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Essential Reading for Animators and Animation Enthusiasts - Page 4

A dizzying catalog of books detailing the craft, art, and history of animated films. This list was compiled from a variety of sources, but mostly from GoodReads. I made this list for personal reference but I hope this is helpful for anyone interested in animation :)
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Alive Character Design (Haitao Su)
Alive Character Design
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Haitao Su
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series Book One: Air (Michael Dante Dimartino)
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series Book One: Air
122
Michael Dante Dimartino
The Legend of Korra: Art of the Animated Series Book Two: Spirits (Bryan Konietzko)
The Legend of Korra: Art of the Animated Series Book Two: Spirits
123
Bryan Konietzko
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series Book Three: Change (Bryan Konietzko)
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series Book Three: Change
124
Bryan Konietzko
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series - Book Four: Balance (Bryan Konietzko)
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series - Book Four: Balance
125
Bryan Konietzko
Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm (Bruce Timm)
Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm
126
Bruce Timm
The Art of Aardman (David Sproxton and Peter Lord)
The Art of Aardman
127
David Sproxton and Peter Lord
The Art of Blue Sky Studios (Jake S. Friedman)
The Art of Blue Sky Studios
128
Jake S. Friedman
That's All Folks! the Art of Warner Bros Animation (Steven Jay Schneider)
That's All Folks! the Art of Warner Bros Animation
129
Steven Jay Schneider
The Art of Cars 3 (John Lasseter)
The Art of Cars 3
130
John Lasseter
The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation (Stephen Rebello)
The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation
131
Stephen Rebello
The Art of the Book of Life (Jorge Gutierrez)
The Art of the Book of Life
132
Jorge Gutierrez
The Art of Shrek Forever After (Jerry Schmitz)
The Art of Shrek Forever After
133
Jerry Schmitz
The Art of the Polar Express (Mark Cotta Vaz)
The Art of the Polar Express
134
Mark Cotta Vaz
The Art of Nausicaa (Hayao Miyazaki)
The Art of Nausicaa
135
Hayao Miyazaki
The Art of Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Andy Lane)
The Art of Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
136
Andy Lane
The Art of Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki)
The Art of Porco Rosso
137
Hayao Miyazaki
The Art of Madagascar 3 (Barbara Robertson)
The Art of Madagascar 3
138
Barbara Robertson
They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age (Didier Ghez)
They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age
139
Didier Ghez
The Hidden Art of Disney's Late Golden Age (Didier Ghez)
The Hidden Art of Disney's Late Golden Age
140
Didier Ghez
The Hidden Art of Disney's Musical Years (Didier Ghez)
The Hidden Art of Disney's Musical Years
141
Didier Ghez
The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation (Charles Solomon)
The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation
142
Charles Solomon
The Art of Kung Fu Panda (Tracey Miller-Zarneke)
The Art of Kung Fu Panda
143
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2 (Tracey Miller-Zarneke)
The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2
144
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
The Art of Meet the Robinsons (Tracey Miller-Zarneke)
The Art of Meet the Robinsons
145
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3 (Tracey Miller-Zarneke)
The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3
146
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
Pocket Full of Colors (Jacqueline Tourville)
Pocket Full of Colors
147
Jacqueline Tourville
The Art of Robots (Amid Amidi)
The Art of Robots
148
Amid Amidi
The Art of Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki)
The Art of Howl's Moving Castle
149
Hayao Miyazaki
The Art of the Iron Giant (Ramin Zahed)
The Art of the Iron Giant
150
Ramin Zahed
The Art of Anastasia (Harvey Deneroff)
The Art of Anastasia
151
Harvey Deneroff
The Art of Ponyo (Hayao Miyazki)
The Art of Ponyo
152
Hayao Miyazki
The Art of Moana (Jessica Julius)
The Art of Moana
153
Jessica Julius
The Art of Zootopia (Jessica Julius)
The Art of Zootopia
154
Jessica Julius
The 50 Greatest Cartoons (Jerry Beck)
The 50 Greatest Cartoons
155
Jerry Beck
The Art of the Little Mermaid (Jeff Kurtti)
The Art of the Little Mermaid
156
Jeff Kurtti
The Art of Monsters University (Karen Paik)
The Art of Monsters University
157
Karen Paik
The Art of Up (Tim Hauser)
The Art of Up
158
Tim Hauser
The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Stephen Rebello)
The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
159
Stephen Rebello
The Art of Mulan (Jeff Kurtti)
The Art of Mulan
160
Jeff Kurtti
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