Performing Arts:

The Pixar Touch

Written by David A. Price

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $16.00

The Pixar Touch is a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the “fraternity of geeks” who shaped it. With the help of animating genius John Lasseter and visionary businessman Steve Jobs, Pixar has become the gold standard of animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot... Read more >

Get Animated!
Creating Professional Cartoon Animation On your Home Computer
Written by Tim Maloney

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $24.95

Includes bonus DVD! Turn great ideas into great animation . . . at home! Create great animation, get discovered on YouTube, get your own TV series, make lots of money . . . see how easy it is? Well, the part about creating great animation really is that easy, with the... Read more >

Creating Characters with Personality

Written by Tom Bancroft
Introduction by Glen Keane

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize... Read more >