CREATIVE ANIMAKERS

The locomotion of mammals can be broadly classified into seven types 1) Walking & Running 2) Jumping, (Leaping ,Hopping) 3) Climbing & Balancing 4) Brachiation (Swinging) 5) Gliding, Parachuting & Flying 6) Burrowing (Digging) 7) Swimming & Diving Walking Walking is a terrestrial locomotion in which at least one leg is always in contact with the ground. The speed of walking is limited by the lack of an aerial or leaping phase in which the animal propels itself through the air. To increase their speed, animals must change their gait from walking to running. Running is locomotion with an aerial phase in which the body is lifted from the ground in order to extend the length of a stride. Weight-bearing walk The heaviest terrestrial animal on Earth is the African elephant, males of which may weigh more than 10 tons (ref.2). The elephant body is characterized by a large head and ears, a large and flexible trunk, and long, pillar-like limbs, which support the body like the leg...

  "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive." – Walt Disney Have you ever found a book that you began to read which held your attention so much it was difficult to put down? Animators have! When an animator discovers a really good book about his craft they simply can't lay it down. The book speaks a language only they understand. The best animation books are the ones that you cannot put down. They are an elite group of books written by the founders of animation and only a handful of their students. Reading alone does not make anyone an animator. But, having the history and knowledge of animation from individuals like Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas at your finger tips is priceless. Those studying animation will quickly find they have committed themselves to a life long adventure of learning the art. Masters of any art form are life long learners. There are ten got to have books we will share with you today. One of these is referred to as the "Anima...

  To consider how modern works might preserve the spirit of the playfully hand-drawn line, it’s helpful to watch cartoons made in the silent era. A nimated features have been big business since Walt Disney’s 1937 film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was that year’s top-grossing release. With the rise of digital animation in this century, the medium’s financial clout has grown even greater. In the past decade, at least nine animated films (headed by this year’s hyperrealistic version of “The Lion King”) have brought in more than a billion dollars each at the worldwide box office. Digital effects give animators vast powers to create extravagant fantasies; anything seems possible. Yet, with so much money at stake, the infinite capacities of the medium are often put to use for a narrow range of market-tested formulas. To rediscover the spontaneity, the free-flowing imagination, and the uninhibited sense of fun at the heart of the medium, go back to its beginnings. Leapfrog over the a...

  Frame by Frame , a tumblr which collects .gifs from animation and breaks parts of it down into separate images to observe individual drawings.

  Slow motion references of mostly animals Slow Mo Ref - YouTube Slow Mo Ref - Tumblr