Making Anime: Create mesmerising manga-style animation with pencils, paint and pixels (Paperback)

'ANIME STYLE: Anime essentials; Cel painting and digital cel style; Variations on the anime style; Classic anime vs modern anime; 2D vs 3D; Background art: STYLISTIC TECHNIQUES; Colored speed lines; Image panning; Still image with blowing hair/clothes (and mouth moving); Sparkling light; Moving particles; Glossy eyes on stills; Ultra speed-blur on limbs during action: PLANNING YOUR ANIMATION: Script writing; Storyboarding; Character design/designs suited to animation; ANIMATION BASICS: Animation software; Onion skinning; Keyframes; Basic movement; Making a simple walk cycle; Anime-style lip syncing; File Formats - Flash, GIF, and AVI explained: APPLICATION OF STYLE; Using speed lines to enhance the action; Introduction to Animated Visual Grammar; Sweatdrops and other facial symbols; Exaggerated facial expressions; Use of shadows and shading for dramatic effect; Chibi and super deformed characters; 3D ANIME: Soft shaded 3D; Cel shaded 3D; Mixing 3D into 2D; Moving 2D elements with 3D; PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING YOUR ANIME: Tips for putting your file online; Viral marketing, distribution through email and word of mouth; Short-film web sites'