books about: animated     books:       The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation62 reviews Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas Disney Editions, 1995 Great Book For Animators! Anyone who loves Disney animation and anyone who is learning the process of animation needs to get their hands on this book. It is long, it is detailed, but it is well worth it. This book mainly covers the essential Principles of Animation such as Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Follow Through, etc. Go get it!             The Art of WALL.E16 reviews Tim Hauser Chronicle Books, 2008 Genius Pixar makes amazing movies, and this book shows the average Joe why. Brimming with awe-inspiring pre-production artwork, you just have to love everything this studio does. A great book for the best movie of 2008.             Character Animation Crash Course!11 reviews Eric Goldberg Silman-James Press, 2008 Yeah, Get This One Too Animation is an insanely broad topic. Far too huge to ever cover in one book. Listening to master animators on "The Animation Podcast" and else reveals that everyone's approach to this artform is different. And yet most animation books cover the same content. For many years, Richard Williams' The Animator's Survival Kit has been the gold standard of animation books, and rightfully so. Lucky ...             Transformers Animated: Robot Roll Call (I Can Read Book 2) Jennifer Frantz HarperTrophy, 2008 Meet the new generation of robots in disguise! Optimus Prime and the Autobots have made some great new friends, but the Decepticons are up to their usual trouble. Join them all as they begin their adventures in a strange land?Earth!             How to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and Beyond53 reviews Tadashi Ozawa Graphic-Sha, 2001 Great reference point for beginners. After recently purchasing this book, I am quite pleased with the nature of it's explanations. The first section of the book is about basic technique and a look at how to pose a character naturally. The rest of the book is basically a bunch of well drawn images you can use to hone your skills. Remember, it's practice that makes a good artist. Use the sample images in the book and try to ...             The Art of Kung Fu Panda21 reviews Tracey Miller-Zarneke Insight Editions, 2008 Prepare for AWSOMENESS! Fellow readers, go with all the above 5 star comments of PRAISE! This "Art of" book has met and exceeded all my requirements to be a fantastic and worthy book. Art! Color! Foldouts! Character design and story development galore. I have to go back and watch the film now when it comes out on DVD. I never spotted that the markings on the character "Viper" were Chinese poetry!! ! Kudos to Dreamworks ...             The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age2 reviews Don Hahn Disney Editions, 2008 So that's how they do it! I've long been a fan of animated movies, enjoying the story and the art but also being fascinated by what it must take to get one of these movies from concept to the screen. The Alchemy of Animation does a great job of pulling back the curtain and explaining the process. This book would be well worth the price for the plethora of pictures alone. It includes images from all stages of the ...             Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things: How to Make a Boomerang with a Business Card, Convert a Pencil into a ...3 reviews Cy Tymony Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007 Lots of projects and lots of fun As someone who's never been too adept at science or really enjoyed it all that much, I got my first taste of sincere, scientific satisfaction when I swallowed up Sneakiest Uses. These little projects are so simple, and they work! Now I find I'm curious about the inner-workings of all kinds of things, and I'm just hoping my boyfriend doesn't catch me taking apart the microwave.             Magic Moving Images: Animated optical illusions (Animated Optical Illusions)6 reviews Colin Ord Tarquin Publications, 2007 magic book I bought this book for my son (6 years old) and he like it so much. good present to motive his imagination.             The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company12 reviews David A. Price Knopf, 2008 The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company Being a stockholder of Pixar and Disney, and a San Francisco Bay Area resident... I have read many stories over the years [regarding Pixar] in our local newspapers, and it was great to be able to acquire more in depth details about the rise of Pixar from this book. My company is in a related field so we have an inherent interest in Pixar and Disney, and the various bay area power ...             Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation18 reviews Amid Amidi Chronicle Books, 2006 BOOK OF THE YEAR!!! If you are a cartoonist, or animator, or aspiring to be either one, this is the book to have. Hurry before it's out of print!!!             The Art of Spirited Away17 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 2002 incredible i dont know what to say aside from the fact that miyazakisan is an incredible artist/storyboard creator. and bravo to everyone at studio ghibli             Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts24 reviews Nancy Beiman Focal Press, 2007 great starting point... Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts - does what it says. This book will help you create a story and the characters within. I've read other books on storyboarding, but this book should be the one to start with. Then move on to Ron Bluth's - Art of Storyboard & Wendy Tumminello's - Exploring Storyboarding             The Art of The Incredibles16 reviews Mark Cotta Vaz Chronicle Books, 2004 Absolutely Awesome I loved the movie, and this book met my high expectations and then some. I've got a lot of "Art of" books from Disney and Pixar films, and this is one of the best. Lots of great concept art and incites. Lots of great info on building characters and designing/building worlds, and writing stories. Tops.             The Art and Making of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2 reviews Jerry Beck Insight Editions, 2008 Lots of fun stuff Lots of fun stuff and images from Madagascar 1 and 2. Dreamworks makes more realistic movies. Madagascar is one of fun and cartoon style. I love the characters on this movies and this books show how they changed from the original drawing to the show. Tons of Development stuffs. Although the style is very simple, shows lots of details. my only complain is that the color seems bit dull compared ...             Transformers Animated: The Decepticons Invade! (I Can Read Book 2) Olivia London HarperTrophy, 2008 The Autobots are in trouble! Lugnut and Blitzwing are looking for Megatron and the AllSpark and will let nothing get in their way. Can Sari and Ratchet work together to fix the ship before it's too late?             To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios18 reviews Karen Paik Chronicle Books, 2007 This book is so full of story Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R5CLRG2QVFHL This book is stunning. Simply stunning. This is the latest collection to my Pixar artbook. Almost immediately, I wrapped the book up to protect the cover from the elements. The bright green cover is made of cloth-like fabric and attracts dust easily. After picking it from my desk from photographing it, some parts of the cover had ...             The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D ...19 reviews Kit Laybourne Three Rivers Press, 1998 GREAT INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION TECHNIQUES This is a great book for both students of animation and anyone out there who just wants to know more about that thing called animation. Laybourne is very easy to read and goes step-by-step through various animation processes in such an accessible way that its almost entertaining. If you have a serious interest or just a passing interest, this is a great book!             Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series)27 reviews Preston Blair Walter Foster, 1994 All animators should have this book! I bought this book several years ago, around 1999, and for its price (or whatever) it's the best book an animator can begin with. Along with The Illusion of Life, it is a must have book for all animators. It taught me the differences between the "cute" types and the "screwball" types, showed how the stopwatch and metronome are used, and even a few things about clean-up. If you love cartoons, by ...             The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney19 reviews Michael Barrier University of California Press, 2008 An Absolute Pleasure I have been fascinated with animation since childhood, and have avidly read animation history books for over twenty years. I discovered Michael Barrier relatively recently, and he has quickly become my favorite writer on the subject. The Animated Man and Hollywood Cartoons are two of the most enjoyable, compelling books on the subject of animation that have been written. 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