Exploring Drawing for Animation is an innovative introduction to 2D animation for beginners and a skill-sharpener for young professionals. This novel book creatively links drawing techniques and life drawing-human and animal anatomy, architecture, and scenery - to 2D animation production and outcomes. The instructional format builds animation skills from the ground up using a technical foundation in drawing as a basis for exploring animation. Overviews span the topics of sequence drawing, character development, motion, proportional techniques, and animation clean-up. Together, these essential skills combine to help readers develop the drawing skills necessary to be an animator.

1. Solid Drawing
2. Contour Drawings
3. Drawing from Life: Human and Animal Anatomy
4. Sequence Drawing
5. Dramatic Action and Living Beings
6. Drawing from Life: Architecture and Scenery
7. Character Design and Developmendt
8. Character Drawing for Animation
9. Roughing it and Cleaning it Up