 | Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive by David Levy
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.27 The best of its kind. Lists many positions in the industry and details the steps to get them.
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 | Opportunities in Animation and Cartooning Careers by Terence J. Sacks
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $0.01 Some good info on animation careers. Starting to get out of date. A large portion is also devoted to cartooning/ sequential art which was less helpful to me, but may be great for others.
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 | How to Get a Job in Animation (And Keep It) by Gene Hamm
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $0.79 Short, but with some good information on the business of animation. Funny and a good read.
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 | The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston
Buy new: $43.20 / Used from: $35.50 A MUST have.
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 | Disney's Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film by John Culhane
Buy used from: $0.02 Great for learning Disney's pipeline. Nice artwork.
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| The Art of Pocahontas by Steven Rebello
Buy used from: $6.00 Amazing preproduction artwork. Features many drawings by the great Glen Keane.
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 | The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age by Don Hahn
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.90 A nice little book by Disney producer Hahn. Some good art and info on the Disney process. Great for beginners.
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 | The Art of The Lion King by Christopher Finch
Buy used from: $17.99 Gorgeous book! Great artwork.
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| The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston
Buy used from: $3.99 More amazing Disney art.
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 | Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas by Frank Thompson
Buy used from: $2.01 |
 | The Art of Final Fantasy IX by Dan Birlew
Buy used from: $19.97 Nice conceptual artwork and character designs.
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 | Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels by Tom Bancroft
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.97 Learn from a Disney master. Nice tips and examples.
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 | Producing Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation) by Catherine Winder
Buy new: $32.31 / Used from: $28.36 Nice techniques for making your own films.
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| Layout and Design Made Amazingly Simple by Brian Lemay
Buy used from: $71.95 Clearly describes the basics to animation layout.
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 | Dream On Silly Dreamer
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $18.75 A great film for anyone who was devastated when Disney announced the close of their 2D studio. A little more fun to watch now that they're doing 2D again!
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 | The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $9.98 It's your survival kit.
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 | The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation by Kit Laybourne
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $3.84 A good guide to animation basics.
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 | The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $7.28 An essential reference.
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 | Horses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic Sequences by Eadweard Muybridge
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $4.92 |
 | Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (Galaxy Books) by Stephen Rogers Peck
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.45 |
 | The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $5.75 If you can't draw or want to get better at it, start here.
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