 | 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: $7.59 A good book explaining all the aspects of animation.
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 | Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation) by Susannah Shaw
Buy used from: $75.00 constructing clay figures with wire armatures inside so they can be posed.
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 | Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking by Peter Lord
Buy used from: $12.99 |
 | The Art of Stop-Motion Animation by Ken A. Priebe
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.99 |
 | Creating 3-D Animation by Peter Lord
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $4.31 |
 | Clay Animation : American Highlights 1908 to Present (Twayne's Filmmakers Series) by Michael Frierson
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $3.89 Claymation history.
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 | Imagineering Workout, The by The Disney Imagineers
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.99 Exercises to flex your creative brain.
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 | Digital Concepts Ps-101 Portable Lighting Studio
Buy new: $37.59 Lighting, Mini tripod, and a Light Box with 2 Different Backgrounds.
All you need to get started! I recommend you get one extra light to serve as you key light, so you conserve camera batteries by not using a flash.
Make your set out of a small pizza box (Krispy Kreme Box fits perfect)and decorate with various art suplies.
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 | 35 Watt Hand Held Halogen Work Light with Clamp
Buy new: $11.95 Any small halogen work light will do as your key light. We use one that we can clip on to the edge of the table and point it at the set.
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 | Eagle Claw® Monofilament Line Clear
Buy new: $2.97 - $4.05 If you want figures to fly or jump you will need some guide wires. Make them out of fishing line. To attach it securely sew it on to a square of cardboard and embed this into the figure with the fishing line sticking out. Or you can use some thick wire and edit it out in photoshop.
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