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The Animator's Survival Kit (Paperback)
by (shelved 234 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,164 ratings — published 2001
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,958 ratings — published 1981
Cartoon Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,152 ratings — published 1980
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as animation)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,560 ratings — published 2009
Timing for Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as animation)
avg rating 4.31 — 429 ratings — published 1981
Character Animation Crash Course!( DVD not included)
by (shelved 63 times as animation)
avg rating 4.35 — 384 ratings — published 2008
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as animation)
avg rating 4.47 — 977 ratings — published 2009
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as animation)
avg rating 4.28 — 623 ratings — published 2008
Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation: Production Design in Animation (Library Binding)
by (shelved 41 times as animation)
avg rating 4.33 — 553 ratings — published 2007
Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as animation)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,015 ratings — published 1989
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as animation)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,470 ratings — published 2019
Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as animation)
avg rating 4.12 — 224 ratings — published 2003
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)
by (shelved 35 times as animation)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,009 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Pixar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,511 ratings — published 2011
Animation (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 32 times as animation)
avg rating 4.51 — 475 ratings — published 2009
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as animation)
avg rating 4.28 — 385 ratings — published 1980
Starting Point 1979-1996 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,677 ratings — published 1996
The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as animation)
avg rating 4.15 — 206 ratings — published 1986
Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 84 ratings — published 2011
The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))
by (shelved 29 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 311 ratings — published
The Art of Tangled (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,144 ratings — published 2010
Story (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.40 — 308 ratings — published 2008
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,760 ratings — published 2006
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.20 — 105,443 ratings — published 2014
Layout & Background (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 216 ratings — published 2011
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,121 ratings — published 2010
Creating Characters with Personality (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.22 — 463 ratings — published 2006
Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.21 — 826 ratings — published 1991
The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 189 ratings — published 2015
Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.00 — 71 ratings — published 2006
Design (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.63 — 221 ratings — published 2010
The Art of Brave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,923 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Up (Disney)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,769 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,492 ratings — published 1975
Creating 3-D Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.23 — 154 ratings — published 1998
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.02 — 133 ratings — published 1999
The Art of Spirited Away (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 4,405 ratings — published 2001
The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930s (They Drew As They Pleased #1)
by (shelved 20 times as animation)
avg rating 4.26 — 369 ratings — published 2015
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.60 — 207 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Ratatouille (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,210 ratings — published 2007
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 985 ratings — published 2003
The Art of The Incredibles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,700 ratings — published 2004
The World History of Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.02 — 98 ratings — published 2011
Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.36 — 105 ratings — published 2007
Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.01 — 98 ratings — published 2003
Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.50 — 248 ratings — published 2006
Elemental Magic, Volume I: The Art of Special Effects Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.38 — 116 ratings — published 2009
Animation Now! (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 3.62 — 142 ratings — published 2004
Treasures of Disney Animation Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.30 — 96 ratings — published 1982
How to Make Animated Films: Tony White's Masterclass Course on the Traditional Principles of Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 3.97 — 29 ratings — published 2009
“If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation...It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.”
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“The fairy tale of film—created with the magic of animation—is the modern equivalent of the great parables of the Middle Ages. Creation is the word. Not adaptation. We can translate the ancient fairy tale into its modern equivalent without losing the lovely patina and savor of its once-upon-a-time quality. We have proved that age-old kind of entertainment based on the classic fairy tale recognizes no young, no old.”
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