Recommended Reading

The Animator’s Survival Kit

Richard Williams’ guide to the fundamentals of animation.

ISBN: 0571238343

Cartoon Animation

Preston Blair’s guide to drawing for animation as well as the fundamentals of animation. Blair and Williams’s texts are complementary.

ISBN: 1560100842

The Illusion of Life

Lavishly illustrated tome on the “golden age” of Disney animation. Provides invaluable insights into the development of animation as a craft.

ISBN: 0786860707

Hollywood 2D Animation

From Sandro Cosarro, the creator of Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. Provides valuable insight into the practice of the animation craft.

ISBN: 159200170X