Complete Guide to Adobe Animate

Name: Complete Guide to Adobe Animate
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Hands on training on the Animate CC from the Basics- English Captions Included! (Applies to any version of Animate CC)

Created byMustafa Pracha

Last updated 9/2024

English

What you'll learn

Students will be able to easily use the Animate CC interface
Students will be able to draw vector graphics inside Animate CC
Be able to effectively use and implement the various tools and make objects inside Animate itself
Make production quality animations while effectively using the layer system and library
Complete grip on Motion Tween and Shape Tween animation concepts and use them in your own presentations and video animations
Will be able to make info-graphic videos

Course content

6 sections • 29 lectures • 3h 18m total length

Introduction1:40
Adobe Animate CC is a very fun to use tool, once you get to know how it works, every other time spent becomes enjoyable.

Making the Circle6:43
In this lecture I explain on how to draw the circle, I also explain very the two basic components that make up the circle, that is; Fill and Stroke, I also demonstrate on how to change colors for fill and stroke.
Making the Rectangle and the Perfect Rectangle4:42
This lecture explains on how to make a square, select the fill and how to select the stroke on the circle.
A little Fun with the Shapes! (Part 1 of 2)2:53
Let;s have some fun with what we have learn so far, I demonstrate the easiest way to make shapes and manipulate them to form other complex shapes.
A little Fun with the Shapes! (Part 2 of 2)4:39
Fun with Shapes!
Selections
Constructing Shapes7:41
I find this topic very interesting yet important too! Follow closely on what is explained, since this explains how to manipulate the shapes and how to avoid so that they are not destroyed while you work.
I will teach you how the shapes behave with each other, how to control shapes.

The Magical Pencil Tool5:06
Learn how to use the Pencil tool, I will also show you how Animate CC recognizes the Pencil strokes with pencil's properties.
The Pen Tool10:53
Pencil Tool
The Eraser tool and Eraser Modes (Part 1 of 2)7:49
Learn to use the eraser tool, also take a look how each eraser mode behaves with the shapes
The Eraser Tool and Eraser Modes (Part 2 of 2)3:52
Brush Tool & Paint Brush Tool2:48
In this lesson I will be discussing the too types of brush tools.

Shapes Behavior8:07
Starting off with the Layers7:35
Width Tool5:48
Shapes - Convert Lines to Fills5:17
Learn how you can change the stroked/lines into editable fills.
Convert Lines to Fills
Learning about Symbols9:10
This lesson will give you an in depth knowledege on what symbol is and how to start using them
Making Fun Shapes
Working with Symbols12:48
This lesson goes through on how to work with multiple symbols.

Basic Animation - Concepts of Frames & Keyframes7:59
This lesson explains the concepts of Frames and Keyframes and we jump start on how basic animation works.
Basic Animation - More keyframes4:35
Basic Animation - Making it a little complex9:09
Basic Animation - More about Frames & Keyframes5:18
This lesson explains more on how you can use frame and keyframes, also I demonstrate keyframes by morphing a shape in every keyframe.
Keyframes & Frames
Shape Tween (Part 1)4:10
With this lecture I start of with the very basics of Shape Tween.
Shape Tween (Part 2) - Making a basic window animation9:23
Classic Tween - A simple tween animation6:54
Classic Tween - Important Tip!4:56
This is a quick tip on Classic Tween, very important, pay special attention!

Requirements

Basic understanding of Windows/Mac
Passion for animation!
You should know what a square, circle, pencil and pen is :)

Description

Hi,

A very warm welcome in this exciting easy to follow course on Adobe Animate CC!

If you are interested in learning a new tool that can help you animate or make vector graphics you have landed at the right course, this course takes you from the very basics of how to operate on the tools laying a very concrete foundation along with explaining the interface in depth. I believe that if my students have the core understanding of the basics of any tool, learning pro concepts becomes very easy.

Most of the time students are stuck up only because they cannot execute the idea properly due to the lack of understanding of the interface of the software. Learning to use a software is just like driving the car, once you get the hang of it everything becomes smooth!

The course has multiple lessons, each lesson carefully focusing on one topic at a time, so you can easily grasp the lecture experiment or practice with what is taught and move to the next lecture at your own pace!

Please feel free to leave suggestions and anything you might think needs improvement, I will surely listen to your suggestions and make sure they are reflected in the upcoming lessons!

Also if you feel something is not clear please feel free to ask questions, I am here to help you out.

Cheers & Happy Learning!

Who this course is for:

Student of Graphics Design.
Students learning animation and want to combine traditional approach with digital tools
Students from the days of Macromedia Flash would like to brush up there skills in new Animate CC
Students who want to make animated infographics and looking to learn an easy to master tool
Students who want to make presentations that make a statement!
Upgrade presentations from static slides to animated presentations
If you were thinking to learn Adobe Flash, Animate CC is just a new version so this for you!

Complete Guide to Adobe Animate

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Course content

Introduction to Animate CC1 lecture • 2min

The Very Basics5 lectures • 27min

The Pencil, The Pen & Eraser Tools5 lectures • 30min

Moving to Some Important Concepts6 lectures • 49min

Starting Animation - Learning the Basics8 lectures • 52min

Learning The Text/Type Tool4 lectures • 38min

Requirements

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