Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair Revised Edition!

<b>By following the lessons in <i>Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair</i> you can make any character--person animal or object--come to life through animated movement!</b> <p/> While animators must first know how to draw the animation process involves much more than just good drawing skills. In this new edition acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair shares his vast practical knowledge to explain and demonstrate the many techniques of cartoon animation. Learn the <b>knowledge and skills </b>animators must have including: <ul><li>How to construct <b>original cartoon characters</b> by developing a character's shape personality features and mannerisms</li><li>How to animate <b>movements</b> such as running walking dancing posing skipping and more</li><li>How to create realistic-looking mouth movements during <b>dialogue </b> as well as body movements and facial expressions while the character is speaking</li><li>The finer points of animating a character including drawing<b> key character poses</b> and in-betweens</li></ul>Full of expert advice from animation pioneer Preston Blair and packed with <b>helpful drawings and diagrams </b>the new edition of <i>Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair</i> is a book no animation enthusiast should be without. <p/> THIS REVISED EDITION INCLUDES: <p/><b>Chapter 1: Getting Started</b> <br> Tools & Materials <br> Drawing Basics <br> Animation Methods <p/><b>Chapter 2: Cartoon Construction</b> <br> Parts of a Cartoon Character <br> The Body <br> The Head <br> Facial Expressions <br> The Hands <p/><b>Chapter 3: Character Design & Development</b> <br> Cartoon Examples <br> The Cute Character <br> The Screwball Type <br> The Pugnacious Character <br> More Animal Characters <br> Fictional People <br> Children <p/><b>Chapter 4: Basic Character Movement</b> <br> Comics to Life <br> Line of Action <br> Rhythm & Design <br> Basic Movement <p/><b>Chapter 5: Animation</b> <br> Principles <br> Beyond Simple Movements <br> Rough Sketches <br> Balance <br> Paths of Action <br> Animation Effects <p/><b>Chapter 6: Animated Acting</b> <br> Expressing an Attitude <br> Three Rules for Actors <br> Body Language <br> Dialogue <p/> <br><b>The Collector's Series </b>offers a broad range of projects across a variety of mediums and genres such as drawing oil acrylic watercolor cartooning calligraphy and others. This series is suitable for beginning to intermediate artists and each title features in-depth instruction about how to work with the tools of the trade master techniques and use newfound skills in practical application.