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Digital Art & Media

Animation with Wick Editor

Learn about the rich history of the animation industry and explore key animation principles!

Introductory

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12 modules

Before you start

Technology requirements: A chromebook or laptop with wifi access.

Tools and accounts: Using the Wick Editor website and no account creation required.

Course roadmap

What you will build, module by module

1

Introduction to Animation

Learn about the rich history of the animation industry and explore key animation principles!

2

Introduction to Wick Editor

Explore our course tool WickEditor as you begin to create your very own animations!

3

Anticipation & Staging

Discover the principles of anticipation and staging in your animations and how they effect your audience.

4

Slow-in & Slow-out

Experiment with your animation speeds as you explore the principles of slow-in and slow-out.

5

Follow Through & Overlapping Action

Enhance your animation projects by including the principles of follow-through and overlapping action.

6

Arc & Timing

Discover how to make more realistic animations by adding arcs and playing with timing!

7

Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose

Learn a key technique of professional animators as you explore the principles of straight ahead and pose to pose.

8

Secondary Action & Solid Drawing

Create more detailed animation projects with the principles of secondary action and solid drawing.

9

Design Thinking & Storyboarding

Use what you’ve learned to plan your best animation yet as you prepare a storyboard for your final project.

10

Final Project

Bring your most creative ideas to life as you apply what you’ve learned in a final project!

11

Peer Feedback

Show your final animation to an audience and get feedback on where to improve.

12

Course Wrap Up

Put the finishing touches on your animation and reflect on what you’ve learned!

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