Gifts for Animators – Top 10
Christmas may be only a handful of days away, but don’t let that stop you treating yourself or that animator/illustrator/gamer in your life! We have put together a last minute top 10 list of gifts that you can purchase both online and in stores. Happy Shopping!
1. Art of Wreck-it Ralph (£16.00)
We all know that we have to wait until the 8th February 2013 until Wreck It Ralph hits the UK cinemas, but you don’t have to wait for this beautiful ‘Art of’ book from Disney. And if you can’t wait for the book to arrive, you can always check out our Wreck It Ralph review.
2. The Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (£22.40)
The official celebratory book, published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Walt Disney’s first full-length animated movie, features never-before-published concept artwork and insider stories from the people who were there and who created the film. Why not take a peek at our review first?
3. Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (£28.00)
Mel Blanc needs no introduction to cartoon and radio fans. He was The Master of the funny voice. For the first time ever, here is the ultimate biography, encompassing Noel Blanc’s unpublished biography, with an introduction by Bugs Bunny
4. Portable Cordless A4 Light-box (£69.95)
For the animator on the move, this rechargeable LED powered light-box is lightweight and gives off little heat. The battery will stay charged for up to two hours or you can just use on the mains adapter that comes with it. The light-box has a small storage compartment for pens, pencils etc. and a clip for holding paper (sorry, no pegbar!)
5. Animate IT! Morph Edition (£20.75)
Aimed more at the younger animators among us, and built around Aardman’s world-leading experience in stop-frame animation, this pack comes complete with: Kudlian Animation software to load on your Mac / PC. On-screen tutorial from an experienced Aardman Animator. Morph and Chas poseable figurines. Green ‘Chroma-Key’ sheet to enable you to drop your own pics into the background – or use those on the included software. 30 episodes of classic Morph Animations on DVD for inspiration.
6. Wi-Fi Detector T-Shirt (£10.29)
With this shirt, you won’t have to crack open your laptops just to see if there is any wi-fi internet access about. This T-shirt displays the current wi-fi signal strength to yourself and everyone around. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates.
7. The Animators Bible T-Shirt (£17.95)
Not much to say about this t-shirt, apart from it sums up the life of most of us!
8. Brainiac Magic Projector Kit ($25.92)
How does a projector work? Discover the magic of the cinema by building your own projector. Create and project your own animations!
9. Paper Watch (£7.50)
The Paper Watch is a blank canvas, a plain watch made from tear-resistant paper-style material with a built-in digital watch that you can customise with any doodlings, designs or scrawlings you fancy!
10. Wacom Inkling (£149.00)
Do you start your artwork with pen and paper? But at the same time regret that your work is stuck on paper until you have scanned the image? Then Inkling is an indispensable tool for you. This digital sketch pen allows you to sketch with a real ballpoint pen on any paper. While you are drawing, all strokes are recorded electronically which can then be imported as raster or vector artwork in to your preferred graphics application for further editing.
