pt. 1. What this book is all about. The importance of drawing ; What this book will and won't do ; How this book is structured ; Illustration pages ; The process ; Simple is best ; Introducing Arnie ; The key pose animation process ; Gesture drawings vs. thumbnails -- pt. 2. Now it's time to draw! Exercises : Anticipation ; Posture ; Physical exercise ; Sporting observation ; Single-person action ; Two-person observation ; Pose and silhouette ; Held object with good silhouette ; Held object with poor silhouette ; Blacked-in silhouettes ; Pose alternatives ; Emotions and body language: sad ; Emotions and body language: happy ; Emotions and body language: transitions ; Balance ; Human balance ; Balance with weight ; Weight shifts in walks ; Weight and body stance ; Balance and dance ; Form ; Bouncing ball ; Squash and stretch ; Rotating observational point ; Form consistency ; Rotating objects ; Sequential action ; Cup and hand ; Object throw ; Generic walk ; Bird flight ; Breakdown positions ; Achieving weight ; Thin people ; Heavy people ; Weight carry ; Nonobservational drawing ; Moving with weight ; Framing ; Landscape: vertical framing ; Landscape: horizontal framing ; Two-shot action ; Reaction shot ; Person with horizon ; Perspective ; One-point perspective ; Two-point perspective ; Three-point perspective ; Forced figure perspective ; Drawing objects in perspective ; Light and shade ; Dark on light ; Light on dark ; Light within dark ; Rim lighting ; Light layers ; Strength of line ; Strong foreground line ; Thicker outline ; Storyboarding ; Extreme wide establishing shot ; Wide shot ; Medium shot ; Close-up shot ; Extreme close-up shot ; Final storyboarding exercise -- pt. 3. Appendix : Turnaround Arnie model sheet ; Try the Arnie approach for yourself ; Design your own personal Arnie character ; Your own character turnaround model sheet ; Film language: shots, transitions, continuity ; Last thoughts ; Animator's Sketchclub ; DRAWTASTIC Festival of Drawing & Animation.