Welcome to the Academy of Art Library guide for research on Animation & Visual Effects. This guide is intended as a starting place for researchers, pointing to tools for finding books, scholarly articles, reviews, and other topical and collection-related information. Please use the informational tabs to find resources in different information categories.
Check out the selection of new animation and visual effects related materials at AAU Library.
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life by 
Building a Character [e-book] by 
Digital Compositing for Film and Video [e-book] by 
Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse -The Art of the Movie by 
Visual Effects in a Digital World [e-book] by 
Nolte, Matt. Merida Character Design for the Film "Brave". c. 2009. Academy of Art University. Academy of Art University Collection, LUNA. Academy of Art University.
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