"If you are an aspiring animator considering a career in film production or are curious about what it takes to make animated shorts, this is the book for you!
Beginner's Guide to Animation
An illustrated guide to creating low-budget two-dimensional stop-motion films, how to set up an animation station and make models, and how to film and edit.
The Animator's Survival Kit
"A manual of methods, principles and formulas for classical, computer, games, stop motion and internet animators"--Cover.
The Noble Approach
This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry span more than 60 years and include such cartoon ...
Character Animation Crash Course!
Description: Character Animation Crash Course! is a veritable Genie's lampstuffed with everything the aspiring animator could wish for!
3D Animation for the Raw Beginner Using Autodesk Maya 2e
This second edition has been completely rewritten to take into account updates to Autodesk Maya, including Autodesk’s renderer, Arnold. It contains entirely new examples and tutorial lessons. All 612 images are in full color.
Directing the Story
Directing the Story offers a structural approach to clearly and dramatically presenting visual stories.
Cartoon Animation
This book teaches all the other knowledge and skills animators must have. In chapter one, Preston Blair shows how to construct original cartoon characters, developing a character’s shape, personality, features, and mannerisms.
Introducing Character Animation with Blender
You'll also find: All the source files you need to produce the examples and tutorials in the book The short film Elephants Dream and all the files used to create it An impressive gallery of short animations created by Blender artists around ...
How to Make Animated Films
Sadly the days of the traditional studio apprenticeship in animation are long gone but this book enables the reader to find the next best thing, watching and observing a Master Animator at work.
Cartooning: Animation 1 with Preston Blair
Learn the basics of cartoon animation from acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair! Join acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair as he explains and demonstrates the magic of cartoon animation.
Guide to Computer Animation
Any questions you have about 2D or 3D animation in this new digital age are answered in this comprehensive guide for all budding digital animators, games artists and media production students.
