
Explore selection and transform tools in Adobe Animate, learn to create and save documents, import pictures and video, convert objects to symbols, and adjust strokes, anchors, and paths.
Master shape and lasso tools in Adobe Animate, from rectangle, oval, and polystar to stroke style and spacing. Use selection tools: lasso, polygon, and magic wand for edits and transformations.
Import and insert audio on a new layer, adjust left or right channel effects, and apply fade in, fade out, and repeats while choosing event or stream for scene continuity.
Explore the differences between classic, motion, and shape tween in Adobe Animate, and learn to set up symbols, keyframes, and ease-based motion, including elastic and bounce effects.
Export your Adobe Animate project as mp4 using the H264 preset, adjust render size and frame range, and export via Adobe Media Encoder for the final mp4 output.
Import MP4 video into Adobe Animate, choose embedding options and match the document frame rate, and explore the camera tool to pan, zoom, rotate with keyframes and easing.
Master text animation in Adobe Animate, from font choices and color effects to filters like drop shadow, glow, and bevel. Convert letters to symbols, manage timelines, and animate across layers.
Create a waterfall animation in Adobe Animate CC by building stone and bubble layers, converting objects to symbols, inserting keyframes, and applying alpha, brightness, and color effects at 30 fps.
Create a moving car on the road in Adobe Animate CC by shaping the road and sky, turning elements into objects, and applying a classic tween to animate the car.
Create a simple fire animation in Adobe Animate by setting frame rate to 30, keyframing at frame 15, scaling, fading transparency, duplicating frames, and testing the movie.
Create a blinking cat eye animation in Adobe Animate CC by converting the eye to a symbol, adding a keyframe at frame 20, and looping the blink with shape tween.
Design a monkey climbing a tree to pick a banana in Adobe Animate, using layers, symbols, gradients, and classic tween for motion.
Create a motion path for an aeroplane using the pen tool and a classic motion guide to produce a roller coaster ride effect along the path.
Draw the orange cat with the pen tool in Adobe Animate, apply fills and strokes across layers, and animate the tail using puppet warp and classic tween.
Learn to animate a running elephant in adobe animate by organizing parts into layers, converting to graphic symbols, and using asset warp, keyframes, and classic tweens.
Create a swimming seal scene in Adobe Animate by building ice and water layers, applying gradient fills, converting bubbles to symbols, and animating with keyframes, shape tween, and puppet warp.
Learn to build a walk cycle in Adobe Animate using PNG assets from Freepik, convert parts to symbols, and animate with a bone-like armature using keyframes at 15 and 30.
Create a swing animation in Adobe Animate by building a background, parenting the hand to the gear, inserting keyframes every 15 frames with easy ease to show kid falling.
Animate a singer at a concert in Adobe Animate by importing assets, organizing layers, setting anchor points, keyframes, and symbols, and adding music icons with opacity and stroke.
Create an interactive blue button in Adobe Animate with hover and click states, animating color from blue to red using keyframes and shape tween, including masking and isolation mode edits.
Turn a bitmap into puzzle pieces using four timeline layers, convert the pieces into symbols with alpha, and set up reset and drop zones to test placement.
Create a click and find game in Adobe Animate CC by converting the orange cat to a movie clip, assigning instance names, and using ActionScript to count found cats.
Learn to build a 2D ping pong game in Adobe Animate by creating a racket and ball as MovieClip, setting dynamic text for scores, and wiring ActionScript settings.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to animate?
From childhood and adult favorites like Disney, to advertisements and short films, animation is all around us. Whether you’re an artist out to create original and fan content like short films and sketches, or a designer looking to expand their professional portfolio, animation isn’t just for the professionally-trained artist. Even someone with no animation background can learn the skills and start creating beautiful pieces of art - and we’re here to teach you how.
In this course, you’re going to learn everything about animating with Adobe Animate. Step-by-step, we’ll cover everything you need to know from opening the program for the very first time to finalizing and exporting your finished animation. You’ll learn all of the tools, as well as how and when to use them. More importantly, we’ll go over the 12 Principles of Animation that every animator has to know. Finally, we’ll tackle animation itself, from building a character to animating scenes with symbols.
Our instructors have years of experience not only in animating, but also in teaching, and the expertly-crafted syllabus is designed to be easy to follow and thorough. We’ve even included dozens of examples edited on-screen for you to study. That’s why this is the only Animate course you’ll ever need to animate your favorite toons!
Start animating today!
After taking this course, you will be able to:
Understand Adobe Animate and use it professionally
Use the 12 principles of animation in your own designs
Build your own characters
Create your own animations