Ask HN: Best books to learn fundamentals of two dimensional animation?

1 shivajikobardan 1 8/19/2025, 1:11:58 PM
I am interested in 2d animation as a content creator and game developer. I am not looking to learn how to use a software. Rather how to animate. From the first principles. Thank you!

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strangecasts ยท 3h ago
Richard Williams' The Animator's Survival Kit [1] is the standard recommendation, I believe - I've also seen animation courses recommend Preston Blair's Cartoon Animation [2]

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Principles-Cla...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1560100842/