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The Animator's Survival Kit

An animation classic

This book is an animator’s classic, no matter what medium the artist may be using. Richard Williams is a true animation guru, with masses of indispensable knowledge to share with his students. Almost the entire book is hand-written and drawn, reinforcing the core ethos of a good animator. It really has a character of it’s own as a book.

So what is covered? Well, Williams seems to have wanted to spill all of his accumulated knowledge onto the pages. All the golden guidelines are looked at - walking, running, jumping, timing, weighting anticipation and so much more. All illustrated exhaustively in Williams’ cartoon style.

Reservations? Really, none… but expect 2D, rather than clay or 3D demonstrations… not that this matters whatsoever in practice.

My rating: 5.0 stars