Learn Classic Animation with Animation Desk.

Name: Learn Classic Animation with Animation Desk.
Rating: 4.8 (11 reviews)

The art of ideas in motion.

Created byMeenakshi Sundaram

Last updated 4/2025

English

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What you'll learn

Basics of classic animation production
Ideation Pre Production, Planning and execution of classic animation shots.
Frame by frame classic 2d animation techniques.
Improve their storytelling skills and imagination skills.

Course content

5 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 8m total length

Introduction2:25
Thank you for choosing this course. Take a oath to practice everything you learned and you will discover the art of storytelling through animation. Lets get started.

Start with an Idea4:39
Scribbling is one of the best ways to get ideas out of your head. It’s not just for animation—this exercise can help shape any idea. Use small, simple stick figures and shapes. It helps connect and relate ideas visually.
Storyboard2:20
A storyboard is a visual outline of your story, told through a sequence of drawings or sketches. It helps plan each scene, organize ideas, and communicate your vision clearly—whether you're working on an animation, film, or any creative project.

Exploring the interface 17:44
Explore the Animation Desk interface, set frame rates, and work with layers, brushes, colors, and tools to create and refine animated sequences from a storyboard.
Exploring the interface 28:16
Animating in animation desk 14:55
Set the frame rate to six, title your storyboard, draw or import a background, duplicate frames, erase details, fill colors, move objects, and keep a backup frame.
animation production 25:16
Learn animation production 2 by building a fast, story-driven sequence where drones wrap artwork and a theft scene unfolds, emphasizing key poses, continuity, and frame-by-frame detailing.
animation production 35:31
animation production 43:25

Requirements

Drawing skills.
Ipad and apple pencil.
Animation desk software.
Patience to practice and learn

Description

In this course you will learn to bring your ideas to life using animation desk a simple yet powerful tool we will go through a step by step process through which you can shape your ideas. You will start with an idea, develop it into a storyboard, and bring it to life using Animation Desk.
This course is suitable for anyone who would like to see their art or ideas in motion.

You will learn how to shape your idea, use Animation Desk by exploring the interface, and actively convert your idea into animation. Practice is the key.

This is a beginner-friendly 2D animation course. You will develop your ideas into storyboard and animation sheet and execute in animation desk. We will also be covering the animation principles.

You will need an iPad or a drawing tablet to do digital drawing.

You may also need to buy the software Animation Desk if you want to take your skill to the next level.

All you need is some basic drawing skills and the patience to explore, learn, and practice techniques—
to discover the wonderful world that is classic animation. This course will enhance your story telling skills.

All the best.

Lets get started.

Who this course is for:

For storytellers, artist, designers and anyone who wants to express their ideas through animations.

Learn Classic Animation with Animation Desk.

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Ideation and preproduction2 lectures • 7min

Animation principles and animation sheet.3 lectures • 23min

Animation production with animation desk6 lectures • 35min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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