Books.

I found a copy of John Grant's "Masters of Animation" at the library. It's full of good biographical information about animation masters. I had no idea that Tex Avery was so self-critical, and while I knew (anecdotally) that Ralph Bakshi was difficult to work with it was insightful to see how often it was related to the frustration of dealing with producers who would butcher his work. Still 80% of the book left to read, should be enlightening.

Last week I bought an anatomy book. At times my grasp on the shapes in a human body is shocking, so I need to start studying form and function again. It's surprisingly hard to find an anatomy book that is actually informative and helpful. In any case, I'll be looking to attend some life-drawing classes later this year.

In retrospect, I should have bought the Muybridge "Human Motion" book I saw in Borders. The animal one would be more helpful though.

Sebastien

Neat. Goeblins does it again. 'Sebastien' features a neat little guy perfecting the art of the paper plane. Simple and sweet with Goeblins' usual level of excellence.