LEARN 2D ANIMATION FROM SCRATCH
Designed for beginners, this 6-month challenge provides you with a guided and supportive environment to learn the basics of animation. With assignments, resources, and practical exercises every two weeks, you'll also get access to video tutorials and draw-along videos to help you apply what you've learned.
Assignments
• examples and resources
free online resources of other artists’ examples and tutorials on how to better understand the topic.
• practical exercises
homework with a few practical exercises that allow you to apply what you've learned. These exercises are designed to help you develop your skills and gain hands-on experience in animation, ensuring that you are well-prepared to tackle more complex topics as you progress through the challenge.
Examples
- HD Images and GIFs
examples of my approach to the assignments with side notes and tips. - videos
time-lapse and real-time video process of my accomplished examples. - walk-through videos
I will share my thoughts and tips on a better understanding of the topic. - PSD files and brushes
all the behind-the-scene content so you can have a closer look on how I have approached the topics in animation.
Syllabus
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MONTH 01
• about frames/keys
extremes, breakdowns, in-betweens
• timing
relationship between spacing and exposure -
MONTH 02
• volumes
understanding volumes & how they move in space
• consistency
keeping the volumes consistent -
MONTH 03
• straight ahead and pose to pose
animation principle
• ease in and ease out
animation principle -
MONTH 04
• squash and stretch
animation principle
• arcs
gesture arcs and arcs of movement -
MONTH 05
• follow through and overlapping
animation principle
• secondary action
animation principle -
MONTH 06
• anticipation
animation principle
• exaggeration
expressive and full of life animation