 | Timing for Animation by Harold Whitaker
Buy used from: $41.17 Good for understanding timing in the making of animation.
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 | The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation by Tony White
Buy used from: $4.20 A good book on the techniques of animation.
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 | Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series) by Preston Blair
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.50 A more thorough book by Preston Blair.
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 | Anime Mania: How to Draw Characters for Japanese Animation (Manga Mania) by Christopher Hart
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $1.43 Good for showing you how to draw anime characters. If you want to know how Japanese cartoons are animated record a few of them on tv and play them back in slow-motion on your vcr and jot down the poses you see that make up those actions that are distinct in anime.
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 | How to Draw Animation: Learn the Art of Animation from Character Design to Storyboards and Layouts by Christopher Hart
Buy new: $16.46 / Used from: $0.96 A good book if you have some understanding of how animation works!
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 | Tezuka School of Animation, 1: Learning the Basics by Tezuka Productions
Buy used from: $1.22 Good for understanding the basics of Japanese Animation.
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 | Tezuka School of Animation, 2: Animals in Motion by Tezuka Productions
Buy used from: $3.50 Good for understanding how animals move. It's helpful whether you plan on making anime or not.
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 | The Art of Cartooning with FLASH (With CD-ROM) by Daniel Gray
Buy used from: $2.58 Good if you want to make Flash Animation.
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 | Flash 5 Cartooning (with CD-ROM) by Mark Clarkson
Buy used from: $0.39 Helpful if you are new to flash and want to animate. Very good at getting a technical understanding of flash. I wouldn't recommend it for help in designing characters for flash though.
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 | Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures by Walt Stanchfield
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.74 The second volume of animation techniques from the old greats of animation.
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 | Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures by Walt Stanchfield
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $19.54 The first volume. It contains animation techniques from Disney studios. Ideal for aspiring 2D animators.
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 | Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist: How to Draw the New Streamlined Look of Action-Adventure Comics! by Christopher Hart
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.02 This book simplifies anatomy for comics though simplified anatomy is ideal for animated characters too. Useful if you want your characters to look more realistic than Cartoon Retro Cool. I hate the new retro cartoon style it looks cheap.
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 | Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-Style Characters by Christopher Hart
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.77 If you don't wanna draw photorealistic characters this book is ideal for you.
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 | Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, Second Edition by Mike Mattesi
Buy new: $16.74 / Used from: $9.95 A good book for helping you expand your variety of expression. Life Drawing is the building blocks for character design.
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 | Force: Character Design from Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $23.42 This books demonstrates the value of life drawing by showing how live models inspire character designers.
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