2D Backgrounds: Create Stunning Scenes for Your Animations

What You Will Learn?

• Ready to design a world of wonder? Create dynamic and exciting scenes that will take your animation to the next level!.
• Stepping into a world of dragons, trolls, and talking dogs is just an average day for animator and story artist, Toniko Pantoja. Over the past decade, Toniko has spent countless hours developing captivating characters, directing animated shorts, and collaborating on blockbusters like How to Train your Dragon 3, Trolls, and Croods 2. Toniko’s technical precision and unique animation style has captivated millions of viewers helping him build  a community of over 335K on YouTube and Instagram. .
• In this class, Toniko draws from both his personal and professional experience to help any animation student build the world their character will live in by developing scenery, designing sets, and crafting realistic backgrounds. With Toniko by your side, you’ll discover how to create an eye-catching background that your animated characters can interact with and perform on. .
• Together with Toniko, you’ll:.
• Plus, you’ll get insider access to Toniko’s own work and how he goes about building a background as a full-time story artist..
• Whether you’re looking to create the background for your first-ever short or improve your ability to create a realistic setting for characters you already know and love, this class will leave you with a lifelike background that your animated characters can walk, live, and belong in. .
• Basic animation knowledge, a general understanding of Adobe Animate, and illustration skills will help streamline your learning process in this class. To follow along with Toniko, you’ll need a computer, Adobe Animate, and a drawing or graphics tablet. If you don’t have a tablet, you can also draw within Adobe Animate using a mouse. To continue your animation journey, explore Toniko’s full Animation Learning Path..