Best books to learn Animation, in order

Animation is built on a small set of timeless principles. Learn those first (the classic "bible" of the craft), then the specific techniques, then production. Master the fundamentals and every style opens up.

Reading paths for animation

Learn animation: from the principles to your first short

Beginner10books75 hrs5 stages

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Popular animation books

Stop MotionSusannah Shaw · 2003

Acting for animatorsEd Hooks · 2000

The art of 3-D computer animation and effectsIsaac Victor Kerlow · 2004

The animation bookKit Laybourne · 1979

The animator's survival kitRichard Williams · 2001

The illusion of lifeFrank Thomas Bullen · 1995