Audience: Students taking animation or computer graphics courses, trainee 3D animators or computer animation assistants. 3D animators who want to learn more about 2D. Experienced 2D animators who want to move on to 3D. Complete beginners interested in learning animation. 'Animation' magazine over 20k circulation.
Chapter 1 Introduction to 2D-animation working practice
Chapter 2 Matter and the animation of inanimate objects
Chapter 3 The construction of a simple character, its
articulation and balance
Chapter 4 Timing, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through
and overlapping action with an animated character
Chapter 5 Human walks and runs
Chapter 6 Animal walks and runs
Chapter 7 Animation of fish and snakes
Chapter 8 Animation of birds
Chapter 9 Animation of acting - body language
Chapter 10 Animation of acting - facial expressions
Chapter 11 Animation of acting - two or more characters
Chapter 12 Lip-sync