amazon? I got it at a technical bookshop in Melbourne... And I've noticed most libraries have it here.

I'm on my way, leaving the house now... :P

I think it's under your bed. Any bookshop could order it in for you.

Yeah, I've heard Richard Williams is a bit of a crazy man, but the book's brilliant!

best... book... EVER.

I'm one of those old folks, who likes books on paper. I've tried using pdf text books but I can't do it. I like to get away from the screen for a bit and read a book, take notes in the margins, and graffiti on the pages. I guess I could open the pages in acrobat and draw all over them, but it's just not the same.

You caught me out. I've never really read the book, never even seen it... I just want to fit in. You're right, the rule is to draw the sequence moving accross the page, and when I originally drew this I did space the drawings out with the contact positions where they should be (a step apart) and everything. But then, to put them on NG and to tween the run loop accross the screen I had to pull the frames together...
Sheesh, that made no sense at all... thanks mexifry. I'm going to find you, and when I do... I'll... I'll... animate you walking on the spot. Yeah!

Seattle eh? So you're a Grunge man then. I remember growing up watching documentaries about Seattle and wanting to go there, make rock posters for SUB POP, and shoot Kurt Cobain. Then he beat me to it... bastard.

The runs on 6's. 12 frames for the cycle.

I do gots the book, I lied about lying about not having it, or something. I'm just reading it through again. One thing I got wrong was not delaying the arms a little, which makes it look a little robotic.

It's a great reference, but it focuses on very difficult aspects of animation. There are many easier exercises which teach the principles without the need to be a fantastic drawer.

don't forget Sleepless in Seattle... sigh.

don't stop a rocking till the bang bang boogley! :D

I've read the Animators Survival Guide, and it was very helpful. qstorm tells me I should check out Preston Blairs book... hmmm

Cheers Cambo, they're funny things animated gifs, because they don't seem to have a framerate... the primitive bastards! They just go with whatever the browser thinks is good... they're followers with no will of their own. God, I hate them.

Read it you bastard! READ IT ALL!

or don't... I don't mind. ;)

Select your response from the following parental sayings;
a) "Mr Sanders is my fathers name. You can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner."
b) "Stop crying son, or I'll give you something to cry about."
c) "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."
d) "Eat your fucking vegetables and you'll grow up big and fucking strong."

lol, what was that all about? :D

good... but not great. Not like Green Eggs and Ham.

no?
fiddlesticks! |:/

nose-army is pretty fun too!
I see you like in the same state of australia as I do, Victoria, but you live there before christ. That's pretty freaky. /:0

but you did in the end, and that's what counts.
I used to use an Amiga computer when I was 15, animating using a crappy program called moviesetter at 320x240 pixels running at about 8 frames per second. I was ripping off tex avery style jokes with cat characters and a dog that looked just like the boogley, with the loveheart eyes popping out of head and the hubba hubba sound fx. Good times, everyone was very impressed at school, because no one was doing that sort of thing in my town back then.
I remember the gameboy camera, god bless nintendo and their crazy addon gadget goodness!

Maybe there will be jesmar, maybe there will... : )

yep! :D

I'm on it like a fat bastard on a doughnut!

I can't tell you that, lizard man...

Great stuff, thanks for the link!