Introduction
Part One: Drawing and Sketching Techniques
1. Using Simple Shapes
2. Put it in Perspective
3. Drawing Figures and Animals
4. Drawing the ‘scapes: land, town and sea
5. Capturing Movement
Part Two: Design and Development
6. Developing Ideas
7. Character Development
8. Layout and Background Design
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Using beautiful imagery, detailed case studies and in-depth interviews with 30 professional animators, Sketching for Animation explores a wide range of drawing styles and techniques to help students develop their sketching skills.
Peter Parr, Reader in Animation (Rtd) and MA Supervisor for The Arts University at Bournemouth (AUB), UK.
From novice to master in one volume! The depth and breadth of
subjects are invaluable to an animator!
*Kathryn McKelvey, University of Northumbria, UK*
It covers everything in animation you need to know by connecting it
to your sketchbook.
*Mario Menjivar, The School of Visual Arts, USA*
A great primer on how to get the most out of sketching as it
relates to animation.
*Ben Ridgway, San Francisco State University, USA*
The book fulfills many functions: whilst it serves as a
drawing/painting instruction book and includes exercises in many
key techniques; it also inspires through its use of carefully
chosen examples. Yet in demonstrating the application of these
basic fine-art principles to animation it effortlessly crosses the
boundary between disciplines that are too often kept apart.
*Kathy Nicholls, University of Falmouth, UK*
This is the most complete and rich text on the market. An essential
book to understand advanced as well as basic techniques.
*Pulvirenti Luca Orazio, Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo,
Italy*
This is an excellent and vital resource to demonstrate the
importance of drawing and using a sketchbook as a crucial tool for
all animators whether they work digitally or traditionally. It is
beautifully and richly illustrated, using a wide range of examples
from both the author and other professional animators. It also has
helpful exercises to undertake as well as offering inspiration from
its vast range of illustrated examples. A beautiful and informative
book.
*Roslind Allen, University of Sunderland, UK*
This is an exceptional book on drawing. It covers a vast range of
techniques and ideas in a clear and concise way with fantastic
illustrated examples. Always carefully placing these within the
context of animation production, Peter Parr has created a book that
without a doubt will become a key text.
*Tim Holleyman, Senior Lecturer in Animation*
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