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How to Draw Animation: Learn the Art of Animation from Character Design to Storyboards and Layouts

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This book is not for people who are interested in becomingserious animators. The book seems to be geared towards children whoare interested in how animation works. So if you are a seriousanimation student I would have to warn you to stay clear of this book. However, this is a good book to give the little kiddies on how animation works. On the bases of it being a Childrens book about animation I would have to give it 5 stars. Since I am sort of an animator in training I would have to give it 2 stars for content. Why? You ask because the content is very brief and does not go into much detail. ...

I find myself constantly going back to this book, above all my other books on cartooning and animation, to see how certain techniques are done. There's a ton of extremely well-crafted cartoons and figures shown in the book. Christopher Hart writes clearly and intelligently, and addresses issues any animator or cartoonist must grapple with in order to break past personal plateaus in artistic development.

I constantly refer to this book as a guide for basic animal and human movement, as well as for ideas for character creation. Christopher Hart's characters sparkle with a certain magical quality that is, in my opinion, the hallmark of a truly gifted artist.

I'm pleased to say that I've made tremendous progress in my own work since using this book.

I was extremely disappointed in this book. It has very little real content and the book only touches very briefly on many topics. The concepts contained in the book could have been written on 3 sheets of paper. My guess it is written for children to see some of the animation concepts

I am 14 years old and want to become an animator when I grow up and I got this book and read it cover to cover and loved it. It really explained the basic techniques and had some great tips and tricks to animation. I also have other Chis Hart books that I just love. These include: "How To Draw Cartoon Animals" and "Chistopher Hart's Portable Animation Studio." Chris Hart is a great artist and auther and I would suggest his books to anyone who is interested in cartooning or animation. Eric Wold

I really enjoyed How to Draw Animation. It covered a wide range of topics from the basics, to creating your own characters, to making your characters walk and run, to the animation process. I think this book is a good guide to animation for anyone; whether it's just a hobby or a possible career interest. The book is brimming with beautiful illustrations and clear instructions. Anyone who loves animation should go out and buy this book.

This is a very accessible overview of animation principles and easier to assimilate than some of its competition. That being the case, it also covers the topic less thoroughly than some of its competition. The Disney influence is unmistakable. That's sort of bizarre given how few noteworthy modern cartoons use that style. The large number of pages devoted to drawing 1800s style characters is inexplicable. Exactly why the target audience would want that and not, for example, guidance about medieval knights or futuristic spacemen is beyond me. Overall it's a good animation *primer*. I think some of the reviews are overly harsh or from people not generally familiar with the simplicity of Chris Hart's instructional approach (and therefore surprised and put off by it).

I've found this book to be very helpful as a reference but I recommend other books to round this book out such as Preston Blair's Cartoon Animation, Timing for Animation, and Osamu Tezuka's Animation Books(mainly if you're interested in doing anime style animation) This books does as one reviewer put it touches subjects briefly. Even so I found the tips on simplifying muscle groups and facial animation to be helpful. The artwork is more sophisticated than the dated Preston Blair book. This book even shows techniques such as the double take and character speed blurs. Overall this book is still useful but not without the other books I recommended.

If you want to learn how to draw characters for cartoon animation, you must buy this book. I have 28 years old and i love this book. I also buy the Portable animation studio, very easy to draw all the day with it (in bed !) because you have the white paper at the right of the instruction book.

Christopher Hart greatly portrays the art of animation in this wonderful book. It helps begginers understand how to design your characters and what their standouts should be. He explains in great detail how to express your characters emotions through looks and actions. An interview with Roger Allers is included which gives young begginers great advice and encourangement on achieving their goals. This book is great for peoples who are looking to start a career in animation.