Books

 

The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators by Richard Williams

The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas

Timing for Animation by Harold Whitaker

Animation: The Mechanics of Motion by Chris Webster

Simplified drawing for planning animation by Wayne Gilbert

Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts by Nancy Beiman

Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) by Steven Katz

Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator by Tony White

Acting for Animators, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation by Ed Hooks

The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa

Character Animation in 3D by Steve Roberts

Digital Character Animation 3 ([digital]) by George Maestri

Digital Lighting & Rendering by Jeremy Birn

Digital Texturing & Painting by Owen Demers

Digital Cinematography & Directing by Dan Ablan

Digital Compositing for Film and Video by Steve Wright

Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds max 6: Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins by Pete Draper