Principles of Animation Information

Principles of Animation by Dorielle Retemyer is designed to teach fundamental animation skills using Toon Boom Harmony.

The Animation Fundamentals Course by GAN was created to help you learn fundamental skills in animation through Toon Boom Harmony building on any introductory or non-skills experience as you learn to animate industry-styled in the basics.

What You’ll Learn In Principles of Animation?

Instructions for this course

• How to Prepare for the Principles of Animation Course
• Your Goals: How to Ensure That You Meet All Course Objectives for GAN’s Summer Camp Programme

Welcome to the course!

• A Message from Our Team
• Before we begin…

Day 1: Getting Started

• Meet Your Trainer: Dorielle Retemyer
• Introduction to Animation: What is Animation?
• Principles of Animation
• Introduction to Toon Boom Harmony
• Assignment 1
• Test your learning

Day 2: Utilizing Pose-to-Pose, Timing & Spacing, Squash & Stretch, Anticipation (Live Session)

• Join Day 2 Live Discord Training Session Recording
• Assignment 2: Three Horizontal Ball Bounces, one with anticipation
• Yesterday’s Learnings

Day 3: Utilizing arcs, ease in and outs in addition to the previous principles

• Mid-Week Goals Check-In
• Join Day 3 Live Session on Discord from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Assignment 3: Ball bounce in an arc with anticipation
• You’re 50% Complete
• Submit A Photo or Selfie of You In Your Workspace

Day 4:Adding A Tail (Secondary Action)

• Rate Yesterday’s Training
• Join Day 4 Live Session on Discord from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Assignment 4: Adding tail to one existing ball bounce
• Final Assignment: Staging, Adding personality and Appeal to your blob

Day 5: Your Creative Submissions Day

• Creative Submissions Day
• How to upload your project to your Google Folder

Day 6: End of Camp & Prize Celebration

• Now that you’ve completed your designs, let’s evaluate your progress…

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