Every animation student should have a copy of “How to Animate” by Preston Blair – a book that’s trained countless animators over the decades. Here’s a sample page to give you a taste:
The links were broken, this may change, so FWIW:
http://www.welcometopixelton.com/downloads/Animation%20by%20Preston%20Blair.pdf
Click on the different images at the linked site for larger versions!
Drawings for animation is very perfect and excellent.
Looks like the links are broken
It works – you just have to copy it into the new tab!
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i’m huge fan of Preston Blair
Hello, I’ve been watching your tutorials on Lynda.com. Your instruction is great! I just wanted to let you know that these links to the book volumes are broken.
I think the links are broken because the Animation Archive site is down due to lack of funding…which is a shame. Hope AFISA finds a way to bring it back online.
The links are broken
Great page
The Internet Archive has a snapshot of their page from before it went down:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090226095106/http://animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-first.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20090220045206/http://animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-1st.html
Does anyone who has downloaded the books (volume 1 and 2) presviously, could send me the files or put them available somewhere on the net? Thanks
Dermot~ liking your work with Lynda.com it’s made a fan outta me. Try and not let the mean world get you down, you’re doing great things – be happy and proud of that.
peace
very usfull drawing…..
http://www.welcometopixelton.com/downloads/Animation%20by%20Preston%20Blair.pdf
heres the link i found.
what about richard williams animators survival kit, is it as good as preston blairs book?
Yes, it’s far superior (no offense to Preston). Eric Goldberg’s book is also first rate, and a must-have.
Just copy this url:
http://www.welcometopixelton.com/downloads/Animation%20by%20Preston%20Blair.pdf
into a download manager, and you will download it,
or into a browser url window …. pdf will load in the browser
super…. thanks lot that Pdf is ver y useful