Disclaimer: MOTION in MASS has no affiliation or sponsorships with any of the following resources, we just want to share the goods with the masses.

This page is always growing, and we’re always open to new suggestions on our Discord.

Paid Courses / Training

Warrior Art Camp

Toon Boom Learn

Animation Mentor

Udemy 2D Animation Courses

Skillshare

LinkedIn Learning

Adam’s Animation Academy

Tonkio Pantoja’s “The StringBing Workshop”

Alex Grigg’s Animation Basecamp

Learning Mogo from Beginner to Expert - FREE COURSE from Moho Animation

YouTube / Free Resources

Toniko Pantoja

ZeBirdBrain

Alex Grigg // Animation for Anyone

Sakugabooru

Catsuka

PuccaNoodles’ Compiled Animation/Art Resource Sheet

Moho Animation Software YT

The Etherington Brothers Blog

Character Design Crash Course - Google Drive

Animation Obsessive Substack

Newgrounds

Books

Animation

Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams

Timing for Animation by Harold Whitaker and John Halas

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston

Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes (Volumes 1 + 2) by Walt Stanchfield

Directing the Story by Francis Glebas

(FREE)<< Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, Web, or Film by Joe Murray

Illustration

Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney

Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton

Anatomy for the Artist by Saram Simblet

FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi

Force: Character Design from Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi

Free Animation Resources

Kyu-bum Lee’s Toon Boom Harmony Rigging Twitch Stream Recording - Part 1

Free Illustration Resources