How to get Inspire to learn to do great animation

Here are few ideas that I use to get inspire to learn more about animation & do lot more animation in my work time…

 
Idea No. 01: Read Blogs & Subscribe to RSS feeds

1. “How to Learn Animation?” – While Browsing a web & while doing Social Networking
2. My List of Animation Books an Animator should buy
3. Animation Film Making Notes
4. Indian Animator Chetan Sharma’s Blog
5. Animation Mentor Blog, Animation Tips & Tricks

 
Idea No. 02: Watch Movies

1. Watch ‘The Pixar Story’: See The Pixar Story which is available in ‘Wall-E’ DVD, It’s really inspiring to see greats how they got inspired to do brilliant animations.
2. Watch Disney Movies like Bambi, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Tangled, Little Mermaid
3. Watch Pixar Movies & Shorts: Watch Pixar Movies & Own their DVDs like Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars,  Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Cars 2 etc.

 
Idea No. 03: Read Books

1. Read Illusion of Life
2. Read Animator’s Survival Kit
3. Read Art of Animation
4. Read Character Animation Crash Course

 
Thanks & Regards
Mandar Apte