2D Hand Drawn Animation Essentials

What You Will Learn?

• In this class I share with you some essential animation tips to get a solid base for animation.Those foundational skills are fundamental for all animators whether you do 2D animation, cut-out or 3D animation. If you are starting in animation, these exercises are a must in order to get the core concepts of animation..
• Who is this class for?This class is suitable for beginners or intermediate artists who have prior knowledge of an animation software. You are free to use your favourite app to follow this course..
• What will we cover?In this class, we will:01 - Animate a pendulum to learn about timing, easing, arcs and inbetweens.02 - Animate a bouncing ball to learn about squash and stretch, and further look into arcs ad easing.03 - Animate a hammer to learn more specifically about breakdowns, anticipation and reaction.04 - Animate a flour sack to apply what we have learned to a more complex character, and also look into a basic run and jump.05 - Animate head turn to focus on human character and a simple movement.06 - Animate a character take to explore a classic type of character animation.07 - Animate a breakdown to further look into making a character's animation more interesting..
• What is the content?About two hours of step by step video tutorial, with 11 videos..
• Who is Sykosan?Sykosan is a London based, French / British 2D animation film maker since 2004.Sykosan’s expertise covers all stages of the animation process from writing to editing, including film directing, character designs, backgrounds and assets designs, 2D effects and compositing.Sykosan has a unique style, recognisable as a modern blend of western and Japanese influences, while his work also shows a strong ability to match a large variety of animation styles.Throughout his career Sykosan has animated for all kinds of media, such as advertising, feature films, video games and music videos, for diverse clients such as Katy Perry, the BBC, NETFLIX, ADOBE, CAPCOM, SAMSUNG, SONY, ADIDAS, GUCCI, MTV, and many more..