Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator by Tony White
ISBN: 0240806700 | Focal Press - 2006-07-21 | 499 Pages | PDF | 59 Mb
For the animation community, this is a masterwork. Tony White, who's done just about everything in this business, has captured a whole career of wisdom in one book. This is everything: principles, 2D and 3D technique, workflow, tools, business, job hunting, and above all, inspiration.
White's work is subtitled "Classical Techniques for Digital Animators," and that captures its spirit. It's no wonder Roy Disney wrote the foreword. White teaches lessons he first learned at the knees of some of history's greatest animators: the legends who brought Bugs Bunny to life, and Roadrunner, and Pinocchio, and Fantasia.