Hi, books for character animation.

[stewartjones]

Character Animation in 3D - Steve Roberts

That is for both Maya and Max. My other books aren't application specific, and are just animation techniques. There again, those techniques work within any 3D application!

[grury]

The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786860707/qid=1109962840/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571202284/qid=1109962840/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Richard Williams
Timing for Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240517148/qid=1109962840/sr=2-4/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_4/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Harold Whitaker, John Halas
Acting for Animators, Revised Edition : A Complete Guide to Performance Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/032500580X/qid=1109962959/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Ed Hooks
Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782141293/qid=1109962959/sr=2-5/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_5/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Jason Osipa

That should get you started...

[FabioMSilva]

The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786860707/qid=1109962840/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571202284/qid=1109962840/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Richard Williams
Timing for Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240517148/qid=1109962840/sr=2-4/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_4/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Harold Whitaker, John Halas
Acting for Animators, Revised Edition : A Complete Guide to Performance Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/032500580X/qid=1109962959/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Ed Hooks
Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782141293/qid=1109962959/sr=2-5/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_5/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Jason Osipa

That should get you started...

lol gruri...with that i could almost start a bookstore.
Mas a vida cá em PT tá cara...

i can only buy a book for the moment(already spent 50euros in Pete Draper's book this month)
so from the books i saw, seems like the one from Steve Roberts seems like the one who matches more closely my description. But i want to ask one more thing since i couldnt find out from amazon reviews,does that book include Character acting/performance? I ask this because i mainly want to be a human(at least humanoid) character modeler/animator.

anyway thanx for the fast replies so far

[grury]

Hey Fabio!
If u can only afford one book, then I strongly recomend Richard Williams, The Animators Survival Kit.. Fantastic Book, a must have. I keep going back to it, over and over again.

Cheers

[RickJohnston]

I just got The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786860707/qid=1109962840/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-5763553-4042435) -- by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas
and would recomend it. one of the best one's i have.

[Manta]

I agree. Both books are the animator's bible, a must have IMHO. I recommend you to study first The Animators Survival Kit. Regards.

[FabioMSilva]

Ok. Thanx for the help guys.

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