The Art of Tim Burton

The Art of Tim Burton is a large illustrated volume that gathers the drawings, paintings, sketches and concept art of the filmmaker. Burton began as an animator and artist before becoming a director, and the book shows how his private visual world, full of pale faces, spindly trees and crooked houses, runs through his films. Pages reproduce early doodles, character studies and design work connected to his movies. It is a book for fans of his films and of gothic, whimsical illustration, offering a look at the imagination behind the screen.