The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash
April 4th, 2010 | 
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The Animation Bible is the first book any aspiring animator will want to own—and with increasingly affordable tools for digital animation and the vast forum of the Internet for free distribution, animation is becoming more popular than ever.
Animation authority Maureen Furniss covers every aspect of production, from finding a concept, choosing a medium, and creating characters all the way to getting the end result screened and distributed. In addition to t… More >>
The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash
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A hefty and well-written overview of the art form. Complements how-to character animation books (eg The Animator’s Survival Kit) by covering a more eclectic range of materials and techniques– how to make a wire armature, for example, or how to scratch animation directly into film stock. Makes one want to experiment. Full of illustrations, artist’s profiles, and history, this is a serious resource for a diverse art.
Rating: 5 / 5
For a guy like me, who wants to get in touch for the first time with animation and its techniques, this book is great! Wait a minute…I am a guy like me!
Rating: 4 / 5