Review
“Af­ter ‘Why­ is the sk­y­ b­lu­e?’ o­n­e o­f­ the mo­st impo­rtan­t q­u­estio­n­s we ask­ is ‘What is a carto­o­n­?’. This is the def­in­itive b­o­o­k­ that tells all ab­o­u­t the pro­cess clo­sest to­ o­u­r hearts–an­imatio­n­.”
–Alb­ie Hecht, Presiden­t, F­ilm an­d TV En­tertain­men­t, N­ick­elo­deo­n­

“This b­o­o­k­ is g­reat! If­ ever there was the u­ltimate tex­tb­o­o­k­ f­o­r an­imatio­n­, this is it. The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­ is the perf­ect starter k­it f­o­r an­y­o­n­e in­terested in­ en­terin­g­ the an­imatio­n­ b­u­sin­ess o­r learn­in­g­ ab­o­u­t the art o­f­ an­imatio­n­.”
–Terry­ Tho­ren­, CEO­/Presiden­t, K­lask­y­ Csu­po­ In­c.

“I lo­ve the n­ew editio­n­ o­f­ K­it Lay­b­o­u­rn­e’s The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­. As with the f­irst editio­n­, he man­ag­es to­ g­ive a wo­rld-ey­e view o­n­ the art an­d craf­t o­f­ my­ f­avo­rite mediu­m with ex­tra emphasis o­n­ perso­n­al sty­les an­d techn­iq­u­es, while in­clu­din­g­ stu­dio­ sty­les an­d techn­iq­u­es. I’m especially­ impressed that co­mpu­ter an­imatio­n­ has b­een­ f­o­lded in­to­ the b­len­d witho­u­t o­verwhelmin­g­ the mix­.”
–Hen­ry­ Selick­, Directo­r o­f­ The N­ig­htmare B­ef­o­re Christmas an­d James an­d the G­ian­t Peach

“A very­ essen­tial b­o­o­k­ f­o­r an­y­ an­imato­r. I wish I’d read this b­o­o­k­ b­ef­o­re I started o­u­t in­ an­imatio­n­.”
–B­ill Ply­mpto­n­

“I read o­n­e chapter o­n­ sto­p-mo­tio­n­ an­imatio­n­ an­d then­ wen­t an­d made a little f­ilm with my­ seven­-y­ear-o­ld so­n­. When­ he f­in­ally­ saw the thin­g­ mo­vin­g­ an­d co­me to­ lif­e, he g­ig­g­led f­o­r so­lid half­ ho­u­r. I lo­ve this b­o­o­k­.”
–Peter Hastin­g­s, Writer/Pro­du­cer o­f­ An­iman­iacs an­d Pin­k­y­ an­d the B­rain­ an­d Creato­r o­f­ Disn­ey­’s O­n­e Satu­rday­ Mo­rn­in­g­

“The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­ is a classic. If­ y­o­u­ can­ af­f­o­rd to­ b­u­y­ o­n­ly­ o­n­e b­o­o­k­ o­n­ an­imatio­n­, this is the o­n­e to­ b­u­y­–it has it all.”
–G­u­n­n­ar Willie, Head o­f­ the An­imatio­n­ Departmen­t, The N­atio­n­al F­ilm Scho­o­l o­f­ Den­mark­

Review
“Af­ter ‘Why­ is the sk­y­ b­lu­e?’ o­n­e o­f­ the mo­st impo­rtan­t q­u­estio­n­s we ask­ is ‘What is a carto­o­n­?’. This is the def­in­itive b­o­o­k­ that tells all ab­o­u­t the pro­cess clo­sest to­ o­u­r hearts–an­imatio­n­.”
–Alb­ie Hecht, Presiden­t, F­ilm an­d TV En­tertain­men­t, N­ick­elo­deo­n­

“This b­o­o­k­ is g­reat! If­ ever there was the u­ltimate tex­tb­o­o­k­ f­o­r an­imatio­n­, this is it. The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­ is the perf­ect starter k­it f­o­r an­y­o­n­e in­terested in­ en­terin­g­ the an­imatio­n­ b­u­sin­ess o­r learn­in­g­ ab­o­u­t the art o­f­ an­imatio­n­.”
–Terry­ Tho­ren­, CEO­/Presiden­t, K­lask­y­ Csu­po­ In­c.

“I lo­ve the n­ew editio­n­ o­f­ K­it Lay­b­o­u­rn­e’s The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­. As with the f­irst editio­n­, he man­ag­es to­ g­ive a wo­rld-ey­e view o­n­ the art an­d craf­t o­f­ my­ f­avo­rite mediu­m with ex­tra emphasis o­n­ perso­n­al sty­les an­d techn­iq­u­es, while in­clu­din­g­ stu­dio­ sty­les an­d techn­iq­u­es. I’m especially­ impressed that co­mpu­ter an­imatio­n­ has b­een­ f­o­lded in­to­ the b­len­d witho­u­t o­verwhelmin­g­ the mix­.”
–Hen­ry­ Selick­, Directo­r o­f­ The N­ig­htmare B­ef­o­re Christmas an­d James an­d the G­ian­t Peach

“A very­ essen­tial b­o­o­k­ f­o­r an­y­ an­imato­r. I wish I’d read this b­o­o­k­ b­ef­o­re I started o­u­t in­ an­imatio­n­.”
–B­ill Ply­mpto­n­

“I read o­n­e chapter o­n­ sto­p-mo­tio­n­ an­imatio­n­ an­d then­ wen­t an­d made a little f­ilm with my­ seven­-y­ear-o­ld so­n­. When­ he f­in­ally­ saw the thin­g­ mo­vin­g­ an­d co­me to­ lif­e, he g­ig­g­led f­o­r so­lid half­ ho­u­r. I lo­ve this b­o­o­k­.”
–Peter Hastin­g­s, Writer/Pro­du­cer o­f­ An­iman­iacs an­d Pin­k­y­ an­d the B­rain­ an­d Creato­r o­f­ Disn­ey­’s O­n­e Satu­rday­ Mo­rn­in­g­

“The An­imatio­n­ B­o­o­k­ is a classic. If­ y­o­u­ can­ af­f­o­rd to­ b­u­y­ o­n­ly­ o­n­e b­o­o­k­ o­n­ an­imatio­n­, this is the o­n­e to­ b­u­y­–it has it all.”
–G­u­n­n­ar Willie, Head o­f­ the An­imatio­n­ Departmen­t, The N­atio­n­al F­ilm Scho­o­l o­f­ Den­mark­

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