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| |name= ''The Art of Halo''
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| |image=Art_of_Halo_Front_Cover.jpg
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| |Author= [[Eric S. Trautmann]]
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| |Publisher= [[Del Rey Books]]
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| |Date Released= November 9, 2004
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| |Length= 176 Pages
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| |List Price= $24.95 (US)
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| |ISBN= 0345475860
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| |ISBN-13= 978-0345475862
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| |Availability= Hardback
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| |US Price=$24.95
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| |Can Price=$32.00
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| |UK Price=£13.99
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| |Amazon=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0345475860
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| |Availability= Paperback
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| |Product Dimensions= 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
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| |Product Dimensions Metric=27.4 x 21.4 x 1 cm
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| |Shipping Weight= 1.5 pounds
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| |Shipping Mass= 663 g
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| }}'''''The Art of Halo''''' is a collection of concept art used for making the games, along with commentary by [[Eric S. Trautmann]]. The book includes a foreword by [[Jason Jones]] and a preface by [[Marcus R. Lehto]].
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| ==Content==
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| The majority of the book focuses on the development of the major aspects of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', from the [[:Category:Weapons|Weapons]], the games environments and the [[Character]] designs. There are many early sketches and concept art for these things, much of it by [[Shi Kai Wang]] and the [[Bungie]] art team. Certain sections show the influence of earlier [[Bungie]] games on ''Halo'''s design. One section shows a timeline of Bungie's history. The ideas are shown as they evolved, from a series of sketches to storyboards and their eventual animation. Finally, some screen shots are included to show how the ideas were eventually incorporated into the ''[[Halo]]'' games.
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| There are also many explanations for the processes and the development. Some of these explain things [[Halo]] fans had not previously known, like the role of [[Grunt Ultra|Grunt Ultras]]. They also explain what the intentions were for many of the ideas and how they changed over time.
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| The final section of the book contains a few full-page pinups of various concept art; including scenes in the levels of ''[[Halo]]'' and ideas of new characters.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *While the book shows ranks of certain species within the [[Covenant]] the Elites' section is missing the ranks of [[Ultra Elite|Ultra]] and [[Councilor]], probably because these rank models did not appear until Halo 2.
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| *There are several images of character design from when ''Halo'' was going to be a RTS game.
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| *There are many errors in this book, such as a caption pointing at a [[Plasma Grenade]], but pointing it out as an Assault Bomb. However, the Assault Bomb was on this page. Another mistake consisted of calling the [[Prophet of Mercy]] the [[Prophet of Truth]].
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| *This book shows the Easter egg on the Assault Bomb, where it has writing on it.
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0345475860/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-0953428-8608155#reader-link See the first few pages of the book]
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