The first is Force Character Design from life Drawing by Mike Mattesi. This is a follow up to his first book Force Life Drawing for animation. This book looks at various character design methods by different artists including: Stephen Silver, Deanna Marsigliese, Dean Yeagle and more. It is primarily by Mattesi, but the pieces by these awesome guest artists makes the book a must have.
The Second book is How to draw Stupid by Kyle Baker. Kyle is an Eisner award winning cartoonist, with many great graphic novels under his belt. His style varies, depending on the book, but his recent style is fun and cartoony and I can't wait for the book to show up later today. I have had the fortune to meet Mr.Baker on several occassions and what I learned was that he's a really friendly, charming and very funny guy. He's not an animator -but he attempted some personal animation.here's some I found on youtube. It's not great animation, but considering he taught himself to animate and has no formal training - its definatley fun. For me what's great about his work is his design style and sense of humour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJW0K8gvLXA
and here's a youtube link with a short interview with K.B. on styles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1Jds0OVuE
