--- product_id: 5125590 title: "The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation" price: "279.38 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/5125590-the-animation-book-a-complete-guide-to-animated-filmmaking-from store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation **Price:** 279.38 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation - **How much does it cost?** 279.38 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/5125590-the-animation-book-a-complete-guide-to-animated-filmmaking-from) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The first edition of The Animation Book , published in 1979, became the authoritative guide to making animated movies. Now, as we enter the twenty-first century, the explosion in computer technology has created a corresponding boom in animation. Using desktop hardware and software, animators can easily produce high-quality, high-artistry animation and mix the aesthetics of traditional cel animation with dazzling 3-D effects. Kit Laybourne's digital revision to The Animation Book brings you to the cutting edge of animation technology. Richly illustrated with frame-grabs, production stills, and diagrams, this volume shares Kit's infectious enthusiasm for the limitless possibilities of today's hybrid techniques, and it provides beginning animators with all the information they need to jump in and start their own animation projects. More advanced animators will find The Animation Book to be an invaluable resource with detailed descriptions of filmmaking gear, computer hardware and software, art supplies, plus Internet and other resources. Using an innovative case-study approach, Kit deconstructs how a range of digital projects were carried out at some of today's hottest animation studios, including Wildbrain, Blue Sky, Protozoa, Fantome, Broderbund, Nicktoons, and Klasky Csupo. These step-by-step studies show how desktop animators can follow the same creative process in their own films. Review: For Animation - Start Here - This book is a bit dated but most of the info in it is timeless. As a former computer animator, I picked this up out of interest without any expectations. I found it an incredible guide to animation, as complete as you could hope in any book. The author covers all aspects of the art and gives a fairly good rundown of each technique. Its an overview book but a very, very good one. I highly recommend it. Review: Great buy - We checked this out from our library and liked it so much, we decided to buy it. Great book for the price! Very informative:) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,140,792 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,014 in Movie Direction & Production #1,155 in Art of Film & Video #17,063 in Engineering (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 94 Reviews | ## Images ![The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VTzqoh7kL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For Animation - Start Here *by R***S on November 2, 2012* This book is a bit dated but most of the info in it is timeless. As a former computer animator, I picked this up out of interest without any expectations. I found it an incredible guide to animation, as complete as you could hope in any book. The author covers all aspects of the art and gives a fairly good rundown of each technique. Its an overview book but a very, very good one. I highly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great buy *by S***A on April 6, 2021* We checked this out from our library and liked it so much, we decided to buy it. Great book for the price! Very informative:) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best overall for animation industry 1979 into 1998 *by D***J on December 29, 2025* Excellent update for indie animators. Already well-rounded overview, all things animated. Kit Laybourne since 1979 added his knowledge as director and witness to the early years of computers into 1998 (a New Digital Edition era). - Its smaller physical xy, smaller but a more detailed scope with collaborators like George Griffin, an early pioneer in personal animation projects. - While the most often mentioned for students using animation apps is "The Animator's Survival Kit" centers on the physics of animation principles, this book covers the whole process before, during, post production, etc before 1999. - This was not just a reprint. It's smartly redesigned for clarity and more content: more details on stop motion, rotoscoping, all the pre-film stuff, 2D and 3D earliest, the pre-2000s. - I would gift this to old souls who refuse to do a countdown, to young aspiring, and even animation history buffs. Three Rivers is publisher of this edition. - My personal wish would be this same quality with content into 2025. PS: paperback arrived timely and from Prime. Affordable. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation - The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators - Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition): How to Survive and Thrive --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/5125590-the-animation-book-a-complete-guide-to-animated-filmmaking-from](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/5125590-the-animation-book-a-complete-guide-to-animated-filmmaking-from) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-09*