The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation Paperback – November 1, 1998

This animation book is the food equivalent of Thanksgiving at a pot-luck, or a buffet. I can sample one bite of everything, end up so full I can't walk. The ingredients and all it's parts are a mystery, but I get to sample the end product. Anotherwords, this book will not teach you how to operate complicated software, such as Photoshop, but it will teach you what software you want to sample. Sort of like going to the video store and reading the captions, but not actually watching the movie, just get an idea for what movie you want to see. Anyway, I really like it and look forward to reading the whole thing. So far I have read chapter 1 and skipped to chapters 23 and 24(about software and hardware), then will return to chapter 2.

This book is a bit dated but most of the info in it is timeless. As a former computer animator, I picked this up out of interest without any expectations. I found it an incredible guide to animation, as complete as you could hope in any book. The author covers all aspects of the art and gives a fairly good rundown of each technique. Its an overview book but a very, very good one.I highly recommend it.

A great book that covers a number of animation techniques and greatas a refresher to the techniques I learned in school but hadn't used inquite some time.

I once owned the original 1979 edition of this book and missed it for a while. I had been wanting the more modern version of this book anyway. Although it was printed in 1998, it still is relevant. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn the basics of animation drawing, at least. Outdated, but still good. That is why I love this book. Thanks for letting me share.

I didn't pay attention on how old this book is. Should be great at the time of release, but it's obsolete for these days.

We checked this out from our library and liked it so much, we decided to buy it. Great book for the price! Very informative:)

All I can say is get this book...it is highly helpful in understanding different aspects of the animation industry and the methods employed to be successful. I would like to see an updated version of it covering some of the new improvements and additions since this was written. Get this book and you will not be disappointed.

I am currently learning about animation and this book is a life saver. It arrived early and in perfect conditions. I have no complaints.I would definitely recommend it.