Cartoon Animation (Collector's Series)

As an animator I can say this goes everywhere with me. I choose it over the Richard Williams book any day (personal preference). Its alot less mechanical and more about the re-tinkered character designs Preston Blair used to illustrate these teachings. It has clear drawings which harken back to Golden Age Animation (you can see what characters hes reworked to not look like Tom and Jerry!). Had my copy since 2003 but bought this for my 6yo Nephew as hes started drawing alot more. This book is a treasure...Ill probably be buried with it! XD

Great book

I have bought so many many books on drawing and how to draw, and have become so knowledgeable on the subject I have considered a career in art teaching! Finally I stumbled upon this book and it's what I wanted. Something of a workbook, entirely practically based, giving the reader plenty of scope to experiment with an ultimate goal of being able to draw from the imagination. I guess it teaches Disney style cartoons and expressions, but that is not an issue with me as I like that style. Once you have got a grounding in that you can always proceed to develop your own style.

Bought for my ten year old grandson who wants to learn about animation. He was amazed and excited when he opened it.

Great book if you're interested in animation

Also one of my best purchases. This book is full of practical examples of Animation to get you going. The ~author was one of Disney's top animators

Fantastic book for the novice.

I love this book. Useful for all ages and abilities. I borrowed this book before finally buying it. So glad I did. Delivery of the book was prompt.

Regalo a mi nieto, estudiante de Grado Universitario en diseño, imágen y animación en universidad internacional

I hear its the FIRST (or one of the first) animation book written. Covers a great overview of basic animation techniques. It is one of the better how-to draw books. other draw books show HOW this disects characters and fearures that make: Goofy, Cute, Bully, etc. characters. Other concepts are timing, squash and stretch, spacing, staging (drawing so the eye can make out what is shown easier by not overlapping elements). A concept I carry in all professional design. Even though this book is about 2D traditional animation, the concepts carry over to 3D. For those starting out learning or interested in animation and how it is done, I recommend this book as a great starting point.

Fantastico, un must have per chi vuole imparare i trucchi dell'animazione. I concetti si applicano non solo nel mondo 2D ma anche in 3D. Se siete animatori o volete diventarlo questo libro non può mancare nella vostra collezione. La qualità (e quantità) delle illustrazioni vale appieno il prezzo del libro. Consigliatissimo

Ich mache überhaupt keine Animationen, habe aber ein Buch gesucht, in dem man Cartoon-Figuren in verschiedenen Posen finden kann. Ganz wichtig war mir dabei zu sehen, ob z. B. der Fuß bei einer bestimmten Stellung der Figur nach links oder nach rechts zeigen muss. Neben der Gestik war mir auch die Mimik sehr wichtig. All das und noch einiges mehr habe ich hier gefunden. Die Figuren sind nicht nur sehr süß, sie sind, dank der guten Anleitungen, auch sehr einfach nachzuzeichnen, bzw. kann man schnell und einfach eigene Figuren damit entwickeln. Anhand von einigen Beispielen wird auch gezeigt, was man falsch machen könnte. Für mich ist dieses Buch eine wertvolle Hilfe mit der ich meine Skizzen schnell und einfach erstellen und dann in Illustrator als Grafik umsetzen kann. Daher kann ich das Buch auch Leuten empfehlen, die keine Animationen machen sondern wie ich einfach nur zeichnen möchten.

livro maravilhoso, sempre quis ter. E ta em perfeito estado.