I’ve added some new links to my post ‘Links and Tips for Storyboarding & Illustration’.
If you spot anything useful I can add to the list, please let me know – Ad
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
People sometimes 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! – Ad
Animation Meat – Animation and storyboarding notes from Spumco, The Simpsons, Brad Bird and more.
Character Design - Interviews and designs from leading animation artists & designers.
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.
Secrets of the Self Employed – (or How to be an Amazing [insert profession here]) by Keri Smith.
What advice would you give to a graphic design student? – from designer, writer and illustrator Frank Chimero.
Super Obvious Secrets That I Wish They’d Teach In Art School – Super obvious secrets from Phil McAndrew.
Storyboards: What it Takes – Great series of articles by Larry Latham, based upon a course he taught at Disney.
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.
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
Temple of the Seven Golden Camels – Storyboarding and drawing blog by Mark Kennedy
Drawn – Blog devoted to illustration, cartooning and drawing
Storyboard Central – Great advertising comp and storyboarding blog
Stuff I did – Dreamworks storyboard sequences and lots of other fun stuff from Toby Shelton
Motionographer – All the latest in motion graphics & animation
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