Books and Publications

The internet is great. Books are great. Why buy books when roughly equivalent information is available online? Well, lots of reasons, but one is that real books—like stop-motion animation—offer a tactile and visual richness that is uniquely satisfying. Portable, annotatable, crash-free, convenient, powered by sun or candle. E-books offer some of these advantages, and also offer some of the advantages of online material.

If people wish to comment on specific books, or provide an annotated guide to the list, we suggest creating a separate page. Let's keep this page just for titles.

The Art of Stop-Motion Animation

by Ken A. Priebe

Beginner's Guide to Animation: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

By Mary Murray

Creating 3-D Animation The Aardman Book of Filmmaking

(UK title: Cracking Animation: The Aardman Book of 3-D Animation )

by Peter Lord and Brian Sibley

Secrets of Clay Animation Revealed

by Marc Spess

Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation

by Susannah Shaw

Stop-Motion Armature Machining: A Construction Manual

by Tom Brierton

Stop-Motion Puppet Sculpting: A Manual of Foam Injection, Build-Up and Finishing Techniques

by Tom Brierton

Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance

by Barry Purves