Product Description

“A valuable and exhaustive guide.”—Animation World



Professional animator Howard Beckerman has drawn them all: Popeye, Heckle & Jeckle, even Mickey Mouse. In Animation, he offers a road map to the complex art of making an animated feature. Vivid sketches, screen shots, and step-by-step illustrations show how to make a drawing come to life, create storyboards, use form and color, develop a soundtrack, edit, and more. This new edition is also thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends surrounding digital technology. Animation provides artists and aspiring filmmakers with everything they need to carve their niche in today’s quickly evolving animation industry.




• Contains a well-chosen portfolio of 437 visual examples and step-by-step instructions

• Copublished with the School of Visual Arts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1029578 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-15
• Released on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.75" h x .66" w x 6.86" l, 1.19 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Howard Beckerman has spent more than 30 years working in most every facet of animation. A teacher at the School of Visual Arts, he lives in Flushing, NY.