Description
Animate the world around you! Follow along with veteran Disney effects artist Mauro Maressa as he teaches you how to create and animate natural phenomena like water, fire, smoke, lightning, lava, mud, and wind. Essential Effects will help you plan, draw, design, and animate traditional 2D effects, taking your ideas all the way from rough sketch to finished product. Using a series of full-color visual breakdowns and diagrams, this book gives you a clear, concise understanding of what it takes to create credible, compelling effects in your own projects.
Key Features
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 A history of Effects in Animation
Chapter 2 What Exactly is an Animated Effect
Chapter 3 What Does it Take to become an Effects Animator
Chapter 4 Thumbnails
Chapter 5 Caricaturing of an Effect
Chapter 6 Perspective
Chapter 7 Water
Chapter 8 Fire
Chapter 9 Smoke
Chapter 10 Dust
Chapter 11 Tones, Shadows and High Lights
Chapter 12 Rocks, Props and Things
Chapter 13 Trees, Leaves and Grass
Chapter 14 Pixie Dust, Mattes and Slot Gags
Chapter 15 Fantasy Effects, Ectoplasm
Chapter 16 Lava and Mud
Chapter 17 Lightning and Electricity
Chapter 18 Explosions
Chapter 19 Fire Hose and Faucets
Chapter 20 Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose
Chapter 21 Bouncing Ball
Chapter 22 Exposure Sheets
