Animals are just as much a part of animation as they ever were, but many of today's artists, stuck inside wrestling with software, miss out on the real-world interaction necessary to properly design and animate these four-legged friends. In Bringing Animals to Life, veteran Disney animator Russ Edmonds simplifies the process, from first observation to finished scene, combining years of invaluable study and practice into a single book. You'll be able to get beyond the basics and add believability through proper physics and motion and create essential acting performances by giving your characters unique personalities.

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Foreword

PART 1

What is the task? (Defining the Job)

Your Story

Seeing Like an Artist (What to Look For)

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas - What am I Conveying? (Gesture Drawing)

Why am I Sketching When I have a Perfectly Good Camera?

The Anatomy and Behavior of The Beasts (Studying the Animals)
The Need To Experience (Individual Impressions)

PART 2

Back to the Office - Thinking Like an Engineer (The Technical Side of Animation)

Composing Like an Artist (The Artist Influence)

Animating Like an Actor (Bring it To Life)

Is the Task Complete?

Final Thoughts