There's also the Disney bible that all animators read called The Illusion of Life and also Before Ever After. Great insight into animation and how Disney also pushed so many boundaries.
!!I just can't get over how great your content is. These books are great and there were some I've never heard of. Thank you so much. You are really helping the animation community.
Ill need to teach myself everything about character animation. As my college I got accepted in only covers the basic works of animation programs (Both 2D and 3D). So I can do moving logos and add effects using adobe after effects. Its a rather broad 4 years of learning all kinds of cool stuff. So I dont mind having to learn the tricky craft of character animation. But yea because I need to teach this to myself, I can use every little helping hand like professionals on here that lovingly teach the ways of character animation. And ofcourse books. Why im not going to a college which will teach character animation? Well, simply put.. my brain is lazy. It sucks at taking in and properly understanding information. Focusing for too long will fry my brain leaving it unable to concentrate and take in anything until I sleep. Ill start to stutter and literally get distracted every second. Making it INSANELY hard to keep up with homework. And all the colleges that give these character animation courses seem to be too hard on my wee little brain. Got turned down many times... Once almost crushing every ounce of hope I had. Yet im still here. Im just really thankfull for my positivity and hope. And the never ending support and hope of my family and friends. Without that I would have probably given up and slipped into depression. Animation is my everything. ANYWAYS thanks for this! Imma find out the best books for me and order them. And Ill become a well respected and talented animator, bringing wonder and joy to the world
Took 2 Days to read all of "Framed Ink" but was worth it. Heading to the next one now. Can you guys recommend some more interesting books for the beginners?
my personal list : Preston Blair's Cartoon animation, The Animator Survival Kit, Elemental Magic, Don Bluth's How to Storyboard, Disney's Layout & Background and Timing for Animation ( bachelor & halas )
@@abrahemsamander3967 One of the very best animation manual I've ever read is from a director named Borijov Dovnicovic, I don't know if the book has an english translation but the purpose of this book is all about dealing with low budgets without compromising the final quality and it has some informations I never read in other books. The french title is something like " the technique of animation ". Very simple illustrations but a real gemme.
Madjid. Awesome! Will check out. Budget is a big thing, a big reason the quality of animation fails is cause of poor budget, so learning to deal with that would be a great skill. I can find a scan online maybe.
I know this videos old but one thing I've been trying to do with my my drawings is capture the flow of water and the energy of fire which is really difficult to do in a drawing but I feel that I'm getting much better than when I started using a waterfall I live close to as reference
Can someone recommend either me reading all of Animators Survival Kit at once or slowly read it while experimenting? I was taking it slowly and getting a bit bored with the start of the book and I definitely don't want to give up on learning
Do you have any suggestions for books to learn about title animations? My main use case is to make educational RUclips videos. I want to be able to add gripping text effects to my videos. I am looking for something that will help me there. Thanks for the video!
I have that framed ink book because it’s good for comic artist as well but it’s cool cause I’m getting in to animation as well my human figure and anatomy studies have been good
Thank you) I wonder, is there smth especially for cg animation? I mean, surely u gotta know the basics and the principles but I would love to find some books about Adobe Animate, Harmony and all that - just about using the software
hey Howard its Kofi from the meet up. this was an awesome video. thanks for the references. are u an avid reader or these used as reference point as u work through an animation
Hey dude! It was great to see you at the meet up! I seem to spend most of my time making animations and not reading about how to do it, but I treasure these books and here are some of the reasons. 1- They look very impressive 2- They are fun to share around with friends 3- They give me a boost of inspiration when I need it 4- They keep me humble. When I read them I am fully aware of how many great artists there are who have already been where I am 5- I learn new things from them which I am able to apply to my animations. Especially with Dream Worlds and Framed Ink! Let me know if you are still interested in collaborating too!
oky, thank you, i wanna ask you also, about drawing and coloring backgrounds "books" , like the style of "ghibli" studio , do you have any idea, or books or web site ?? & thank u again :D
You know, I'm trying to save up for a Cintiq 13HD but with all these books you've shown....how am I suppose to do this? :') Amazing recomendations! How come you don't have the Illusion of life tho?
ah yes a 13HD is a good investment! These books are kinda like my guilty pleasure which I spend way too much money on haha For some reason I never got round to buying a copy of the illusion of life, although I have read through it at the library. I like how it boils down what you need to know about animation into very simple principles
Howard Wimshurst I'd really love to have it to finally draw and see the screen at the same time, it'd probably help a lot. And I completely understand on guilty pleasure books ahahah
I have a question. Isn't composition in western animation very different from composition in eastern animation (Anime)? I feel that the styles are very different.
there are so many diverse animations in both areas, its hard to make a sweeping comparison like that. But yeah I guess there are certain popular styles of storyboarding in the east which are different from western
The Animator's Survival Kit = The Bible of Animation
The animator survival kit= Baghawat gita of animator
@@todo1952 Aree bhai bhai bhai
Fax
I learned how to animate from RUclipsrs like you.
nice one! here's to self-teaching
Me too!
