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Character Animation Fundamentals: Developing Skills for 2D and 3D Character Animation book cover

1st Edition

Character Animation Fundamentals Developing Skills for 2D and 3D Character Animation

By Steve Roberts Copyright 2011
456 Pages 140 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

456 Pages
by Routledge

456 Pages
by Routledge
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Expand your animation toolkit and remain competitive in the industry with this leading resource for 2D and 3D character animation techniques. Apply the industry's best practices to your own workflows and develop 2D, 3D and hybrid characters with ease. With side by side comparisons of 2D and 3D character design, improve your character animation and master traditional principles and processes... Read more

Introduction to Animation Working Practice. Matter and the Animation of Inanimate Objects. The Construction of a Simple Character, Its Articulation and Balance. Timing, Anticipation, Overshoot, Follow-Through and Overlapping Action with an Animated Character. Animation of Human Walks and Runs. Animation of Animal Walks and Runs. Animation of Acting Body Language. Animation of Acting-Facial Expressions. Animation of Acting- Two or More Characters. Lip-Sync.

Biography

has animated and directed movies for over 50 clients in his 25+ year career. Clients include the BBC, Channel 4, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, BT and Electrolux. His movie "Electrolux Home products - Why?” has won two IVCA awards and a New York Film and Television award. Steve has taught animation for 12 years among some of the UK's leading Universities. He is currently Senior lecturer in Character Animation at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.

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