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The embedded animationclips will include examples of my own work from the past, as well asspecifically created animation that shows exactly the principles that are beingtalked about at this point in the tutorial. For example, here is an example ofan ‘eccentric walk’ that is explained as part of the tutorial…
Click HERE to view a sample animation clip at TonyWhiteAnimation on YouTube.
To my knowledge this kind of teachingapproach has never been attempted before but it does effectively mean that you will have all theinformation you want, on the subject you need it for, whenever you want it,wherever you are in the world. Although the animation techniques explained areillustrated using traditional, hand-drawn techniques, the principles involvedwill actually work perfectly for all forms of animation, be they 3D,stop-frame, claymation, cut-out, or whatever.
“The Animator’s Notebook”series will soon be available via this site, or directly via the Focal Press designated site. The first three are already completed, with the entire series being completed by summer 2010.
Note: There will be further updates and ‘sneak peaks’ of forthcoming Notebook material on thisblogsite as time goes by.
Tony. :^{)}=-


