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Animation Books
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The Animator's Survival Kit (Paperback)
by (shelved 230 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,000 ratings — published 2001
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,906 ratings — published 1981
Cartoon Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,147 ratings — published 1980
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Walt Stanchfield Lectures, 1)
by (shelved 67 times as animation)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,561 ratings — published 2009
Timing for Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 422 ratings — published 1981
Character Animation Crash Course!( DVD not included)
by (shelved 63 times as animation)
avg rating 4.35 — 382 ratings — published 2008
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as animation)
avg rating 4.27 — 607 ratings — published 2008
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as animation)
avg rating 4.47 — 977 ratings — published 2009
Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation: Production Design in Animation (Library Binding)
by (shelved 41 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 546 ratings — published 2007
Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as animation)
avg rating 4.34 — 965 ratings — published 1989
Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 221 ratings — published 2003
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)
by (shelved 34 times as animation)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,985 ratings — published 2006
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as animation)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,225 ratings — published 2019
The Art of Pixar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,497 ratings — published 2011
The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as animation)
avg rating 4.14 — 205 ratings — published 1986
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as animation)
avg rating 4.28 — 377 ratings — published 1980
Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 82 ratings — published 2011
Animation (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 28 times as animation)
avg rating 4.51 — 475 ratings — published 2009
The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 309 ratings — published
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.06 — 11,360 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Tangled (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,092 ratings — published 2010
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,991 ratings — published 2010
Creating Characters with Personality (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.21 — 462 ratings — published 2006
Story (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.40 — 306 ratings — published 2008
Starting Point 1979-1996 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,594 ratings — published 1996
Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.21 — 824 ratings — published 1991
Creating 3-D Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.23 — 153 ratings — published 1998
The Art of Brave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,920 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Up (Disney)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,758 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,479 ratings — published 1975
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.21 — 101,084 ratings — published 2014
Layout & Background (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 211 ratings — published 2011
Design (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 21 times as animation)
avg rating 4.62 — 217 ratings — published 2010
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as animation)
avg rating 4.02 — 130 ratings — published 1999
Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as animation)
avg rating 4.00 — 70 ratings — published 2006
The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 172 ratings — published 2015
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as animation)
avg rating 4.61 — 203 ratings — published 2013
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as animation)
avg rating 4.31 — 963 ratings — published 2003
The Art of Ratatouille (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,193 ratings — published 2007
Elemental Magic, Volume I: The Art of Special Effects Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 107 ratings — published 2009
The Art of The Incredibles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,696 ratings — published 2004
The Art of Spirited Away (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 4,298 ratings — published 2001
Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.36 — 103 ratings — published 2007
Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.00 — 97 ratings — published 2003
Animation Now! (Taschen 25th Anniversary)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 3.62 — 142 ratings — published 2004
The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930s (They Drew As They Pleased #1)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.26 — 363 ratings — published 2015
Disney's Aladdin The Making of an Animated Film (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.40 — 345 ratings — published 1992
Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.51 — 246 ratings — published 2006
Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 224 ratings — published 2017
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -The Art of the Movie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as animation)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,497 ratings — published 2018
“In the midst of the vagaries of life, they provide us a trip to the land of goodness and fairies, of imaginations and possibilities.
A childhood that wasn't spent watching cartoons or reading comic strips, no wonder, seems too dull to imagine.”
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A childhood that wasn't spent watching cartoons or reading comic strips, no wonder, seems too dull to imagine.”
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“SIMPSONS BLUFFER'S RULE #2
The competent bluffer should always refer to the performers who play The Simpsons as 'the voice talent' never 'actors'.
For extra effect, drop their first names... This implies some tacit familiarity and your bluffee will simply melt before your eyes like the witch in The Wizard of Oz”
― The Bluffer's Guide to The Simpsons
The competent bluffer should always refer to the performers who play The Simpsons as 'the voice talent' never 'actors'.
For extra effect, drop their first names... This implies some tacit familiarity and your bluffee will simply melt before your eyes like the witch in The Wizard of Oz”
― The Bluffer's Guide to The Simpsons
