Here is a list of some books which I have found to be extremely helpful and informative on the subjects of animation and art. Many of these are also on the lists of recommended literature that Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Feature Animation provide. Click on the image of a book to order it from amazon.com
Drawing On The Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Publ. By J.P. Tarcher
I.S.B.N. 0-87477-523-X
This book, I feel is a staple for any artist.
If you don't own or have not yet read it
I suggest buying it immediately.
Disney's Animation Magic by Don Hahn
Disney Press
I.S.B.N. 0-7868-3072-7
By the producer of The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty, Hunchback
And many of Disney's most beloved films.
This book explains in pretty good detail
Just about all there is to know about animation. A must
for the beginning animation enthusiast.
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by F. Thomas and O. Johnston
Abbeville Publ.
I.S.B.N. 0-89659-232-4
This book was written by two of
Walt Disney's "nine old men." Both are considered
to be some of the top experts to have ever worked in the industry
The Artist's Handbook Series: Drawing and Sketching by Stan Smith
Chartwell Books
I.S.B.N. 0-7858-0738-1
Anatomy for the Artist by Jeno Barcsay
Barnes and Noble
I.S.B.N. 1-56619-245-5
Disney's Aladdin: The Making of An Animated Film by John Culhane
Hyperion Publ.
I.S.B.N. 1-56282-757