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# Cartoon Animation (Collector's Series)

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desertcart.com: Cartoon Animation (Collector's Series): 8601200620801: Preston Blair: Books

Review: Classic cartooning book from an animation master! - In the 1980s, when I was a Pratt student in Brooklin, I was experimenting with a super 8 camera. (Who remembers super 8 now, right?!) But with that I was able to try out the information on movement from veteran animater, Preston Blair! I love the old Disney classics, Pinnochio, Fantasia, etc. as well as the warner Brother cartoons and MGM cartoons and Blair contributed to Golden age of cartoons in the 40s and 50s! His drawings from Fantasia( the dancing hippo) and "Red" the sexy girl from "Red hot riding hood" are so inspiring to any wanna be animater! No one book can have everything you need to be a great animater and it takes a fasination with how people and animals move as well as dedication to finishing the work to improve but Blairs drawings are clear with simple direct communication! I have the original How to animate cartoons vol 1 and 2 and I have worn out the covers so it's great to have this later edition that combines the 2 books with new illustrations from this master animater! Pages 80 to 87 include drawings of a wicked witch, cute kids and a pretty heroine that are not in the earlier volumes. The witch drawings have strong "wicked" attitude with evil poses and hand gestures that say "witch!" while the heroine drawings have that pretty Dorothy damsel quality from the Wizard of Oz! I also think of Wendy from Disney's Peter Pan. Blair made what he did look easy when it certainly wasn't but the pages make the art of animation accessable and understandable and fun to draw! Pages 184 and 185 show his drawings of the Honeymooners and the character and attitude of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton are clearly there! And we all know that the Flintstones are Hanna and Barbera's stone age version of that classic series. The pages that show run , walk, gallop, sneak cycles etc are drawn so they can be easily adapted to any character you can imagine and draw! I'm so glad to have this mint condition book to go with my earlier Blair vol1 & 2 on animation at a good low price! There is great nostalgia in looking at these techniques today in the midst of all the CGI hype! Thanks desertcart. com!
Review: The essential book for a new animator - When my brothers and I were boys, long ago, our Mother purchased many Foster publications that guided our efforts to paint and draw, and then to animate. These books were cheap, well laid out and easy to follow. At one count we owned 25 Foster art books. The Preston Blair series on animation were my favorites. I happily purchased Cartoon Animation collector's series on desertcart because it is a valuable reference. In my animation library, this is the book of choice. There are many books designed to show animation beginners the way. Many are pale imitations of this book, replete with characters that look like anyone with little to no experience imagine they can draw. And are authored by people who envision an additional revenue stream. If you were stranded on a tiny island with a heartfelt desire to learn animation, and your only possessions were paper, pencils and this book, and if you applied yourself, in time you would possess all you need to draw animated stories with attention getting movement. Of course there is more to creating animation than line movement. But the principles in this book are timeless and invaluable. Some reviewers here express dissatisfaction with Blair. I liken them to the example of Bart Simpson, who, in an episode of the Simpsons, obtains an electric guitar and within a minute or so, quits the guitar because he cannot wail on it like Otto. You cannot skim through this book and automatically animate images. Animation is labor intensive. It demands an eye, a gift of sorts, to draw forms that move in compelling ways. Everyone cannot be an animator, regardless of what teachers said. The truth is, you cannot always be anything you want to be- and excel. But with application and imagination, you can be animating ably with Cartoon Animation by Blair.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #410,027 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #110 in How to Create Anime & Cartoons |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (724) |
| Dimensions  | 10.5 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1560100842 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1560100843 |
| Item Weight  | 1.95 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 1994 |
| Publisher  | Walter Foster Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic cartooning book from an animation master!
*by J***1 on May 7, 2013*

In the 1980s, when I was a Pratt student in Brooklin, I was experimenting with a super 8 camera. (Who remembers super 8 now, right?!) But with that I was able to try out the information on movement from veteran animater, Preston Blair! I love the old Disney classics, Pinnochio, Fantasia, etc. as well as the warner Brother cartoons and MGM cartoons and Blair contributed to Golden age of cartoons in the 40s and 50s! His drawings from Fantasia( the dancing hippo) and "Red" the sexy girl from "Red hot riding hood" are so inspiring to any wanna be animater! No one book can have everything you need to be a great animater and it takes a fasination with how people and animals move as well as dedication to finishing the work to improve but Blairs drawings are clear with simple direct communication! I have the original How to animate cartoons vol 1 and 2 and I have worn out the covers so it's great to have this later edition that combines the 2 books with new illustrations from this master animater! Pages 80 to 87 include drawings of a wicked witch, cute kids and a pretty heroine that are not in the earlier volumes. The witch drawings have strong "wicked" attitude with evil poses and hand gestures that say "witch!" while the heroine drawings have that pretty Dorothy damsel quality from the Wizard of Oz! I also think of Wendy from Disney's Peter Pan. Blair made what he did look easy when it certainly wasn't but the pages make the art of animation accessable and understandable and fun to draw! Pages 184 and 185 show his drawings of the Honeymooners and the character and attitude of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton are clearly there! And we all know that the Flintstones are Hanna and Barbera's stone age version of that classic series. The pages that show run , walk, gallop, sneak cycles etc are drawn so they can be easily adapted to any character you can imagine and draw! I'm so glad to have this mint condition book to go with my earlier Blair vol1 & 2 on animation at a good low price! There is great nostalgia in looking at these techniques today in the midst of all the CGI hype! Thanks Amazon. com!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The essential book for a new animator
*by S***S on August 19, 2013*

When my brothers and I were boys, long ago, our Mother purchased many Foster publications that guided our efforts to paint and draw, and then to animate. These books were cheap, well laid out and easy to follow. At one count we owned 25 Foster art books. The Preston Blair series on animation were my favorites. I happily purchased Cartoon Animation collector's series on Amazon because it is a valuable reference. In my animation library, this is the book of choice. There are many books designed to show animation beginners the way. Many are pale imitations of this book, replete with characters that look like anyone with little to no experience imagine they can draw. And are authored by people who envision an additional revenue stream. If you were stranded on a tiny island with a heartfelt desire to learn animation, and your only possessions were paper, pencils and this book, and if you applied yourself, in time you would possess all you need to draw animated stories with attention getting movement. Of course there is more to creating animation than line movement. But the principles in this book are timeless and invaluable. Some reviewers here express dissatisfaction with Blair. I liken them to the example of Bart Simpson, who, in an episode of the Simpsons, obtains an electric guitar and within a minute or so, quits the guitar because he cannot wail on it like Otto. You cannot skim through this book and automatically animate images. Animation is labor intensive. It demands an eye, a gift of sorts, to draw forms that move in compelling ways. Everyone cannot be an animator, regardless of what teachers said. The truth is, you cannot always be anything you want to be- and excel. But with application and imagination, you can be animating ably with Cartoon Animation by Blair.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect For Animation Enthusiasts
*by A***R on February 12, 2016*

I will just start by saying that I love this book! I have a professional background in live action filmmaking, but I've always had an interest in animation as well. This book is fantastic for learning the intricacies of the process. It even has some how-to drawings inside. Preston Blair is one of the original Disney animators, working on projects such as Bambi, Pinocchio, and Fantastia. So, it makes sense that he would be very knowledgeable on the subject, but this book proves that he is also a great teacher. The layout is very simple, yet effective. With this book, anyone can learn the ins and outs of traditional cartoon animation. A must have for animators and highly-recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the process.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Cartoon Animation (Collector's Series)
- The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators
- Character Animation Crash Course!( DVD not included)

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