ABSTRACT

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

  • Build a strong foundation of observation and drawing skills that you can rely on for the rest of your career
  • Tips and tricks for applying classic effects principles to computer-animated and CG projects
  • Over 400 full-color images and diagrams for clear step-by-step learning
  • chapter 1|8 pages

    A History of Effects in Animation

    chapter 4|4 pages

    Thumbnails

    chapter 5|5 pages

    Caricaturing of an Effect

    chapter 6|14 pages

    Perspective

    chapter 7|42 pages

    Water

    chapter 8|24 pages

    Fire

    chapter 9|9 pages

    Smoke

    chapter 10|20 pages

    Dust

    chapter 11|14 pages

    Tones, Shadows, and Highlights

    chapter 12|24 pages

    Rocks, Props, and Things

    chapter 13|12 pages

    Trees, Leaves, and Grass

    chapter 14|17 pages

    Pixie Dust, Mattes, and Slot Gags

    chapter 15|8 pages

    Fantasy Effects and Ectoplasm

    chapter 16|25 pages

    Lava and Mud

    chapter 17|10 pages

    Lightning and Electricity

    chapter 18|7 pages

    Explosions

    chapter 19|3 pages

    Fire Hoses and Faucets

    chapter 20|7 pages

    Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose

    chapter 21|6 pages

    Bouncing Ball

    chapter 22|5 pages

    Exposure Sheets