The Art of Tangled

Tangled is the 50th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. This gorgeous 3-D film offers a lighthearted twist on Rapunzel, the beloved fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, complete with a daring heroine and, of course, seventy feet of golden hair. Featuring the stunning concept art behind the newest Disney masterpiece from sketches and character designs to storyboards and color scripts The Art of Tangled also gives readers an inside look at the film's fascinating history, which began over 65 years ago with Walt Disney's early explorations of the fairy tale.

Jeff Kurtti is the author of more than 20 books, including The Art of the Princess and the Frog. He is an author, writer, and consultant in the motion picture, theater, and themed-entertainment industries.

John Lasseter is a two-time Academy Award-winning director, the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the executive producer of Tangled.

Byron Howard, co-director of Tangled, joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1994 and has worked on such films as Mulan and Lilo & Stitch. He was one of the directors of Bolt.

Nathan Greno, co-director of Tangled, arrived at Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1996 and has since served in many capacities on a number of films, including Mulan, Meet the Robinsons, and Bolt (head of story).