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title: "Sketching for Animation: Developing Ideas, Characters and Layouts in Your Sketchbook (Required Reading Range)"
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# Sketching for Animation: Developing Ideas, Characters and Layouts in Your Sketchbook (Required Reading Range)

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- **What is this?** Sketching for Animation: Developing Ideas, Characters and Layouts in Your Sketchbook (Required Reading Range)
- **How much does it cost?** € 103.78 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Drawing and sketching are central to the art of animation and can be crucial tools in designing and developing original stories, characters and layouts. Sketching for Animation offers a wealth of examples, exercises and tips from an army of professional animators to help you develop essential sketching, technical drawing and ideation techniques. With interviews and in-depth case studies from some of today's leading animators, including Bill Plympton, Glen Keane, Tori Davis and John Canemaker, this is a unique guide to turning your sketchbook - the world's cheapest, most portable pre-visualisation tool - into your own personal animation armory.

Review: Incredible. - This book has been incredibly helpful as I learn to animate. It’s easy to use and understand. And it has really helpful activities to help you learn. I also love that all the illustrations are hand drawn.
Review: My Drawing Book is Helpful - The book is really helpful. I learned about good drawing skills and techniques.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #97,046 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in How to Create Anime & Cartoons #67 in Animation Graphic Design (Books) #510 in Performing Arts (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 209 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible.
*by S***N on February 28, 2021*

This book has been incredibly helpful as I learn to animate. It’s easy to use and understand. And it has really helpful activities to help you learn. I also love that all the illustrations are hand drawn.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Drawing Book is Helpful
*by E***R on October 22, 2025*

The book is really helpful. I learned about good drawing skills and techniques.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by R***Y on February 20, 2021*

Nice

## Frequently Bought Together

- Sketching for Animation: Developing Ideas, Characters and Layouts in Your Sketchbook (Required Reading Range)
- The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators
- Fundamentals of Character Design: How to Create Engaging Characters for Illustration, Animation & Visual Development

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*Last updated: 2026-05-20*