These Books are considered ESSENTIAL for any serious student and professionals alike.
Disney Legends, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston's epic tome on the artform and craft.
Legendary Disney/Tex Avery Animator, Preston Blair's, classic book that got many of today's best animators started.
These items are used professionally by myself and/or my colleagues.
Coming soon!!
This affordable 22" graphics monitor and digital pen allows you to draw directly on the screen while using any of your graphic and animation programs.
Must have a laptop or tower computer to plug in the monitor.
This affordable 16" graphics monitor and digital pen allows you to draw directly on the screen while using any of your graphic and animation programs.
Must have a laptop or tower computer to plug in the monitor.
This is an excellent 22" graphics monitor and digital pen and is equally as good as the one above.
Must have a laptop or tower computer to plug in the monitor.
This affordable 15.6" graphics monitor and digital pen allows you to draw directly on the screen while using any of your graphic and animation programs.
Must have a laptop or tower computer to plug in the monitor.
This affordable 20" graphics monitor and digital pen allows you to draw directly on the screen while using any of your graphic and animation programs.
Must have a laptop or tower computer to plug in the monitor.
This is the Rolls Royce of Graphic Tablets and with a price that reflects it! If you aren't stuck to a budget, then this 24" graphics monitor and pen should be your first choice.
This HP laptop is their top of the line 2-in-1 laptop/tablet, which allows you to draw directly on the screen with the included pen, or use it in conjunction with a graphics monitor. It makes working remotely from anywhere in the world possible.
This Microsoft laptop is their top of the line 2-in-1 laptop/tablet, which allows you to draw directly on the screen with the included pen, or use it in conjunction with a graphics monitor. It makes working remotely from anywhere in the world possible.
iPad: Procreate: $12.99
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id425073498
Procreate Dreams (Coming soon!)
Windows: Animation Paper: FREE! https://animationpaper.com/download-pre-release/
2D Pencil: FREE!
https://www.pencil2d.org/download/
Mac: Animation Paper: FREE! https://animationpaper.com/download-pre-release/
2D Pencil: FREE!
https://www.pencil2d.org/download/
Android: Rough Animator
These items are used professionally by myself and/or my colleagues.
This A3 size portable lightbox is exceptional! It has 3 light settings making it perfect for animating with paper and pencil!
Tape this peg bar down at the bottom of your light box and you'll be all set to create your own amazing hand-drawn animation!
Considered to be the Rolls Royce of Animation Pencils, the price reflects it.
These are the Cadillacs of Animation Pencils. This 12-pack of 2B pencils are a perfect go-to pencil for animating.
These are the go-to pencils that the pro's use when first "roughing out" their animation. They then draw on top of the blue lines with graphite pencils once they are satisfied with the animation movements.
Additional items that supplement the animation process.
If you hand draw you will need to get high quality scans of your work to digitally import into your favorite Animation Software.
These are the workhorse erasers for getting rid of large areas, or for "rubbing down" a drawing.
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