animators survival kit

[Darkswift2204]

ok so i have the book and i dont really find it helpful the only helpful thing i found was not to listen to music while animating.... and every1 says its so good... why cant i find anything better in it? maybe cuz im a noob? o.0

[boundless]

There's a lot of good info in there, so keep reading. Everything you read keeps building on the info before it. Once you get to timing/spacing, you could try the ball bounce. But you'll need some equipment if you don't have any.

If you want to animate digitally, get a tablet and a animation program like Pencil or Flash.

If you want to animate traditionally, you'll need to buy or build a light box. You'll either have to scan your drawings into a video editing program or use a program like iStopMotion with a camera.

And keep reading. At page 102 you'll learn about walks. It builds on the fundamentals you've been reading about. Try animating a few walk cycles while reading through this section. As you move on, there are more lessons that you can try that build on previous lessons. You can always go back and practice. Making a ball bounce can still be fun when you're way beyond that point. Just keep at it.

[Darkswift2204]

i got flash and toon boom animate..... kk ill keep reading

[Pieter]

You need to realise that books like this take their time to sink in.
It's a really good book, you just need to really take your time and do all the exercises.
Patience is a virtue! 

[El_Mustachio93]

Interesting you should mention this since i recently got this book and found a similar problem, although as my animations become more complicated i can definately see myself returning to study the many, many intricate details the book has to offer. I'm guessing it's just one of these things that becomes more relevant with time.