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Animation Books
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The Animator's Survival Kit (Paperback)
by (shelved 233 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,110 ratings — published 2001
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,945 ratings — published 1981
Cartoon Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,151 ratings — published 1980
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as animation)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,560 ratings — published 2009
Timing for Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as animation)
avg rating 4.31 — 428 ratings — published 1981
Character Animation Crash Course!( DVD not included)
by (shelved 63 times as animation)
avg rating 4.35 — 383 ratings — published 2008
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as animation)
avg rating 4.47 — 977 ratings — published 2009
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as animation)
avg rating 4.27 — 623 ratings — published 2008
Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation: Production Design in Animation (Library Binding)
by (shelved 41 times as animation)
avg rating 4.32 — 550 ratings — published 2007
Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as animation)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,000 ratings — published 1989
Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 225 ratings — published 2003
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as animation)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,389 ratings — published 2019
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)
by (shelved 36 times as animation)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,001 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Pixar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,514 ratings — published 2011
Animation (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 31 times as animation)
avg rating 4.51 — 475 ratings — published 2009
The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as animation)
avg rating 4.14 — 205 ratings — published 1986
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as animation)
avg rating 4.28 — 382 ratings — published 1980
Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 83 ratings — published 2011
Starting Point 1979-1996 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as animation)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,655 ratings — published 1996
The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))
by (shelved 28 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 310 ratings — published
The Art of Tangled (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,135 ratings — published 2010
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as animation)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,621 ratings — published 2006
Story (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 26 times as animation)
avg rating 4.40 — 307 ratings — published 2008
Creating Characters with Personality (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.22 — 463 ratings — published 2006
Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as animation)
avg rating 4.21 — 827 ratings — published 1991
Layout & Background (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 214 ratings — published 2011
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,076 ratings — published 2010
The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 181 ratings — published 2015
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.20 — 104,160 ratings — published 2014
The Art of Brave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,925 ratings — published 2012
Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.00 — 71 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Up (Disney)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,762 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as animation)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,487 ratings — published 1975
Creating 3-D Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.23 — 154 ratings — published 1998
Design (Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.63 — 219 ratings — published 2010
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as animation)
avg rating 4.02 — 133 ratings — published 1999
The Art of Spirited Away (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as animation)
avg rating 4.55 — 4,375 ratings — published 2001
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.61 — 206 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Ratatouille (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,207 ratings — published 2007
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.31 — 977 ratings — published 2003
The Art of The Incredibles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as animation)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,696 ratings — published 2004
The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930s (They Drew As They Pleased #1)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.26 — 366 ratings — published 2015
Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.50 — 246 ratings — published 2006
Elemental Magic: The Art of Special Effects Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as animation)
avg rating 4.39 — 114 ratings — published 2009
The World History of Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.01 — 99 ratings — published 2011
Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)
by (shelved 17 times as animation)
avg rating 4.01 — 98 ratings — published 2003
How to Make Animated Films: Tony White's Masterclass Course on the Traditional Principles of Animation (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 3.97 — 29 ratings — published 2009
Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.41 — 230 ratings — published 2017
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -The Art of the Movie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,563 ratings — published 2018
Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as animation)
avg rating 4.37 — 104 ratings — published 2007
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