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About the Author

Preston Blair (1910-1995) was a native Californian who studied art at the Otis Art Institute, as well as illustration under Pruett Carter at Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of the Arts). As a member of the California Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society in New York, he exhibited work all over the country. Preston was a fine artist during the early days of full-length feature animation. For the Disney production Fantasia, he designed and animated the hippos in “The Dance of the Hours.” He also animated Mickey Mouse in The Sorcerers Apprentice, portions of the classic film Pinocchio, and the famous scene in Bambi when the owl talks about love in his “twitterpated” speech. At MGM, Preston directed Barney Bear short films, and he was well known as the designer and animator of one of Tex Averys epic shorts Red Hot Riding Hood. Preston later moved to Connecticut, where he produced television commercials, educational films, and cartoons, including TheFlintstones. Before he passed away, he worked as an inventor of interactive TV programs, such as teaching reading through animation and virtual reality games featuring full-sized animated opponents.


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Walter Foster Publishing

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Cartooning: Animation 1 with Preston Blair: Learn to animate step by step (How to Draw & Paint)

Facial Expressions

The Skeleton Foundation

Hand Construction

Birds

Facial Expressions

An animator’s job is the same as an actor’s job. Both must be masters of portraying emotion. Studying your own grimaces in a mirror is a must. Pick a character you know and draw it with various expressions, as done here with the little pup.

The Skeleton Foundation

Build the cartoon from a rough skeleton, but don’t expect to always get the skeleton right on the first try! Experiment…discard…make several drawings… then pick the best one. Be sure to work loosely when constructing the character.

Hand Construction

Cartoon hands can be tricky to draw; follow the steps and study the hands below. The fingers should be placed unevenly to prevent a monotonous quality.

Birds

A bird’s wing can be changed to a “human” arm and hand for certain expressions and then changed back to the natural handling. Notice that these birds are built on rounded forms.

5 reviews for Animation 1 with Preston Blair (Drawing): Learn to animate step by step   Import  Single ASIN  Import  Multiple ASIN

  1. Ramses


    My kid loves it.

  2. Flore M.

    Intéressant
    Très intéressant ouvrage!

  3. Amazon Customer

    Awesome!!!!!!
    This Book is Best for the Beginners those who want to become Animation Artist Or Cartooning Artist. 😊😊😊 Best book to start with.

  4. Sel

    Big book, not a lot of pages
    The odd larger than normal book is hard to store BUT also it’s cool because it contains a lot of good info so If you need it it’s easy to spot. The details in the walk cycles and the dialogue mouths was the reason why I bought this book

  5. Talia

    good book but its is HUGE
    thought it would be smaller would not fit on a bookshelf

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