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Animation Workout (Udemy.com)

The fast and effective way to learn the principles of 2D animation

4.5
67 reviews

Created by: John Nightingale

Last updated May 2018

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What you will learn

  • A solid understanding of the fundamentals of animation.
  • Create simple animations that use the core principles such as: squash & stretch and drag & overlap.
  • Hand draw animations frame by frame to fully understand movement.
  • Apply everything they learn to all future animation projects.

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  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 37% of them
  • Reviews67#496 of 546 by number of reviews
  • Length1.5 hoursshorter than 92% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2018earlier than 87% of them

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Course Description

If you have never animated in 2D before but always wanted to try or just want to polish your skills, this course is a great way to learn the foundational
principles in a fast and fun way. If you ever wondered how or why an animation goes from passable to professional to perfect then this is the course for you. Understanding these basics will give you the skills to make fun and eye catching animation using nothing more than a single line.

This course is designed so you take one step at a time starting with spacing and easing then later moving on to the principles of drag and overlap. The final task will be hand drawing the legs of a walk cycle. The software used is Flash (now called Animate CC) but you can adapt these principles to any 2D animation software. The advantage with this animation workout is that it does not require drawing skills, if you can draw a line you can start animating straight away!
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Instructor Details

John Nightingale

I am a seasoned professional animator, trained in traditional animation techniques. I have worked in video games for over 15 years on multiple AAA titles including Aliens Vs Predator, Disney / Pixar's Rush, The Simpsons game, Supernauts, Battle Jack and many more. I have worked in a broad range of roles and applications, from hand drawn effects to 3d characters and motion capture. I have also worked on movie trailers, websites and developed my own independent games from the ground up.

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4.5

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By Himabindu on 6/3/2023

The instructor sounded very dull but other than that the course is amazing, would only recommend for kids above the age of 10 as the lessons tend to get a little boring.

By Richard Chapman on 6/7/2021

I'm enjoying the course and the tips are very helpful as are the assignments!

By Emanuele Renzi on 6/27/2020

Principi dell’animazione spiegati molto bene

By Aaron Porter on 6/27/2019

Short but Sweet!! Great useful information presented in such a simple and digestible way!

By Connor Schumer-Caldwell on 1/31/2019

At first I was uneasy, or curious If I'd made a mistake simply because the presentation wasn't as... Overly chirpy, and passionate as I'm used to with other courses. But immediately I realized that this course is a gem, because through it I am learning fundamentals, in an effective way so that I can train an effective eye. The work put into simply copying the instructor will seep into all animations I do. So, pay attention and have fun. It's also so easy in the skill department that it really is a pure eye training endeavor, which is nice, because I'm not held back or hindered by lack of technical facility, whether in the software (I'm using Krita, because it's free!) or drawing. Point of feedback, however, is that it is simply quite boring. I understand that fundamentals are as they seem, and they're vital to success. But I found it difficult to get excited for the lectures or activities. I don't quite know how this would have been better delivered, but perhaps some sharper editing and quickening of the tempo, or some real world examples being analyzed could re-ignite and inspire again.

By sherman Cammack on 1/5/2019

Yes, It helped to refresh my animation skills with very simple animating tasks.

By David souza da Silveira on 8/30/2018

Muito bom, era o que eu esperava, bom pra iniciar

By Maheshwar Jamatia on 6/24/2018

because I learn more than I can even imagine

By Graziel Joanna Tallongon on 6/24/2018

This is a good course for beginners who has little or no knowledge of 2d animation

By Tinkin on 6/9/2018

Good! Covered the basics well, and stepped me through some stuff I didn't know :)

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  • Updated: icon May 2018
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
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