@@HowardWimshurst agreed!
@@HowardWimshurst agreed
There's also the Disney bible that all animators read called The Illusion of Life and also Before Ever After. Great insight into animation and how Disney also pushed so many boundaries.
*Opens Anatomy book*
RUclips: DEMONOTIZED!!!!
😂😂
Thanks for this mate, I was confused about finding books that cover composition and story for animation, and this was just what I needed.
Glad I could help!
Glad I got The Animators Survival Kit then. :)
Me too 😁
!!I just can't get over how great your content is. These books are great and there were some I've never heard of. Thank you so much. You are really helping the animation community.
Ill need to teach myself everything about character animation. As my college I got accepted in only covers the basic works of animation programs (Both 2D and 3D). So I can do moving logos and add effects using adobe after effects. Its a rather broad 4 years of learning all kinds of cool stuff. So I dont mind having to learn the tricky craft of character animation.
But yea because I need to teach this to myself, I can use every little helping hand like professionals on here that lovingly teach the ways of character animation. And ofcourse books.
Why im not going to a college which will teach character animation? Well, simply put.. my brain is lazy. It sucks at taking in and properly understanding information. Focusing for too long will fry my brain leaving it unable to concentrate and take in anything until I sleep. Ill start to stutter and literally get distracted every second. Making it INSANELY hard to keep up with homework. And all the colleges that give these character animation courses seem to be too hard on my wee little brain. Got turned down many times... Once almost crushing every ounce of hope I had.
Yet im still here.
Im just really thankfull for my positivity and hope. And the never ending support and hope of my family and friends. Without that I would have probably given up and slipped into depression. Animation is my everything.
ANYWAYS thanks for this! Imma find out the best books for me and order them. And Ill become a well respected and talented animator, bringing wonder and joy to the world
Took 2 Days to read all of "Framed Ink" but was worth it. Heading to the next one now. Can you guys recommend some more interesting books for the beginners?
Ayush Baral try the "illusion of life" know d of the bible of animation that disney animators have read too
how are you doing there? have you found new sources of inspiration?
@@drendelous the world may never know 😔
framed ink is an amazing book, highly recommend for any artist in general.
my personal list : Preston Blair's Cartoon animation, The Animator Survival Kit, Elemental Magic, Don Bluth's How to Storyboard, Disney's Layout & Background and Timing for Animation ( bachelor & halas )
Awesome. Some of these I’ve never heard of.
Ah. They’re in the video lol
@@abrahemsamander3967 One of the very best animation manual I've ever read is from a director named Borijov Dovnicovic, I don't know if the book has an english translation but the purpose of this book is all about dealing with low budgets without compromising the final quality and it has some informations I never read in other books. The french title is something like " the technique of animation ". Very simple illustrations but a real gemme.
Madjid. Awesome! Will check out. Budget is a big thing, a big reason the quality of animation fails is cause of poor budget, so learning to deal with that would be a great skill. I can find a scan online maybe.
I know this videos old but one thing I've been trying to do with my my drawings is capture the flow of water and the energy of fire which is really difficult to do in a drawing but I feel that I'm getting much better than when I started using a waterfall I live close to as reference
Framed INK is a muuuussssttttt! Ilove that book. 😍😍😍 Great video I found some extra books need to invest in. Thank you!!!
Should I get framed ink or animators survival kit first
Did not know about elemental magic and it's helping me to learn about fluid effects animations. Thanks!
glad I could help!
Hey,I just found out this video.Thanks for these amazing books!
Wow, thanks so much for that video!!
Thank you so much for showing these books! Very helpful
Can someone recommend either me reading all of Animators Survival Kit at once or slowly read it while experimenting? I was taking it slowly and getting a bit bored with the start of the book and I definitely don't want to give up on learning
might be handy just to sweep through it once and then you will know what page to look to for help when you get stuck at any point when animating
Note: setting the scene book is VERY HARD to find. Its always sold out or at a ridiculous price 😞
Is it okay if I got the Animator's Survival Kit first?
Thank you for the suggestions!!
First of all. Thanks for getting straight to the point and not saying " Yo! Yo! Yo! for an half hour =)
Great reference collection thanks.
Just finished reading "Framed Ink", and it was a good book :) 1 out of 9 read, the second one coming! :D
Amazing video 👍🏻 i really needed it i was looking for good books 📚 for animation
I'm going to get the Animators Survivle Kit
Great set of recomendations!
thats why your so good at animating
Thank you brother.. it help alot
Do you have any suggestions for books to learn about title animations? My main use case is to make educational RUclips videos. I want to be able to add gripping text effects to my videos. I am looking for something that will help me there. Thanks for the video!
