See also General Filmmaker and VFX pages.
Animation Websites
11 Second Club
http://www.11secondclub.com
Monthly character animation competition
Ani-Mates
https://www.meetup.com/london-motion-design-and-animation-group
London animation & art group
Animate Projects
https://animateprojects.org
Support projects for animators in all fields
Animated Women
https://www.animatedwomenuk.com
Support for women in animation & VFX
Animation Anomaly
https://animationanomaly.com
Charles Kenny’s animation blog
Animation Insider
http://www.animationinsider.com
Jobs & interviews with front-line animators
Animator Island
https://www.animatorisland.com
Animation tips, tricks and tutorials
Animation World Network
https://www.awn.com
Largest animation publishing group on the web
Anim’Jobs
https://www.animjobs.com
French website of jobs in animation
ASIFA
https://www.asifa-hollywood.org
Website of the International Animated Film Society, Hollywood
> Separate local US branches of ASIFA
Déja View
http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com
Animator Andreas Déja’s blog
Frame by Frame
https://framexframe.tumblr.com
Frame-by-frame animation analysis
Living Lines Library
https://livlily.blogspot.com
Animation resources
Motion Forge CG
https://www.meetup.com/motion-forge-cg
London meetup group for CG animators and 3D modellers. Discord group at:
https://discord.gg/uE4FzGPpJ3
Rotoscopers
http://www.rotoscopers.com
Animation news site
Show Me the Animation
https://showmetheanimation.com
Bristol UK animation community
Skwigly
https://www.skwigly.co.uk
UK online animation magazine
Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
https://sevencamels.blogspot.com
Storyboarding for animation
V-Ray London User Group
https://www.meetup.com/v-ray-london-user-group
Group for users of V-Ray CG Imagery software
Zippy Frames
https://www.zippyframes.com
Animation journal promoting European and Independent Animation animation since 2011
Software
Paid:
Manual:
After Effects
Motion graphics
Apple Motion
Mac
TVPaint
2D animation
AI:
Free:
Audacity
Multi-track audio editor for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux etc.
Blender
3D animation, 2D frame-by-frame
Inkspace
Animators’ vector image maker
Open Broadcaster
Video recording & live streaming
OpenToonz
2D frame-by-frame animation
Blender
3D making suite supporting entire 3D pipeline
Krita
Digital painting
Synfig
2D animation for Windows, Linux & Mac OS X
Gimp
Cross-platform image editor for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows etc.
Notepad++
Source code editor notepad replacer running in Windows
Tiled
Level editor
Fora
3dmd Forum
https://www.3dmd.net/forum/3d-forum-2.html
Animation Forum
http://www.animationforum.net/forum
Animation Revelation Forum
https://animationrevelation.com/forum
Animation World Network (includes forum)
https://www.awn.com
Blender Community
https://www.blender.org/community
Cartoon Forum
https://www.cartoon-media.eu
Craft Animations Forum
http://forum.craftanimations.com
Foundry Community
https://community.foundry.com
Game FAQs Cartoon & Animation Forum
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/203-cartoons-and-animation
GSAP Greensock Fora
https://gsap.com/community
Internet Animation Database
https://intanibase.com
Reddit>3D Animation
https://thehiveindex.com/communities/r-3danimation
Reddit>Animation
https://www.reddit.com/r/animation
Reddit>Animators
https://www.reddit.com/r/Animators
Reddit>Frame by Frame
https://www.reddit.com/r/FrameByFrame
Reddit>Learn Animation
https://thehiveindex.com/communities/r-learnanimation
Synfig Animation Forum
https://forums.synfig.org/c/general/5
Toon Boom Community
https://www.toonboom.com/community
Toonzone Forum
https://animesuperhero.com/forums
Traditional Animation Forum
https://www.traditionalanimation.com/forum
Unity Forum
https://forum.unity.com
Unreal Engine Forum
https://forums.unrealengine.com
Wick Editor Fora
https://forum.wickeditor.com
YTtalk Film & Animation Forum
https://yttalk.com/forums/film-and-animation.54
Animation Organizations (UK+)
Animation Alliance UK
https://www.animationallianceuk.org
Animation UK
https://www.animationuk.org/about
Animation X UK
https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/animation
Animation & VFX Union, UK
https://www.animvfxunion.com
Cartoon: EU Media Programme:
Main page (Brussels, Belgium)
https://www.cartoon-media.eu
List of EU Buyers of Animated Films (2025)
https://www.cartoon-media.eu/movie/buyers
Cartoon Movie (Bordeaux, France)
https://www.cartoon-media.eu/movie
Cinesite
https://www.cinesite.com
Film London List of Animation Companies
https://filmlondon.org.uk/resource/animation-companies
London Animation Club
https://londonanimationclub.com
Usually meet each 1st Monday of the month. See website for venue.
