Animation: A Complete Drawing Kit for Beginners

by Walter Foster

This is the perfect introductory kit for anyone who wants to learn the fascinating art of cartoon animation! Inside is everything needed to get started, including a 32-page project book packed with professional animation tip and techniques. The project book starts with information on cartooning tools and materials and then covers the basics, such as character development, expression, line of action, two- and four-legged action cycles, and straight-ahead and pose-planning techniques. Before you know it, you’ll be making an animation flip book, cartoon storyboard, or spinning zoetrope! Each project is accompanied by clear instructions, helpful tips, and step-by-step illustrations--all of which ensure successful results. Beginning animators will discover how easy it is to apply a variety of fundamental techniques resulting in impressive works of art. This kit makes an idea gift. All the supplies are safe and easy to use, and the book teaches skill that can be applied for a lifetime! Kit
o 32-page project book
o Cartooning pen
o Blank flip book
o Blank zoetrope
o Tracing paper
o Drawing pad
o 1 HB drawing pencil
o 2 colored pencils (red, blue)
o Sharpener
o Kneaded eraser
o Triangle
o Blending stump

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2001

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