Animate Animation Course

Cool animations for YouTube, or 2D frame-by-frame animation for commercial use

39 HD Video Lessons

A comprehensive online course with 39 video lessons, which can be viewed on any device.

Files

Exercise files, templates, project files and a usable character rig.

Are you ready to get started?

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39 HD Video Lessons

A comprehensive online course with 39 video lessons, which can be viewed on any device.

Files

Exercise files, templates, project files and a usable character rig.

Are you ready to get started?

30 day money back guarantee

Are you ready to get started?

30 day money back guarantee

39 HD Video Lessons

A comprehensive online course with 39 HD video lessons, which can be viewed on any device.

Files

Exercise files, templates, project files and a usable character rig.

Made for Animators

We’ve designed this course to be tailored specifically for aspiring animators, or professional animators transitioning from a different program. Adobe Animate is simple to learn, but hard to master. We've brought in an amazing 2D animator to take you through the complete journey of making great animation using only Animate. We’ll show you how simple it is to get amazing results.

Videos

8 modules with 39 HD video lessons.

Learn Anywhere

Lessons look great on any device you own.

Files

All the original Animate project files featured in the lessons available for download.

Usable Rig

A fully rigged character that can be used for animation exercises.

Subtitles Available

Video lessons include subtitles in Spanish, Chinese, and Portuguese.

What will you learn?

Interface

We’ll start by going over the Animate interface, understanding how to work with different layouts, using the drawing tools, symbols, understanding the timeline and working with colors.

Animation Principles

After covering our bases, we'll go over some basic principles of animation, like timing, spacing, and working in passes, just so we're all on the same page.

Hand-drawn Animation

After knowing our way around Animate CC, we'll dive straight into the nitty gritty of animating our first shot, using hand drawn, frame by frame animation. All the way from key posing to cleanup to final color.

Animating with Tweens

Then we'll cover a different approach to animation, using tweening, which is one of Animate's most powerful tools. We cover motion tween, classic tween and shape tween, using each for a different situation.

Storyboards and Animatic

We'll take a moment to discuss storyboarding and show how to create an animatic directly in Animate. We'll add some sound, and prepare our scene for final animation.

Animating a Rigged Character

And finally we'll get to animating our second shot, this time using a rigged character instead of frame-by-frame animation. We'll show how to rig the character from scratch (using parenting and the bone tool) as well as cover the process of lip-syncing.

What will you learn?

Interface

We’ll start by going over the Animate CC interface, understanding how to work with different layouts, and how to select and manipulate objects.

Drawing

We'll cover all the different tools for drawing in Animate CC, including the pen and line, pencil and brush, the paint bucket, all the different shape tools as well as how to work with color

Animation Tools

After knowing our way around Animate CC, we'll dive straight into animating. We'll go over all the different methods of animation in Animate CC, how to use symbols, using the 3 different tween systems, and using masks.

Animating a Shot

We'll spend the majority of the course showing you how to create a fully animated shot in Animate CC, step-by-step. We'll construct an entire character and rig it for animation and lip sync. We'll create a complete animatic in the program and then animate a shot using frame-by-frame animation, bones and rigging as well as motion tween. When the work is done, we will go over the different export options.

Super detailed,
fast paced.

We hate long, dragged-out tutorials. We believe in bite-sized lessons with a clear structure that get straight to the point without skipping any important information. We’ll take you step-by-step through the program’s learning curve.

Animation training can get expensive.

Animation courses can be pricey, often in the thousands of dollars. These programs cover entire skill sets, including many topics you'll probably never use. Our courses are just the right size and very cost-effective, teaching exactly what you need to know to start animating right away.

Membership Shmembership

We don't follow the membership model most course platforms use to keep you paying every month. We give you lifetime access for a one-time payment.

A Bloop Animation course

Bloop Animation Studios is a leading platform in animation training, with hundreds of video tutorials and articles, books, 15 animation video courses and 3 animated short films under its belt.

As animators, we built this course from the ground up to be tailored to other animators and filmmakers. Professional or aspiring.

 

A Bloop Animation course

Bloop Animation Studios is a leading platform in animation training, with hundreds of video tutorials and articles, books, 15 animation video courses and 3 animated short films under its belt.

As animators, we built this course from the ground up to be tailored to other animators and filmmakers. Professional or aspiring.

 

Course structure

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From our students:

I considered sticking to YouTube tutorials, or learning Animate CC the old fashioned way through trial and error (I never really trusted online courses), but having been a fan of Bloop, I thought it would be worth another shot, and I’ve never been happier with a purchase.

Cathair Kerrigan, Animation student, Ireland

The course provided a great way to learn the fundamentals (terminology and techniques) that get you excited about animation, plus I'm now confident enough using Animate CC that I can list it as a skill on my resume, which is a huge benefit.

Josh Oswald, Creator of Work Buddies, an animated web series

I was able to understand how Animate CC works, from simple things like the different kind of brushes, to the more complex ones like the bone system or the graphic symbols. And because it applied all these tools to create a final animated scene, I really understood the pipeline, which allowed me to create my own animated shot. Much better than a bunch of random exercises.

Lucas Malaquias, Motion graphics designer

Frequently Asked Questions

I have Adobe Animate, not Flash. Is that the same thing? Will the course work for me?

Yes, Adobe changed the name from Flash to Animate, but that did not affect the way the program works in any way, so you would be able to follow all the lessons in the course with either Flash or Animate.

Is the software included with the course?

No, this is a course, not the actual software. You will have to buy Animate at adobe.com

What hardware do I need?

As long as you have a relatively modern computer and can run Adobe Animate and connect to the internet, you should be good to go.

What if I don’t like the course?

No worries, the course comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. If you don’t like the course, simply email us and you’ll get a full refund, no questions asked.

Will I always have access to the class or is it just for a limited time?

You will always have access to all the courses and products you purchase from Bloop.

Will I get the whole course right away, or will it be available over a period of time?

You will have access to the entire course and materials immediately after purchasing.

I’ve never used this program before. Will I be lost?

This course was created assuming you’ve never used the program before. We go over all the basics to make sure you are able to follow along.

I don’t know how to animate. Will I be able to follow?

Yes, however I should mention that this course does not teach the concepts of animation, but rather shows you the tools and methods for animating with the software. Check out our Animation Foundations course for the basic principles of animation.

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Basic

Just the Course

$67


  • 39 HD Video Lessons
  • Works on Any Device
  • Animate Project Files
  • Fully Rigged Character
  • Animation Foundations Course Included
  • Storyboarding Foundations Course Included

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Pro

The Course + Animation Foundations

$97


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  • 63 HD Video Lessons
  • Works on Any Device
  • Animate Project Files
  • Fully Rigged Character
  • Animation Foundations Course Included
  • Storyboarding Foundations Course Included

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Master

The course + 2 Foundations Courses

$147


  • 115 HD Video Lessons
  • Works on Any Device
  • Animate Project Files
  • Fully Rigged Character
  • Animation Foundations Course Included
  • Storyboarding Foundations Course Included

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All-Access

Our entire course library

$397


  • 632 HD Video Lessons
  • 16 Video Courses
  • Works on Any Device
  • Payment Plan Available

3 Payments of $133 OR:
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