Motion Illustration

Motion Illustration is an introduction to the growing field of moving illustration, written with readers from an illustration background in mind. Adam Osgood brings illustration and animation together and argues that making motion illustrations is within anyone's reach. The book suits those producing content for social media, designing GIFs or making fully animated videos, and it aims to help illustrators take their work further and find new ways to reach an audience.

It places motion illustration in the wider context of animation and motion graphics and explains how movement can bring images to life. It compares tools and software and shows which suit different goals. It also looks at how illustrators use color, texture, composition and effects to support stories and ideas.

The book includes many contemporary examples, practice exercises and online resources. It also features conversations with professionals around the world who work across all kinds of media and with a wide variety of clients and subjects. It is aimed at illustrators who want to move into moving image.