I’m absolutely not an animator, but my text book and guide was this wonderful book and all the artists therein. You might appreciate: 
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Thanks a lot, will check this out .
As I’m flipping through the pages it is full of gems if one just looks them up, but the one caveat is it’s the standard cast of characters representationally, mostly white dudes. Here is another that has some great works from the broader world:

Thanks for your attentiveness :) Will look into this book too.