Foreword
by Webster Colcord....Page 3
Introduction......Page
4
Tools,
Sculpting Tools, Hand Habits.....Page5
Hand
Tricks, Hand Problems, Brush and Oil Tool.....Page 6
Using
the Brush Tool, Texture Pads, Making Texture Pads...Page 7
Common
Sculpting Tools, Modifying Your Tools...Page 8
Pasta
Machine Tool, Pin Eye Tool, Hardening Clay Trick....Page 9
Custom
Clay Heater, Armature Tools, Wire Cutters, Hack Saw....Page 10
Table
Clamp, Drills, Coping Saw, Glue Gun......Page 11
Set
Building Tools, Jig Saw, Power Drill, Exacto Knife.....Page 12
Glue
Gun, Hand File....Page 13
Dremel
Tool, Clays, Water Based Clay.....Page 14
Hardening
Clay, Oil Based Clay.....Page 15
Creating
New Oil Based Clay Colors.....Page 16
Double
Boilers and Melting Clay......Page 17
Clay
Stirring Tool, Thinning Oil Based Clay, Sculpey Flex, Armatures, Wooden
Armatures.....Page 18
Brass
and Lead Wire Armatures......Page 19
Lead
Joints, Lead Benefits, Detachable Body Parts......Page 20
Brass
Feet......Page 21
Expert
Brass and Lead Wire Armatures......Page 22
Brass
and Lead Wire Armature Reference Pictures.......Page 23
Brass
and Aluminum Joints, Epoxy Time Considerations.....Page 24
Aluminum
Wire and Epoxy Armatures, Armature Preparations.....Page 25
Epoxy
Putty, Aluminum Loop Feet.....Page 26
Aluminum
Wire and Dowel Armatures, Rigid Parts, Connecting Wire Sections.....Page
27
Ball
and Socket Armatures, Common Joints, Modern B&Socket Process....Page
28
Modern
Joints, Plastic Parts, Final Preparations.....Page 29
Ball
and Socket Parts - Making Your Own.....Page 30
Open
Hole Ball Joint, Tools Needed.....Page 31, Page 32
Materials.....Page
33
Commonly
Used Ball Sizes.....Page 34
Brazing.....Page
35, Page 36
Solutions
to Typical Problems......Page 37
The Pickling Process......Page 40
Double
Ball Joint Picture Tutorial.....Pages 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Drilling
Ball Bearings Picture Tutorial.....Pages 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
Mold
Injection Process, Ultra Cal 30 Molds, Final Product.......Page 56
Old
Traditional Build up Techniques.......Page 57
Ball
and Socket Feet, Making the Foot, Tie Downs....Page 58
Experimental
Armatures, Sculpting Your Character.....Page 59
Preparing
your Armature for Clay....Page 60
Accessories,
Vinton Style Eyes, Animating the Eyes, More Accessories.....Page 61
Sculpting
the Face, Animating the Mouth......Page 62
Replacement
Parts, Sculpting the Hands....Page 63
Recycling
Clay, Set Building.....Page 64, Page 65
The
Set Floor.....Page 66
Set
Walls......page 67
Painting
the Walls, Plaster Texturing, Pastel Insulation Foam.......Page 68
Texturing
Styrofoam.....Page 69
The
Set Sky.....Page 70
A
Glowing Moon, Other Backgrounds, Rear Screen Projection.....Page 71
Set
Building Tips......Page 72
Effects,
Water......Page 73
Fire,
Smoke.......Page 74
Clay
Painting Effects, 2-D Characters on Glass.......Page 75
Lights,
The Lights......Page 76
Barn
Doors, Colored Light Gels......Page 77
Lighting
the Character, Lighting the Set......Page 78
Hot
Spots.....Page 79
Light
Meters......Page 80
Animation
Film Cameras......Page 81, Page 82
Projection,
Digital Photography.....Page 83
Motion
Control, The track......Page 84, Page 85
Camera
Base......Page 86
The
Supporting Legs, Testing the Rig........Page 87
Your
Story, Storyboards.......Page 88
Animation,
Life, Timing, Voice Actors, Sound Effects......Page 89
Exposure
Sheets, Surface Gages......Page 90
Video
Reference.....Page 91
Flying
Rigs......Page 92
Your
Demo Reel.........Page 93
How-To
Web Sites, Frame Grabbers and Frame Grabbing software...Page 94
Clay
and Armature Supplies.....Page 95
Foam
Latex Rubber Supplies, Foam Latex Ovens.......Page 96
Lighting
and Camera Supplies......Page 97
Digital
Clay Animation, Editing Programs......Page 98
Digital
Cameras.......Page 99, Page 100
Analog
Setup.......Page 101
Video
Lunchbox Verses Computer Frame Grabbing......Page 102
Capture
Cards.....Page 103
Getting
Capture Cards to work with Camcorders......Page 104
Digital
Animation Capture Programs, Anasazi......Page 105
Anmator
DV......Page 106
Frame
Thief....Page 107
Adding
Effects, Blue/Green Screen, In-Between Software, Motion Blur.....Page
108
Setting
up a Studio, Equipment and Space.....Page 109
Finding
Employees.....Page 110
Finding
workers by Promoting Your Studio......Page 111
Promotional
Materials, How to Succeed in Animation, Pitching to TV stations......Page
112
Hiring
an Ad Representative, Finding Work using Film Festivals.....Page 113
Glossary......Page
114
Index 