Young Animator of the Year UK
https://younganimator.uk
Books
Animation
BISHOP, Randy et al:
Fundamentals of Character Design
(3D Total Publishing, 2020)
BLAIR, Preston:
Cartoon Animation
(Walter Foster Publishing, 2020)
DEROCHIE, Chris:
Advancing Your Animation Beyond the Basics
(Cobblestone Media, 2019)
FOX, Tom:
Anatomy for Artists
(3D Total Publishing, 2022)
GILBERT, Wayne:
Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation
(Anamie Entertainment Ltd, 2014)
KATATIKARN, Jasmine:
Lighting for Animation: The Art of Visual Storytelling
(Routledge, 2016)
LAKE, Matthew:
Technical Animation in Video Games
(CRC Press, 2023)
LEVY, David:
Your Career in Animation
(Allworth, 2021)
MATEU-MESTRE, Marcos:
Framed Perspective (Vols 1 & 2)
(Design Studio Press, 2016)
MEROZ, Morr:
Animation for Beginners
(Bloop Animation Studios, 2021)
MITCHELL, Ben:
Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films
(CRC Press, 2023)
Visit Ben’s website
PARR, Peter:
Sketching for Animation
(Bloomsbury, 2018)
WEBSTER, Chris:
Animation: The Mechanics of Motion
(Focal Pres, 2005)
WELLINS, Mike:
Storytelling Through Animation
(Charles River Media, 2005)
WHITE, Tony:
Animation Masterclasses
(CRC Press, 2022)
WILLIAMS, Richard:
The Animator’s Survival Kit
(Faber & Faber, 2023)
WRIGHT, Jean Ann:
Animation Writing & Development: From Script Development to Pitch
(Routledge, 2013)
Stop-motion
PETTIGREW, Neil:
The Stop-motion Filmography: A Critical Guide to 297 Features Using Puppet Animation
(McFarland & Co., 2007)
PRIEBE, Ken:
The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation
(Cengage Learning, 1980)
PURVES, Barry:
Stop-motion Animation: Frame-by-frame Film-making with Puppets & Models
(Bloomsbury, 2019)
SHAW, Suzannah:
Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation
(Routledge, 2017)
WALSH, Christopher:
Stop-Motion Filmmaking
(Bloomsbury, 2019)
Computer Animation
BLAIN, John:
The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling & Animation
(A. K. Peters, 2022)
BRINKMANN, Ron:
The Art & Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation & Motion Graphics
(Morgan Kaufmann, 2008)
KERLOW, Isaac:
The Art of 3D Computer Animation
(Wiley, 2009)
MENACHE, Alberto:
Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation
(Morgan Kaufmann, 2011)
PARENT, Rick:
Computer Animation: Algorithms & Techniques
(Morgan Kaufmann, 2012)
PEARSON, Stephen:
Learn Blender Simulations the Right Way
(Packt Publishing, 2022)
VENTER, Henk & OGTEROP, Wilhelm:
Unreal Engine 5 Character Creation, Animation and Cinematics
(Packt Publishing, 2022)