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Subscribe on YouTubeAugust 2026
- Sat 29🔔 Notify me
The Art of The Wild Robot
Next upDreamWorks Animation
Painterly, hand-crafted and unlike anything else in modern animation.
September 2026
- Sat 5🔔 Notify me
The Art of Turning Red
Pixar
Anime-tinged character design and one of Pixar’s boldest palettes.
- Sat 12🔔 Notify me
The Art of The Wingfeather Saga — Season One
Angel Studios
Hand-crafted fantasy world-building from one of animation’s best-kept secrets.
- Sat 19🔔 Notify me
The World of Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red
Night City from the inside — gangs, tech, fashion and the densest world-building on this list.
- Sat 26🔔 Notify me
The Art of KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation
The 2025 breakout — idol design, demon lore and a style unlike anything else.
October 2026
- Sat 3🔔 Notify me
The Art and Making of Arcane
Riot Games · Fortiche
Painted textures, Zaun and Piltover — arguably the most beautiful artbook on this list.
- Sat 10🔔 Notify me
The Color of Toy Story: A 30th Anniversary
Disney · Pixar
Three decades of color scripts from the films that started it all at Pixar.
- Sat 17🔔 Notify me
The Art of Home
DreamWorks Animation
Boov design, alien architecture and one very colorful road trip.
- Sat 24🔔 Notify me
The Art of the Disney Villain
Walt Disney Animation Studios
The classic villain compendium — perfect for spooky season. 🎃
- Sat 31🔔 Notify me
The Art of Coco
Pixar
Marigolds, skeletons and the Land of the Dead, just in time for Día de Muertos.
November 2026
- Sat 7🔔 Notify me
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion
Nintendo · Dark Horse
Over 400 pages of Hyrule — concept art, every shrine and the making of a landmark.
- Sat 14🔔 Notify me
The Art of Vivo
Sony Pictures Animation
A musical road trip from Havana to Miami, in full color.
- Sat 21🔔 Notify me
The Art of Brave
Pixar
Scottish landscapes, wild hair tech and Merida’s earliest designs.
- Sat 28🔔 Notify me
The Art of Luck
Skydance Animation
The world-building behind Skydance’s first animated feature.
December 2026
- Sat 5🔔 Notify me
The Color of Pixar
Pixar
Every Pixar film distilled into pure color — a study in itself.
- Sat 12🔔 Notify me
The Art of Futurama
Rough Draft Studios
Retro-future design, alien species sheets and 25 years of New New York.
- Sat 19🔔 Notify me
The Art of Eric Guillon
Illumination
The designer behind Despicable Me, Minions and The Secret Life of Pets.
- Sat 26🔔 Notify me
The Art of Wildwood
LAIKA
Stop-motion craft and the illustrated world behind Wildwood.
January 2027
- Sat 2🔔 Notify me
The Art of Lightyear
Pixar
Hard-surface sci-fi design and the making of a space ranger.
- Sat 9🔔 Notify me
The Art of Strange World
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Pulp sci-fi shapes and one of Disney’s strangest ecosystems.
- Sat 16🔔 Notify me
The Art of Bambi
Walt Disney Animation Studios
The watercolor forest that changed animation backgrounds forever.
- Sat 23🔔 Notify me
The Art of Aladdin
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Hirschfeld curves, Agrabah design and the evolution of the Genie.
- Sat 30🔔 Notify me
The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software · Insight Editions
The 1890s wizarding world — castle interiors, creature design and spell effects.
February 2027
- Sat 6🔔 Notify me
The Art of Walt Disney
Christopher Finch · 1973
The 1973 landmark that invented the animation artbook — where all of this began.