Cartooning: Animation 1 with Preston Blair: Learn to animate step by step (How to Draw & Paint)

Very helpful for beginners

This is an absolutely brilliant book, both as a learning tool and a reference point for your own further exercises. Although the description may make it sound light on pages, the book itself is huge, packed with detail, and feels absolutely lovely to flick through. The pedigree of the author certainly shines through in the quality of the artwork and teaching, and it finally got me to understand previously ungraspable principles, including the line of motion, 'appeal', and the dreaded walk cycle. I can't recommend it enough - this goes right up there with Richard Williams.

Warning! if you want the complete experience, you're better off buying the collector's edition, there's so much more in it. I din't realize that on time: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/1560100842/?coliid=IUVCEP7EUM80J&colid=25L1WY7WJU851&psc=0 It's about 17 pounds. The size of it took me by surprise, it's A3 sized and a rather thin book, but that's on me for not reading the descriptions better. However, this really feels pretty helpful and it gives you basic poses for animation that you can base yourself off.

This was the book that started my love of art aged 8. My teenage son also loves it. Breaks down how to draw Disney without being patronising ... what’s not to like!

This is an easily understood paperback book that explains and illustrates beautifully not only how to animate cartoons, but drawing movement in itself. Even if one doesn't intend to draw for animated films, this gives also some valuable information which can be employed in illustration of books. Excellent value for money!!

Used to be one of my reference books when I took art classes many years ago, and it is still relevant to this day. Absolutely brilliant.

I got turned onto this book from John K's blog, and it does not disappoint. The book teaches the importance of construction in animation and it's helped me a great deal in my general drawing also. The majority of this book can be found in his other book though, Cartoon animation, which I got after reading this and seeing how good it was. So if you want to get the other book, that one does have this stuff in however it has very slightly different illustrations. I personally prefer this one though, it's short simple and it's full of character.

It's okayish - the drawings are good and a lot of them but not much explanation. I was surprised at how thin the book felt... I wouldn't exactly rave about this one - not quite what I was expecting. It might make one minor point with very little text followed by lots of diagrams. If you're a total nohoper like me then its not always obvious as to what or how todo what he's going on about.