Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation is packed with information about drawing the human form in a simplified way, for animators, illustrators, character designers and comic artists. It emphasizes simplified structure, balance and posing with sequential images. This book is used by animators at ILM, Walt Disney, Blue Sky, EA and many more. It has been required text at animation schools since 1999. This is an updated version with more character design information and animated examples from planning notes. It is a must-have book for animators and artists in all fields, perfect for experienced artists and beginners.
There is lots of very specific, helpful animation knowledge in this book, my only issue was the confusing layout. “The sections of the book are presented in reverse order. The goal is first, how to get there starts at end. Read the book from front to back then do the exercises from back to front.” Huh? Why??? With some editing/rearranging and better image quality this would be a 5-star resource.