Author Description

This book offers a complete course on the principles and techniques of drawn animation. Stressing that animation is a subtle and exacting art form which breathes life into inanimate drawings. Tony White, an award-winning animator, covers every aspect of the process. He provides technical information and explains in easy-to-follow text and step-by-step illustrations, how to capture movement, expression, and emotion. He shows you how to convincingly animate birds and animals and explores special effects - wind, water, fire, and solid objects - that can add realism, drama, and atmospere to animation.