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  • Animate Introduction

    We use Transmedia all the time and this course was as good as always. Lee is a wonderful trainer, very patient and answered all my extra questions. Thank you!

    Ogilvy
    August 2024
  • Animate Introduction

    Great trainer, nice friendly welcome and I learned a lot. Very worthwhile and highly recommended.

    Fiora Agency
    August 2024
  • Animate Introduction

    The course was great, well organised and our trainer made it all easy to understand. I learned a huge amount. No idea I could do so much with Animate! Will be back for the Advanced course.

    The Open University
    August 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    August 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    August 2024

Course Facts

  • 2 day course
  • Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
  • Live Online or Classroom-based
  • Certificate of completion
  • Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
  • Unlimited support after your course
  • Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

  • Working in Adobe Animate
  • Creating and Importing Graphics
  • Using Text Effectively
  • Creating Animations
  • Adding Interactivity
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  • Animate Introduction

    We use Transmedia all the time and this course was as good as always. Lee is a wonderful trainer, very patient and answered all my extra questions. Thank you!

    Ogilvy
    August 2024
  • Animate Introduction

    Great trainer, nice friendly welcome and I learned a lot. Very worthwhile and highly recommended.

    Fiora Agency
    August 2024
  • Animate Introduction

    The course was great, well organised and our trainer made it all easy to understand. I learned a huge amount. No idea I could do so much with Animate! Will be back for the Advanced course.

    The Open University
    August 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    August 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    August 2024

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  • Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
  • We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
  • Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
  • We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.

Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £525 + VAT.

Overview

This is an introductory course in 2D Character Animation, focused on the practicalities and theory behind the animation principles. It is suited to designers and budding developers new to Adobe Animate. In our course, you will learn to create interactive content using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. You'll also learn the animation pipelines and workflows, from planning and blocking, to the final 2D animation sequence. These workflows form the basis for films and games animation. By the end of the course, your new understanding of animation principles will significantly increase your artistic abilities in relation to character animation. All our Adobe Animate courses are taught by industry professionals who are also Adobe Certified Professional trainers. They will share years of their industry experience with you, imparting best practice techniques as well mastery of the tools.
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Course Outline

Working in Adobe Animate

  • Setting Stage Dimensions
  • Stage rotation and resizing
  • Working with Panels and Panel Layouts
  • Setting Preferences
  • Identifying the Development cycle
  • Publishing a project

Creating and Importing Graphics

  • Working with different graphic formats
  • Importing Bitmap and Vector Graphics
  • Importing SVG files
  • Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Integration
  • Working with Layers and Layer Folders
  • Using the drawing tools
  • Using the Paint Brush tool for Art Brushes
  • Object Drawing vs Merged Drawing mode
  • Using Object and Merge drawing
  • Working with the colour panels
  • Creating and Using Symbols
  • Using the Creative Cloud Libraries for colours, colour themes, brushes and graphics

Using Text Effectively

  • Using the Text Tool
  • Adding and Formatting Static Text
  • Using TypeKit web fonts
  • Using Font Best Practices
  • Adding Input Text Fields

Creating Animations

  • Working with the Timeline
  • Using Keyframes, Blank Keyframes and Frames
  • Creating Motion Tweens
  • Understanding object-based animation
  • Working with motion paths
  • Creating Shape Tweens

Adding Interactivity

  • Using Code Snippets to add JavaScript
  • Adding Actions to a Frame
  • Creating and Using Button Symbols
  • Adding Behaviours to a Button
  • Creating new code snippets

Using MovieClips

  • Creating and Using MovieClip symbols
  • Organising a MovieClip Timeline
  • Using Actions to Control a Timeline
  • Using Frame Labels
  • Responding to User Interactions

Adding Sound and Video

  • Importing Sound
  • Changing Sound Properties
  • Adding Sound to a Timeline
  • Embedding Video in a Timeline

Publishing Animate Documents

  • Choosing a Publishing Format
  • Publishing to HTML5 canvas
  • Publishing a WebGL document

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