animation resources updated 21/11/06; 113 links and counting |
This is my little collection of animation resources I found in the internet. I've tried to keep them organized, feel free to suggest new links to make the list grow [will open in new windows] |
principles of animation |
| Michael Comet - principles and practice Principles of Traditional Animation applied to 3D character animation - by John Lasseter Notes from Walt Stanchfeild - 28 principles of animation Principles of animation: Toy Story - talks about the principles analyzing the film The 12 (plus 12) fundamental principles of animation - by Jeremy Cantor The 28 principles of animation - by Mark Kennedy Character Animation Theories And Principles - by Mike Brown |
articles and notes |
| Body language in animations - gestures and expressions in Wallace and Gromit shortfilms Notes by Dylan Brown - Supervising Animator at Pixar Animation Notes by Ollie Johnston Inspired Short Film Production: Art Direction - VFX World article (requires registration) Richard Williams Class Notes taken by Dave Bailey Milt Kahl audio fles On Animation - the old man speaks "Send a message" by Ed Hooks - Ed talks about storytelling in animation Animation Mentor tip: Blinks - by Shawn Kelly Animation Mentor tip: The Face - By Shawn Kelly |
interviews |
| Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord |
references |
| Getty Images - huge image and video databank BBC Motion Gallery - thousands of shots from the BBC archives Eadweard Muybridge - animal and human in motion, photo references Jungle Walk - animal video and audio references Ocean Footage - comprehensive collection of ocean imagery Framepool - onlline stock footage resource for film and video material High-Speed camera videos - super slow motion video clips Hands Reference - by Thomas F Abrahamsson Artificial Actors - human expresion repertoire, pictures and videos (requires registration) Fineart.sk - Human anatomy references for 3D and traditional artists Character Designs - reference pictures, designs, tutorials... |
tutorials |
| Keith Lango's tutorials - you would have ended up there sooner or later anyway Michael Comet's animation tutorials - more basic tutorials 2D Walk cycle - by Dermot O'Connor Simple method for creating walkcycles - by Mike Brown Walk Cycle Page - a basic walk cycle tutorial, might be useful for beginners. Learning-Maya.com animation tutorials - too many Maya Tutorials - CGTalk thread, tons of links How to rig a ball - by Miguel G. Viñé (Maya) Drawing for Classical Animation - 29 pages of drawing lessons for animation |
free rigs |
LowMan by Miguel G. Viñé (Maya) |
scripts |
| fcFrameCouter by Francesco Campobasso (Maya) - simple frame counter on your playblast Mark Behm's scripts (Maya and Max) - Autorig, CharUI, AnimGrab, BoneWorx perfectArc by Simon Christen (Maya) - Displays trajectory and spacing curves js_greasePencil by Jason Schleifer (Maya) - "sketch" your animation before you animate Highend3d animiation scripts (Maya) - in case you want to check them all... |
sound files |
| The Daily Wav - from films and tv series, organized by titles and dates Movie Sounds Page - find sounds for the movies they have Movie Wavs - quotes and sounds for download Wavsite - audio clips from films and tv series Sounddogs - sound effects and clips RadioLovers - old time radio shows online Findsounds - sound search engine |
books |
| The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Carlos Baena's book recommendations - a very big list Character Animation Books - by Harold Whitaker and John Halas Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa Acting for (computer) animators by Ed Hooks |
more sites with resources |
| Animation Foundation Tips and Tricks - Animation Meat - great collection of animation techniques, tips and knowledge Animation Arena - resources for animators, interviews, articles... Animation Podcast - great audio interviews and more Carlos Baena's animation material - a bunch of links, be sure to check them all out Jeremy Cantor's tips - a collection of advices and suggestions to succeed in the industry ToonHub - listings of animated features, shorts, animators, comic books... huge The Scratch Post - animation articles, resources... mainly for those looking for a job The CG SCHOOLS and DEMO REELS thread - CGTalk thread, long list 3D Ark's archives - 3d related information archives, organized Frank and Ollie Site - these two old men share their thoughts and tips |
unclassified |
The Animation Corner - publish your animation test for others to view and critique |