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Guide for Animation Careers
This guide covers Animation and Graphic related materials for those seeking support in such subjects.
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Recommended Resources for Animation and Graphic Design.
Textbooks:
Animated Storytelling: Simple Steps for Creating Animation and Motion Graphics
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet
The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki
Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films
Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Techniques
Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Designers
Draw your characters Fighting, References for drawing combats: Book for artists, learn to draw your characters practicing contact sports, for your ... Comics and Manga. (Anatomy for Artists)
Exploring Movie Construction & Production
An open access textbook on the behind the scenes of filmmaking.
Film Appreciation
An open access textbook that introduces film studies and important concepts and ideas.
How to Draw Batman, Superman, and Other DC Super Heroes and Villains
How to Draw Monsters & Beasts: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Monsters & Fantasy Creatures for Beginners
Moving Pictures: An Introduction to cinema
An open access introductory to Film Studies textbook.
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
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The Altering Eye: Contemporary International Cinema
An open access book that helps to understand the history of European and International cinema.
The Art of Rumiko Takahashi: Colors 1978–2024
Big Bad World of Concept Art for Video Games: An Insider's Guide for Students
Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, Revised Edition!: Learn techniques for drawing and animating cartoon characters
Cinema as Technology
An open access book on modern cinema and its commercialization.
The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga: A Step-by-Step Artist's Handbook
Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels
Designing Creatures and Characters: How to Build an Artist's Portfolio for Video Games, Film, Animation and More
Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud
An open access book on the introduction to Media design.
The Enemy in Contemporary Film
An open access book that looks at how the “enemy” is portrayed in film.
Film as Embodied Art
An open access book on meaning and cinema in relation to the films by director Stanley Kubrick.
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers
Godot 4 for Beginners: Develop engaging 2D and 3D games with Godot 4's scripting and design features
How to Draw Anime Manga: The Ultimate Beginner's Simple Guide (Includes Characters, Heads, Eyes, Anatomy, and Clothes) (How to draw books for kids)
How to Draw Batman, Superman, and Other DC Super Heroes and Villains
Make Your Own Pixel Art: Create Graphics for Games, Animations, and More!
The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: How to Draw Original Characters from Simple Templates – A How to Draw Anime / Manga Books Series (Volume 1)
Media, Society, Culture and You
An open access book that introduces mass communication and media studies.
Nazism and Neo-Nazism in Film and Media
An open access book on the portrayals of Nazism and Neo-Nazism in film and media.
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga
Stan Lee's How to Draw Superheroes: From the Legendary Co-creator of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Iron Man
The Structures of the Film Experience
An open access book that discusses Jean-Pierre Meunier’s insights on the film experience.
Technology and Film Scholarship: Experience, Study, Theory
An open access book on the technological innovations in film.
Thinking Media Aesthetics
An open access book that focuses on investigating the field between media studies and the aesthetic disciplines.
Tools for Podcasting
An open access book that explores the foundations of podcasting.
Unity From Zero to Proficiency (Foundations): A step-by-step guide to creating your first game
War in Film
An open access book on how war is portrayed in film and how this is perceived.
The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki: The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films
Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition): How to Survive and Thrive
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Creative Commons Open Verse Search
An extensive library of free stock photos, images, and audio, available for free use.
Screening Shakespeare: A Film Course
An open access film course that teaches on understanding, analyzing, and the many techniques of film.
Wikimedia Commons Search
A collection of freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute.
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
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