Anatomy of Facial Expressions is a new book from Uldis Zarins. You might remember I reviewed his first book, Anatomy for Sculptors, back in 2014. I have since used Anatomy for Sculptors more than any other anatomy book I own because, …
Category: Books
Give Away – They Drew As They Pleased: Volume 3
Didier Ghez has returned with the third volume in his series for Chronicle Books, “They Drew As They Pleased.” This volume continues where the second left off, covering the 1940’s and six new artists: Eduardo Sola Franco, Johnny Walbridge, Jack …
Book Review – The Silver Way
Stephen Silver’s, “The Silver Way” is a welcome addition to a small selection of quality character design books. Up until now, I would have recommended Tom Bancroft’s, “Creating Characters with Personality,” and Preston Blair’s, “Advanced Animation,” as the most relevant …
Excerpts from Bryan Cranston’s, ‘A Life in Parts’
A couple of insightful observations on acting craft from Bryan Cranston’s autobiography, A Life in Parts. On preparing for the “Jane’s Death” scene in Breaking Bad: When I do the homework for such a delicate scene, I don’t make a plan. My …
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The Art of Loish
I finally got around to checking out my copy of The Art of Loish, which was crowd-funded last September. This is a beautiful volume. 3D Total has done a fantastic job with the format and printing. Loish takes us on …
Give Away – The Art of Zootopia
The Art of Zootopia will be released soon, and we have one copy to give away to our readers. To qualify for the draw, follow us on Twitter or Facebook, and Retweet or Share the news! The winner will be …
Ghost – Kickstarter
GHOST is a collection of 13 original poems and tales written by Blaise Hemingway and Jesse Reffsin and illustrated by Chris Sasaki and Jeff Turley.
‘Before Ever After’ is an Incredible Glimpse Into the Origins of Disney Animation
I have been meaning to write about this book for a while now, but I’m short on time these days so I’ll keep this brief. Buy this book! It’s an incredible tome of animation knowledge and history. It’s everything that inspired …
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Give Away – The Nine Old Men by Andreas Deja
Update: Congrats to the winner, Brian Roy! Please contact us to claim your prize! I want to thank every one for their continued support of On Animation over the past year. Traffic continues to surge, and it’s wonderful to hear and …
Give Away: Cartoon Character Animation with Maya
Update: Congratulations to the winner, Jyreme Mcmillon! Please contact us to claim your book. 🙂 Bloomsbury Publishing was nice enough to send us a copy of Cartoon Character Animation with Maya: Mastering the Art of Exaggerated Animation by Keith Osborn. …
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