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Acting and Improv

• Acting for Animators by Ed Hooks
• The Second City – Almanac of Improvisation by Anne Libera
• A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: The Secret Art of the Performer by Eugenio Barba
• Matthew Bain on Movement

Animation Books

• The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
• Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive by David Levy
• Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams
• Animation: From Pencils to Pixels by Tony White
• Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair
• Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men by John Canemaker
• The Disney Villain by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
• The Disney That Never Was by Charles Solomon
• The Art and Flair of Mary Blair by John Canemaker
• Disney’s Art of Animation by Bob Thomas
• Disney’s Animation Magic by Don Hahn
• Batman: Animated by Paul Dini, Chip Kidd
• The Art of Kung Fu Panda
• The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2
• The Art of How to Train Your Dragon
• The Art of Rise of the Guardians
• Character Animation Crash Course! by Eric Goldberg
• Computer Animation – Expert Advice on Breaking into the Business by Dale K. Myers
• Ideas for the Animated Short by Karen Sullivan, Gary Schumer, and Kate Alexander

Color and Painting

• Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney
• Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist by James Gurney

Computer Graphics and Visual FX

• Introduction to Computer Graphics by James D. Foley, et al
• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics by Peter Shirley
• Mathematics for Computer Graphics by John Vince
• CG101:A Computer Graphics Industry Reference (2nd Edition) by Terrence Masson
• The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects by Isaac Kerlow
• Principles of Three Dimensional Computer Animation by Michael O'Rourke
• The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, Second Edition: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) by Ron Brinkmann
• Creating 3-D Animation : The Aardman Book of Filmmaking by Sibley and Lord
• Inspired 3D Short Film Production by Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia
• Digital Lighting and Rendering (2nd Edition) by Jeremy Birn
• Special Effects: The History and Technique by Richard Rickitt
• Visual Effects in a Digital World by Karen E. Goulekas....Glossary by the same author
• Introduction to Computer Graphics by James Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes, and Richard L. Phillips

Figure and Gesture Drawing

• Drawn to Life - Walt Stanchfield's books by Don Hahn
• Spirit of the Pose by Karl Gnass
• Evoke - The Art of Dave Pimentel
• On the Art of Drawing by Robert Fawcett
• Robert Fawcett: The Illustrator’s Illustrator by David Apatoff
• Animal Anatomy for Artists by Eliot Goldfinger
• Human Anatomy for Artist: The Elements of Form by Eliot Goldfinger

Filmmaking Books

• Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen by Steven Katz
• The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media by Bruce Block
• In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch
• The Five C's of Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli
• Animals in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
• The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
• Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography, DVD
• Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll

Layout & Composition Books

• Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
• Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
• Paper Dreams: The Art and Artists of the Disney Storyboards by John Canemaker
• Composing Pictures by Donald Graham
• Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
• Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation by Francis Glebas
• Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts by Nancy Beiman

Animation Websites

• ASIFA Hollywood
• Animation Archive Podcasts
• AWN
• Cartoon Brew
• Animation Nation
• Animation Physics
• Siggraph
• Animation Podcast
• Flip Animation
• Gallery Nucleus / Artists
• Speaking of Animation
• Storyboard Art
• Stuart Ng Books

Educational Sites

• Animation Mentor
• ACME Animation
• JRA Webinar
• I Animate
• Rigging 101
• Schoolism
• Gnomon School
• LAAFA
• The Animation Academy
• Concept Design Academy
• Animation Guild
• Armory Arts
• Animation Educator's Forum