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Character Animation Course

What will I learn?

Unlock your animation skills with our Character Animation Course for Senegal, made for arts professionals who want to level up their game. You'll dive deep into character design basics, learning how to make faces and bodies that really show what the character is feeling, and learning about different character types. You'll also learn animation principles like anticipation, timing, and squash and stretch – things that make your animation feel real. We'll cover storyboarding so you can plan out your animations, and you'll learn how to use the latest animation software like a pro. This course is packed with practical, high-quality lessons to help you turn your ideas into awesome animations that will grab people's attention.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course for a lifetime
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online assistance available
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Customize the course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Master animation workflow: Learn to clean up your animations, make them smoother, and add those little extra details that bring them to life, all in a way that's easy to manage.

Enhance character design: Create expressive features that really capture the character's personality and simplify them for smoother animation, without losing the feeling.

Apply animation principles: Master anticipation, timing, squash, and stretch to make your animations look and feel realistic and engaging.

Develop storyboarding skills: Learn to tell a story with pictures, using timing and pacing to create a compelling narrative that viewers will love.

Utilize animation software: Get comfortable with keyframe techniques, layers, and onion skinning to control every aspect of your animations.

Suggested overview

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.