Gotta love RUclips's automatic chapters calling Framed Ink, "Brain Dink"
Thanks bruh, nice gains
NEW VIDEO!!!! XXD So excited!!!
Hi, the Link for 'Writing Short Films' shows different book.
Damn I love these videos so much, I've been binge watching all ur videos
eyy thanks man I'm sure you will like the videos I am preparing for the future
thank you so much
@Howard whimshurst , what about Joe Murrays creating animated cartoons with character? ???? Are those books greater than that?
Thank you for sharing ^^
Thanks for watching!
Hey Howard! all good? I wanted to know if you know Francis' Glebas' book called Directing the History, if so, what do you think?
it's a great book. I have it on my shelf
I have that framed ink book because it’s good for comic artist as well but it’s cool cause I’m getting in to animation as well my human figure and anatomy studies have been good
Thank you) I wonder, is there smth especially for cg animation? I mean, surely u gotta know the basics and the principles but I would love to find some books about Adobe Animate, Harmony and all that - just about using the software
Just search it up on RUclips you'll find some tutorials about it :)
Good video...thank you!
hey Howard its Kofi from the meet up. this was an awesome video. thanks for the references. are u an avid reader or these used as reference point as u work through an animation
Hey dude! It was great to see you at the meet up! I seem to spend most of my time making animations and not reading about how to do it, but I treasure these books and here are some of the reasons.
1- They look very impressive
2- They are fun to share around with friends
3- They give me a boost of inspiration when I need it
4- They keep me humble. When I read them I am fully aware of how many great artists there are who have already been where I am
5- I learn new things from them which I am able to apply to my animations. Especially with Dream Worlds and Framed Ink!
Let me know if you are still interested in collaborating too!
do you have "setting the scene the art & evolution of animation layout " the Ebook version ??
I have it in hard back
oky, thank you, i wanna ask you also, about drawing and coloring backgrounds "books" , like the style of "ghibli" studio , do you have any idea, or books or web site ?? & thank u again :D
In what order should I read all of these books ?
Dude!! love your stuff, you ever thought about doing a video on Twitch?
yeah dude, i stream my animation process occasionally over here. thanks for watching!
www.twitch.tv/wimshurst
When are ya gonna do another Twitch video?
tonight quite possibly
That was an awesome stream, I learned a few things although I missed some of it. Do you think that you are gonna post it on your Twitch channel.
Thanks for joining me! I'll try to find out how to post it for other people to see
thank's
Hii I need a challenge what to animate I’m prob making animation in a month lol
Join the animator guild community discord group, we set a new animation challenge every month
How, are you gonna dislike this video XD
Hey yo, any book for character layout?
You know, I'm trying to save up for a Cintiq 13HD but with all these books you've shown....how am I suppose to do this? :') Amazing recomendations! How come you don't have the Illusion of life tho?
ah yes a 13HD is a good investment! These books are kinda like my guilty pleasure which I spend way too much money on haha
For some reason I never got round to buying a copy of the illusion of life, although I have read through it at the library. I like how it boils down what you need to know about animation into very simple principles
Howard Wimshurst I'd really love to have it to finally draw and see the screen at the same time, it'd probably help a lot. And I completely understand on guilty pleasure books ahahah
have you bought it? is it worth it?
I have a question. Isn't composition in western animation very different from composition in eastern animation (Anime)? I feel that the styles are very different.
there are so many diverse animations in both areas, its hard to make a sweeping comparison like that. But yeah I guess there are certain popular styles of storyboarding in the east which are different from western
You didn't rate Preston Blair's Cartoon Animation. May I know why sir?
It's a decent book but not really my style. There are quite a lot of great books I couldn't fit into the video
@@HowardWimshurst do you have a good book to refer for animal animation
No illusion of life??
Cool
Yo, thanks for the reply I went to your Twitch channel and didn't see any 'past broadcast '. Is there anyway we can see them?
hmm I'm not sure how to show them on my channel, I will have a look about in the settings!
+Howard Wimshurst you can archive the streams somewhere in the settings i think
i managed to do it! Unfortunately it looks like I can't retrieve previous streams from the past but from now on they will be recorded
Bro please I only have so much money
What tablet do you use to draw??
cintiq 12wx
cool
its not brain dink bro its framed ink please correct
hahaha i think you need a hearing test please get your ears checked out
The animator survival kit= Baghawat gita of animator
I asked myself this question :
Are these books still relevant after 4 years ?
they always were relevant and they always will be
@@HowardWimshurst thanks sensei ! 😁
Coolbeans, when are you gonna stream again?
right now i'm not sure...
What about? The commercial or the Live stream
Creative Inc.
good recomendation
it voice cut off a couple times u might need a new microphone.
Thank you for the cheap wacom tablet
you're welcome!
Damn drawings
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Found you :0
+D4v1ddd44 Anims ;D
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