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GA253: Introduction to Animation

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of traditional animation.Topics include the history and principles of animating key poses, timing cycles, and the mechanics of motion. Upon completion of this course students should be able to present a short animation using traditional techniques.


 

History and Principles of Animating Key Poses

Applying the 12 Principles to 3D Computer Animation
From Kerlow's Art of 3D Computer Animation

History of Animation
From Digital Media FX

Origins of American Animation
History of animation from 1900-1921 from the Library of Congress


Mechanics of Motion

Simple Walk Tutorial
From Anim8or, click on Tutorials

Additional Sites of Interest

10 Second Club
Monthly animation competition

3DArk.com
Art, models, articles, tutorials, and links

3DBuzz.com
Community of 2D and 3D artists, programmers, and aspiring game designers

3DLinks.com
Provides links to sites on various topics related to 3D

Animation
Resources from About.com

Animation Arena
Resources for 2D, 3D, Flash animation, and video game design

Animation Factory
Animated clip art gallery

Animation Meat
News, model sheets, templates, and links

Animation Nation
Directory of animation sites

Animation World Network
News, resources, directories, and more

Anime and Manga
Tutorials from About.com

Builder.com
White papers, trialware, and online book library

Communication Arts Network
Site for Communication Arts, a trade journal for visual communications

Computer Arts Magazine
Tutorials, and tips for web design, typography, 3D, animation, motion graphics, and multimedia

Computer Graphics World
Graphics, 3D modeling, CAD, and visual computing

Creative Cow
Community for media professionals

Dynamic Graphics
Magazine that presents design ideas and how to apply them to projects

A Digital Dreamer
Graphic designer career information

fontBROWSER
Preview active fonts on your system

Gamedev.net
Leading online community for game developers

Graphis
Site for the International Journal of Visual Communication

Highend 3D
Articles, downloads, gallery, and other resources

How TV Animation Works
Article from HowStuffWorks.com

I.D. (International Design)
Graphic design, product design, and architecture

Kaliber10000
The Designers' Lunchbox

MacWorld
Resources for Mac users, including a help desk

P-O-P Times
Official news publication of the in-store marketing institute

Print
Graphic design magazine

STEP Inside Design
Publication that explores the impact of design in our lives

Timing Cycles

The Basics of Animation Timing
Excerpt from the book, "How to Succeed in Animation...", from Animation World Magazine

It's All About Timing
Animated insights for non artists written by Shannon Muir

Timing is Everything
Introduction to timing framework and TimingController, an example timing model from Sun Developer Network


Macromedia Flash MX Resources

Actionscript.org
Macromedia Flash resources and tutorials 

Flash Circle
Design and layout, Flash tutorials from Sitepoint.com

Flash Developer 
Flash MX 2004 tutorials

Flash Developer Center
Flash learning guide, tutorials, and samples from Macromedia.com

Flash Goddess
A community site showcasing women who use Flash

Flash Kit
Online resources for Macromedia Flash tutorials

Flash Tutorials
From Freeflashtutorials.com

Flash Vista
Flash websites and resources

Flazoom.com
Flash usability and more

Kirupa.com
Flash resources for tutorials, downloads, support, links, and more

Ultrashock.com
Flash tutorials and sources files

WebWasp
Free Flash tutorials (UK)

 

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