Animated Cartoons for the Beginner

Animated Cartoons for the Beginner, Walter T. Foster. 1960 stapled softcover. 32 pages, nice condition (cover is detached).

A great vintage How-To book on drawing for animation. Seems like it focuses the Warner Brothers style of the late 1930's, with character designs largely dependent on circles. The characters have large eyes with huge pupils, exaggerated highlights, and eyelids that came down like polished shutters. Not credited, but the artist was later revealed to be Volney White (1907 – 1966). He worked for Romer Grey studios, for Schlesinger under the directors Norm McCabe and Frank Tashlin doing early Porky Pig Looney Tunes, and then for Paul Terry. Oversized, 10.25”x13.75”