The Noble Approach
Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry span more than 60 years and include such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, What's Opera, Doc?, and The Road Runner Show. Revered throughout the animation world, his work serves as a foundation and reference point for the current generation of animators, story artists, and designers. Written by Noble's longtime friend and colleague Tod Polson and based on the draft manuscript Noble worked on in the years before his death, this illuminating book passes on his approach to animation design from concept to final frame, illustrated with sketches and stunning original artwork spanning the full breadth of his career.
Customer Reviews
Maurice and Much More
Being a lifelong Warner Bros. animation junkie, I was well acquainted with Maurice Noble’s contributions to some of the greatest cartoons ever made (especially those helmed by Chuck Jones). I expected this book to be mostly a biographical coffee table book. What I got instead was a biography and a master class in animation design!
Beautifully illustrated and buttressed by Noble’s thoughts on the art, mechanics and business of creating animated cartoons (with some choice stories about working with Jones thrown in), this should be required reading for any serious student of his work. I’d also strongly suggest it to more “casual” fans like myself who probably won’t retain the lessons, but who will always be awestruck by “What’s Opera, Doc?” because Noble put a bright red Elmer against a purple sky.
Beautiful and brilliant piece of art
I found out about this when Mr Polson was on the Bancroft Brothers podcast. I tried to find this book online but it was prohibitively expensive. I found it on iBooks and was amazed. Beautiful pictures and great stories tied to very relevant and informative instruction on design make it indispensable. I hope to eventually get a print copy but I’ll be reading this again and again. Thank you to Tod Polson and Tom and Tony Bancroft for introducing me to Mr. Noble and his incredible insights!