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From Gouache to Gadgets: Shopping For the Animator on Your Holiday Gift List

By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com

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2D Software

If you're shopping for a computer animator and you want to get them something truly valuable, software is the way to go. Animation software packages can get a little pricy, so gifting someone with one of the major brand-name packages will be a great way to show them that you appreciate them to the point where money is no object. It's also a great way to support their ventures in independent animation.

If your animator is into 2D, then Adobe/Macromedia's Flash 8, should be at the top of your Christmas shopping lists. If you'd like to go the extra mile and expand on that, Studio 8 combines the latest versions of Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, and FlashPaper.

For the 2D traditionalist, there's Toon Boom Studio, Toon Boom Solo, and Toon Boom Harmony, programs that take a more traditional approach to the process of computerizing cel animation with some great effects.

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Index: From Gouache to Gadgets: Shopping For the Animator on Your Holiday Gift List

  1. Introduction
  2. 2D Software
  3. 3D Software
  4. Hardware
  5. Peripherals
  6. Art Supplies
  7. Accessories
  8. Media
  9. Furniture
  10. Memorabilia

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