Pixel Joint Forum: Great Free Animation ebook by Preston Blair

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   http://www.onanimation.com/2009/11/20/advanced-animation-by-preston-blair-pdf/ 

Interested in animating a walk/run cycle? You want this!
This great resource has many must-have tips and illustrations.

I have been downloading tons of animated walks/runs/etc lately in preparation for doing my own. One thing that stands out is that although many are good "game-style" animations, the ones that stand out have some things in common... Fluidity, heads that bob and turn, flopping hair, noses, and hats, etc.
These things have a lot in common with the way cartoon animators slightly exaggerate common movements in order to sell the action. This PDF covers biped and quadruped movement in many situations (walk, run, jump, fast run, etc)

Lastly, I searched the forums for Preston Blair but found nothing. I'm sure this must have been posted before but couldn't find it so, here it is.

Edited by ZacRay - 23 August 2012 at 9:02am

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ZacRay Midshipman Joined: 31 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Topic: Great Free Animation ebook by Preston Blair Posted: 23 August 2012 at 8:59am
	http://www.onanimation.com/2009/11/20/advanced-animation-by-preston-blair-pdf/ Interested in animating a walk/run cycle? You want this! This great resource has many must-have tips and illustrations. I have been downloading tons of animated walks/runs/etc lately in preparation for doing my own. One thing that stands out is that although many are good "game-style" animations, the ones that stand out have some things in common... Fluidity, heads that bob and turn, flopping hair, noses, and hats, etc. These things have a lot in common with the way cartoon animators slightly exaggerate common movements in order to sell the action. This PDF covers biped and quadruped movement in many situations (walk, run, jump, fast run, etc) Lastly, I searched the forums for Preston Blair but found nothing. I'm sure this must have been posted before but couldn't find it so, here it is. Edited by ZacRay - 23 August 2012 at 9:02am
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ZacRay Midshipman Joined: 31 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 23 August 2012 at 9:52am
	Also, here is a 2-part web page with more great nfo including flash animations. The link to the 2nd part is at the bottom of the first page. http://www.angryanimator.com/word/2010/11/26/tutorial-2-walk-cycle/
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 23 August 2012 at 12:50pm
	Thanks for the ebook, that was a useful one! I knew about it but never looked up if the full book was on the internet for free!
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ZacRay Midshipman Joined: 31 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 24 August 2012 at 5:56am
	I knew about it because Preston is my grandfather. Ok, I totally made that up. Trying to amuse myself while waiting in my college financial aid line since 7:30am >< Love your avatar btw, I'm old school like a mug.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 29 July 2014 at 5:48am
	If anyone has a copy of the ebook pdf, please share.
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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showtime Commander Joined: 14 May 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 29 July 2014 at 6:13pm
	I can't find any pdfs of it, just the .cbr version, here's a link. Once you download it you can change the file extension from .cbr to .rar, then extract the files to an external folder to view them (at least I had to extract them to get them to work.)
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StoneStephenT Commander Joined: 08 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 252	Posted: 29 July 2014 at 8:11pm
	So you know, a CBR file is a renamed RAR; the changed extension allows the files to work with comicbook reader programs such as CDisplay.
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showtime Commander Joined: 14 May 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 29 July 2014 at 9:18pm
	*Originally posted by StoneStephenT* So you know, a CBR file is a renamed RAR; the changed extension allows the files to work with comicbook reader programs such as CDisplay. That's what I tried to do first, but the CDisplay installer was flagged by my anti-virus program, which I didn't really like. Afterwards I did a bit more reading and realized that .cbr = .rar. I figured that .rar is a more common file type anyway, and people who use comic book reader programs probably already know what a .cbr is.
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