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Sketching for Animation

Developing Ideas, Characters and Layouts in Your Sketchbook
By Professor Peter Parr
Series: Required Reading Range
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Sketching for Animation emphasises the importance of drawing and sketching in the animation process. It provides practical exercises and expert tips from professional animators to enhance sketching, technical drawing, and ideation skills. Featuring interviews and case studies with leading figures such as Bill Plympton, Glen Keane, Tori Davis, and John Canemaker, the book guides readers in using their sketchbooks as essential tools for original story, character, and layout development.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for animation students, professional animators, and artists seeking to strengthen their drawing and conceptual skills within animation. It suits both novices looking to build foundational abilities and experienced practitioners aiming to refine advanced techniques.

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Drawing and sketching are central to the art of animation and can be crucial tools in designing and developing original stories, characters, and layouts. Sketching for Animation offers a wealth of examples, exercises, and tips from an army of professional animators to help you develop essential sketching, technical drawing, and ideation techniques.

With interviews and in-depth case studies from some of today's leading animators, including Bill Plympton, Glen Keane, Tori Davis, and John Canemaker, this is a unique guide to turning your sketchbook—the world's cheapest, most portable pre-visualisation tool—into your own personal animation armory.

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Praised as an invaluable resource for animators at all levels, this book combines comprehensive technical instruction with inspiring examples. Reviewers highlight its ability to connect fine art principles with animation effectively, making it both a thorough and accessible guide. It is recognised for covering a wide range of key techniques and serving as a complete reference in the field.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350087095

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 300 color illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 268.0mm

Weight: 1336g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Peter Parr, Reader in Animation (Rtd) and MA Supervisor for The Arts University at Bournemouth (AUB), UK.

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