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	Resources Software: DirectX Animation Software: Frame Thief, stopmotion animation software - Mac Free/shareware PencilTest, penciltest software - Mac shareware FlipBook relatively inexpensive ink and paint software - PC commercial Toon Boom Studio vector based 2D animation software, PC/Mac commercial Animator's Bookshelf: The Illusion of Life, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson. The mother of all animation books. Mixed in with Disney studio history is and accumulation of the lessons learned when developing the Disney style of animation. A book that continues to be useful as you grow as an animator. Timing for Animation, Whitaker and Halas. A short but excellent treaties on understanding timing. Animator's Survival Kit, Richard Williams. I paid $500 to hear him speak and it was worth every penny. Now the seminar has been published for $29.95. Just don't mistake the abundant examples for a catalog of formulas. It's about a process and a mindset. Cartoon Animation, Preston Blair Film Directing Shot by Shot, Stephen Katz. What can I say, if you're giong to make an animated film it helps to know how to make a film. Excellent text. Not only covers the basics of shots but also addresses the how and why of selecting one shot over another. Artist's Bookshelf: Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist, Stephen Rogers Peck. Good anatomical reference with examples of how to approach drawing the various muscle forms in manageable groups. The Weatherly Animal Drawing Guide, Joe Weatherly. THE! animal and creature drawing book for animators. Superb demonstration of applting constructive drawing techniques to the animal form. Force the key to capturing life through drawing, Mike Mattesi. Amazing text on how to keep your drawings alive. Lays out and demonstrates design and drawing techniques that are generally only tangentially addressed. If you ever wanted to improve the "Feel" of your drawings, this is the book. Art of Animal Drawing, Ken Hultgren. THE! animal drawing book for animators until the Weatherly guide came out. Still an amazing collection of examples of dynamic posing of animals from the man who was hired to teach the Disney staff how to draw animals for Bambi. A great deal at $9.95