Links and Tips for Storyboarding & Illustration
From time to time people get in touch asking for advice about storyboarding.
There’s plenty of information out there, so I thought I’d put up a list of links, articles, podcasts and books
that I’ve found useful. I’ll keep adding to this list and if anyone has any cool sites to add please chip in!
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Animation Meat – Animation and storyboarding notes from Spumco, The Simpsons, Brad Bird and more.
Character Design - Interviews and designs from leading animation artists.
DC Cartoon Archive – Great collection of storyboards and model sheets from the animated Batman.
Disney model sheets – Model sheets, concept art and storyboards at the Unofficial Disney Archive.
Don Bluth’s Animation Academy – Notes on storyboarding and the animation process.
Freelance advice - Advice for building a career as a freelance artist, by Dave Roman (US).
Idea Generation – Interesting guide to idea generation for illustration by Jillian Tamaki – great NY based illustrator.
Karen J Lloyd’s Storyboard Blog – Storyboarding tips, advice and free downloads.
Storyboards: What it Takes – Great series of articles by Larry Latham, based upon a course he taught at Disney.
Wally Wood’s ‘22 panels that always work’
Interviews and Podcasts
Animation Podcast – Interviews with some of animation’s greatest talent by Disney animator, Clay Kaytis.
Interview with Pixar Story Animator Jeff Pidgeon – Story Animator on A Bug’s Life, Toy Story and Monster’s Inc.
Splinecast – Podcast interviews with artists and directors working in feature animation (including Brad Bird).
I’ve found all of these books helpful (none of them are expensive):
The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner
Facial Expressions – A Visual Reference for Artists by Mark Simon
How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul by Adrian Shaughnessy
The Drawing Book by Sarah Simblet
How to be an Illustrator by Darrel Rees
Don Bluth’s Art Of Storyboard by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Best of Draw! Volume 1, available at Twomorrows Publishing
Film & animation resources (UK):
4RFV – UK Film & television directory
Skillset – Animation training and education; careers advice and industry information
Shooting People – Independent filmmaking network
Artists and blogs:
www.thestoryboardartist.com – Josh Sheppard’s great storyboard site
www.sevencamels.blogspot.com – Storyboarding and drawing blog by Mark Kennedy
www.drawn.ca – Blog devoted to illustration, cartooning and drawing
Storyboard Central – Great advertising comp and storyboarding blog
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
