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Dave Brain's Biography
Author of Gardner's Guide to Drawing for Animation

Dave Brain began his animation career at Walt Disney Studio in 1966. He has animated Mickey Mouse, Charlie Brown, Scooby Doo, and dozens of Sesame Street characters. He has also done storyboard work for Garfield, Ducktales, and Cartoon Network’s Cow and Chicken Show in addition to animation direction for Winnie the Pooh, Men in Black, Batman, King of the Hill, and Grim and Evil.

In the early 70s he began teaching animation and related subjects in his off-hours. He has taught at Cal Arts, Otis Art Institute, and The American Animation Institute. In 1989, Dave was sent to Ireland by Walt Disney to initiate an animation training program at The Dun Laoghaire School of Art. He is currently teaching beginning drawing and watercolor at Chouinard School of Art in South Pasadena, California.

Book Reviews
"This book will advance your drawing skills faster and make drawing more rewarding, especially to anyone interested in animation art, or any activity that involves skill in interpreting through drawings."
Fred Crippen, Animation Producer, Director, Designer and recipient of a 2006 Winsor McCay Award.

"Dave Brain has presented the fundamentals of sketching in a straight forward, easy to follow way. Any student who needs to learn this skill, and any professional who needs to brush up, will benefit from this guide."
Dori Littell-Herrick, Animation Chair, Woodbury University

"Dave Brain has created an awesome resource for aspiring animation professionals that gives you what you really need: the basic essentials of solid drawing that are required to create good animation.”
Michael Goguen, Supervising Producer for Warner Bros. Animation's, "The Batman"

“Dave Brain has written a book that any artist can benefit from.”
Shannon Tindle, Supervising Designer, Cartoon Network