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Mastering 2D Animation Principles is a comprehensive course designed to equip students with essential skills used by professional animators. This hands-on training helps learners create lifelike, expressive animations that captivate audiences and tell compelling stories. Whether you're a beginner or refining your abilities, this workshop guides you through foundational concepts and advanced practices to elevate your craft.

Explore core techniques: learn the 12 principles of animation to create fluid, believable character motion; develop skills in walk cycles, facial expressions, and lip syncing; master scene composition with background and foreground interaction; and gain proficiency in technical tools like rigging, tweening, and keyframing. Work on a final project to apply your knowledge and receive expert critique.

The program blends classic principles with hands-on software training, starting with an introduction to the history and basics of 2D animation. Dive into key concepts such as squash and stretch, anticipation, timing, and exaggeration. Learn character animation techniques like straight ahead and pose-to-pose, and enhance storytelling through facial expressions and dialogue synchronization.

The course also covers scene composition and effects animation—like smoke and fire—to enrich your sequences. Technical skills with popular animation software streamline workflows and produce professional-quality animations.

By the end, complete a final animated project integrating all techniques learned, supported by feedback for refinement. Graduates gain confidence to apply animation principles, create compelling characters, and manage complex animations, transforming into skilled animators ready to bring creative visions to life.

Professor Michael Edwards

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Virversity Online Courses: Film and Animation

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