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What 2D Animation Books do you posses & recommend

By Shany | Monday, May 31, 2004 at 11:29am
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hi,

i personally posses and higly recommend the 'illusion of life' book by 2 former members of the 'nine old men' team: Ollie Johnston AND Frank Thomas

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Submitted by dxv on

"illusion to life" is practically a prerequisite. how about something more interesting.

i'm going to soon buy the new oscar fischinger book by the late bill moritz soon.

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Submitted by pascal on

richard williams. the animator's survival kit.
up tillnow, it's still BY FAR the best book on animation i've read..
It actually HELPED me a lot as oposed to a lot of other fine books that merely recap what you already know.

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Submitted by Boutros on

I cast my vote with Pascal's.

I've found The Animator's Survival Kit to be particularly helpful in breaking down walk cycles.

As one who enjoys animation but has no formal training, this book makes trying new techniques seem less daunting. Very inspirational as well.

Williams really breathes life into this book.

Okay I've gushed enough.

Ciao! :)