Resources
1 / Required Books/PDF’s
(now with: PDF Richard Williams – The Animator’s Survival Kit)
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Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation
(so good, i forgive the comic sans: PDF Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation )
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PDF: Animation by Preston Blair
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2 / Recommended Books
The Illusion of Life (worth purchasing!)
The Animator’s Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation
Character Animation Crash Course!
Draw The Looney Tunes The Warner Bros. Character Design Manual
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators
Disney’s Art of Animation From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast
3 / Recommended Sites:
7 / Animation & Film Festivals
ASIFA-East (1/31/16- Call for Entries- open now!)
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
London International Animation Festival
Melbourne International Animation Festival
EyeWorks Festival of Experimental Animation