought this art book for my friend's birthday. She's pursuing a degree in Art (forget which field, it's either paint or animation) and LOVES Miyazaki films. I knew I was going to get her an art book centering one of his films, but not sure which one. So four or five months before her birthday, to avoid birthday present assumptions and guesses, I randomly asked what her favorite Miyazaki movie was. She said it was Howl's Moving Castle. Later that same day, searched Amazon and put it in my "Save for Later' section in my cart.When her birthday was a week away, I placed the order and waited it to come in. It arrived quickly and not a dent or scratch in sight. The book actually arrived two days before I needed it (the magic of using Prime shipping). So I had a checked to go through it, since I'm also a fan of the movie. It was a lot better than what I was expecting.I assumed it was just going to be filled with a lot of screen shots from the movie (don't get me wrong, it is 85% movie screen shots) with a little of concept art. In a few sections, various artist that worked on the movie explained how or why they did something a certain way. The two sections I found the most interesting was the CGI 1 and CGI 2 sections, both describing the use of CGI in the movie.Fast forward to when I gave this to my friend, and she absolutely LOVED it.

A great gift for the Ghibli fans and artists in your life!

If you've purchased any of the other Studio Ghibli Library titles you know what to expect from this title, The Art of Howl's Moving Castle. It is hard back with no dust cover and 256 pages.The book is divided into the following chapters:Hayao Miyazaki's Concept Sketch CollectionConcept Art, Background Art, Character Designs and Concept SketchesFinal ScreenplayCreditsThe images are gorgeous, printing is beautiful and this is a real treat to look at. The colors are quite spectacular and they've done an excellent job with printing.Highly recommended.***Special Note***If you are fan of Studio Ghibli I HIGHLY recommend you seek out the book, Studio Ghibli Layout Designs published by Studio Ghibli (I think). The book is in Japanese, but it doesn't matter much as only the first 5 pages are in Japanese and the rest of the book is just pictures. It's over 400 pages and nothing but layout designs (as the title suggests) from all the Miyazaki films. Gorgeous.

I bought this for a gift for a friend that loves Howl's Moving Castle. I bought one for my sister a few months before then at a bookstore, so I knew what to expect. All the art is beautifully displayed and explained by the creators. The script is in the back of the book and my sister and I often like to enact the scenes together. Both my sister and my friend loved the book, to the point of crying. A must buy for Hayao fans.

Really good book with not only sketches of animation frames but storyboards, character design sheets, and really high quality blown up photos of the backgrounds from the movie. Little inserts are here and there explaining thoughts and ideas for the photos through out the book. Screen play is printed in the back which was a pleasant surprise. Cover is glossed over for a shiny finish that is hard to scuff, HIGH quality book for the price. I will soon order more for my collection of art books!