Animation Resources Reference Pack #021 Preston Blair's First Edition
Animation Resources Reference Pack #021 Preston Blair's First Edition
Animation Resources Reference Pack #021 Preston Blair's First Edition
http://animationresources.org
PLEASE NOTE: This material may be protected by copyright and
is provided to supporters of Animation Resources under Fair Use
provisions for critical analysis, educational and reference purpos-
es only. Permission to copy and print is granted for personal use
only and this file is not to be distributed or shared with others. All
rights reserved.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
“I began making animated films while I was a student at Santa Barbara
Junior High School many, many years ago. The only text book I had was
Preston Blair’s animation book. Honestly, it was all I needed to get start-
ed. I can’t remember how many copies of this book I’ve purchased over
the years to give to young kids with an interest in animation. The book
is pure gold.” —Floyd Norman
Preston Blair’s Animation (Book 1) is the best “how to” book on cartoon
animation ever published. When Blair put the book together in 1947, he
used the characters he had animated at Disney and MGM to illustrate
the various basic principles of animation. Apparently, the rights to use
some of the characters were revoked after the book was already in the
stores. Publication was halted for a time, and he was forced to redraw
most of the MGM characters, replacing them with generic characters of
his own design. The revised edition went on to become a classic, and
the first edition was forgotten.
https://animationresources.org/instruction/
Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 1
Page 2 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 3
Page 4 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 5
Page 6 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 7
Page 8 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 9
Page 10 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 11
Page 12 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 13
Page 14 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 15
Page 16 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 17
Page 18 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 19
Page 20 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 21
Page 22 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 23
Page 24 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 25
Page 26 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 27
Page 28 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 29
Foldout Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Foldout
Page 30 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 31
Page 32 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 33
Page 34 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 35
Page 36 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 37
Page 38 Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) AnimationResources.org AnimationResources.org Preston Blair’s “Advanced Animation” (First Edition) Page 39
About the Collection
The archive database of Animation Resources consists
of biographical information, images and filmographic
data culled from from a variety of sources. In a remark-
ably short span of time, the collection grew to contain
over 6,000 digitized animated films and over 125,000
high-resolution images. These assets are searchable by
keywords, and all of the data is cross-linked within the
database structure.
This self portrait from 1931 was found in a With your help, Animation Resources
trash can at a local TV cartoon studio. No one can grow. Together, we can take the
knows how the drawing got there and no one project forward and build the foun-
at the studio could identify him. At a reunion of dation for the future of animation.
animators from the most successful animated
feature of recent times, this sketch was shown
to a hall full of employees from the studio this
man made famous- not a single person recog-
nized him. (Left) A rough animation drawing by
the legendary Milt Kahl. The anima-
tion of the past is being put back to
work, educating and inspiring the
animators of the future.
This document is set up to be printed on
double sided 11 by 17 inch paper with room for
binding. The images are optimized further for
display on iPads with Retina Screens.