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Animate Intro | Training Course

Create captivating animations and interactivity using Adobe Animate.
Bring your ideas to life on this Adobe Authorised course.

ADOBE ANIMATE EXPERTS | PROFESSIONAL TRAINING | SMALL COURSE SIZES | LONDON & LIVE ONLINE

  Course Dates Venue   Price  
Online £399 + VAT save £100
London Bridge £429 + VAT save £70
Online £499 + VAT
London Bridge £499 + VAT
Online £499 + VAT
London Bridge £499 + VAT
Online £499 + VAT
London Bridge £499 + VAT

Animate Intro | Training Course

Course Takeaways
Course Info

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Course Takeaways
Takeaways

What will I learn?

  • Understand file types and Animate interface
  • Master draw tools, vectors, and gradients
  • Learn animation principles and timeline essentials
  • Explore advanced techniques like motion guides and easing
  • Gain skills in interactivity and publishing animations
  • