Wells P., Quinn J. Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation

AVA Publishing, 2008. — 192 p. — ISBN10: 2940373701, ISBN13: 978-2940373703.The thinking process behind drawing, characters, composition and movement, narrative and adaptation are all fully examined in the latest title Drawing for Animation. The author introduces the fundamental elements involved in producing drawn animation.Thinking about drawing
Observation
Perception
Memory
Interpretation
Representation
Imitation
Experimentation
Practice
Composition and perspective
Life and figure drawing
Movement and dynamics
Thinking animation
Drawing characters
Pre-production and production procedures
The inciting idea
Script
Storyboard
Scenes
2D to 3D
Drawing and narrative
Sketchbooks as narrative resources
Character as narrative
Drawing and adaptation
Commercials
Literary adaptation and graphic narrative
Adapting aesthetics
Drawing characters and concepts
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