Virtual Animation Summer Camp
Are you a teen who wants to learn more about animation, but you don’t know where to begin? Do you one day hope to be working as an animator in the industry?
Join the Animation Tutor in this 3-week virtual summer camp! We will be taking you through a shortened version of a whole animated production, from the early story and worldbuilding work to creating a character line up, a background, and then eventually culminating in an actual scene of 2D hand-drawn animation. We are extremely excited to offer this summer camp that will give you a taste of what it’s like to work in animation, and all led by a working animator who graduated from Sheridan College’s prestigious animation program.
See you in July!
When: July 8 - July 26 2024
Enroll by: July 1 2024
Format: Three classes per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) that are 3.5 hours each, with two scheduled work sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays to keep on task facilitated through the Animation Tutor Discord. Homework assigned with each class, with some class time reserved for beginning the work.
What will you learn?
The production workflow of an animated production
Helpful storytelling techniques to create living, breathing worlds
Expert guidance on creating engaging, dynamic characters for animation
Perspective wizardry that will make this highly technical practice less technical and more creative
2D hand-drawn animation the will bring your characters to life, one keyframe at a time!
Industry-level experience from a working animator and illustrator
Workflow expectations for contemporary artists working in the entertainment industries
Comradery working alongside fellow young artists that are all striving to improve
What will you need?
Communication apps: Zoom, Discord, Google Calendar, Gmail (preferred)
Webcam + Microphone (microphone is more important)
Decent computer (preferably PC) capable of high-resolution digital drawing (4K resolution at least - 3840 x 2160)
Preferably Adobe Photoshop with Lazy Nezumi plugin (all demonstrations will occur with Photoshop, but will mostly be translatable to different drawing software)
PureRef for building a photo reference library
Animation software (Adobe Animate, TV Paint Animation, ToonBoom Harmony, Procreate Dreams not base Procreate)
Sketchbook and drawing materials for the tradigital artists out there!