Adobe Animate Course: Learn 2D Animation
Learn how to use Adobe Animate like a pro with this step-by-step course!
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- How to use Adobe Animate and its tools
- The most important principles of animation
- Animating a scene with symbols
- To understand the program’s interface and how to get around it
- How to create animations using Adobe Animate
- How to build characters
- How to do frame-to-frame animation
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About The Course
Unlock your creativity and bring characters and stories to life with Adobe Animate!
Have you ever dreamed of creating your own animations? From fun character shorts to engaging digital content, Adobe Animate makes animation accessible to everyone, even if you’re completely new to animation.
In this practical course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Adobe Animate step-by-step. Start by mastering the user-friendly interface, essential tools, symbols, and timeline. You’ll quickly progress to the core principles of animation, learning about timing, spacing, easing, squash and stretch, anticipation, and more - the critical elements every animator needs to know.
You’ll then put these skills into action, creating your own animations using both cutout and traditional frame-by-frame techniques. Through clear, hands-on demonstrations, you’ll learn how to design and animate characters, build engaging scenes, and produce smooth, professional-quality animations ready to share.
Led by experienced animation instructors, this course is designed to be clear and engaging, helping you quickly build confidence and expertise.
Enroll now and start animating your stories today!
Curriculum
4 modules · 11 hours of content
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The 12 Principles of Animation
- 3 Animating
- 4 Bonus: Speed Art
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“I like the step by step approach to various methods. Easy to follow.”
“This course is well-structured and meets my expectations. I strongly recommend it.”
“Very clear, very simple. If I was new, completely to animation this would be excellent. I have some experience with the sketchbook proversion, but she did a great job. She's a great teacher, great young lady.”
“It's good to know, I already use Illustrator, so this was familiar. Thank you, nice section!”
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“I learned more about using Adobe Animate.”
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