Layout and Composition for Animation

This essential, hands-on guide is filled with examples of what a composition should look like and example of poorly designed layouts. Spot potential problems before they cost time and money, and adapt creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists. With Beauty and the Beast examples and Simpson character layouts, readers will learn how to develop character layout and background layout as well as strengthen composition styles with a creative toolset of trick shot examples and inspirational case studies. A companion website will include further technique based tools, finalized layout and composition examples and tutorials for further artistic skill development. Adapt key techniques, tips and tricks of an an experienced layout artists with 30 years of experience to your film, television and animation projects. Save time and money with workflow solutions and avoid common mistakes and problems with troubleshooting tips and tricks. Implement creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists with examples of what a composition should look like and example of poorly designed layouts. Create professional character layouts and background layouts as well as strengthen composition styles with a creative toolset of trick shot examples, inspirational case studies and professional Disney examples and Simpson character layouts. Further your artistic skill development with an interactive, companion website which will include finalized layout and composition examples and tutorials. This essential, hands-on guide is filled with examples of what a composition should look like and example of poorly designed layouts. Spot potential problems before they cost time and money, and adapt creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists. With Beauty and the Beast examples and Simpson character layouts, readers will learn how to develop character layout and background layout as well as strengthen composition styles with a creative toolset of trick shot examples and inspirational case studies. A companion website will include further technique based tools, finalized layout and composition examples and tutorials for further artistic skill development. Adapt key techniques, tips and tricks of an an experienced layout artists with 30 years of experience to your film, television and animation projects. Save time and money with workflow solutions and avoid common mistakes and problems with troubleshooting tips and tricks. Implement creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists with examples of & nbsp; what a composition should look like and example of poorly designed layouts. Create professional character layouts and background layouts as well as strengthen composition; styles with a creative toolset of trick shot examples, inspirational case studies and professional Disney examples and Simpson character layouts. Further your artistic skill development with an interactive, companion website which will include finalized layout and composition examples and tutorials Layout and Composition for Animation 2 Copyright Page 3 Dedication 4 Acknowledgments 5 Table of Contents 7 Intro Once Upon a Time... 9 Ghertner’s Gallery 15 Chapter 1: Story Tools 17 Scene Sequence 21 Script Breakdown 23 Workbook 29 Thumbnails 33 Research 37 Ghertner’s Gallery 51 Chapter 2: Perspectives 53 Models 57 Horizons & Vanishing Points 63 Multiple Horizons & Vanishing Points 73 Values & Vanishing Points 85 Tricks 93 Ghertner’s Gallery 101 Chapter 3: Composition 103 Composing 107 Path of Action 115 Ghertner’s Gallery 121 Chapter 4: Camera 123 Fields 127 All the Right Moves 129 Ghertner’s Gallery 171 Chapter 5: Lighting Effects 173 Effects 177 Shadows 179 Gradients 185 Reflections 187 Ghertner’s Gallery 189 Chapter 6: Workflow 191 Workflow 195 Ghertner’s Gallery 207 Index 211 024081441X 9780240814414 9780240814421 024081441X,9780240814414,9780240814421