Preface

The Art of Animating Special Effects

Animation is a sublime art form. Many who make it their life’s work will tell you it is like a modern form of alchemy. From inanimate objects, we create life. From wood, minerals, and plastic, we create seemingly conscious, living things. From these same inanimate tools we can create a compelling interpretation of the elements as we know them: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. And then there are the elements that are born in our fertile imaginations. Wonderful, mystical, magical elements like pixie dust and magic potions, spiritual entities, ghosts, and portals into other dimensions.

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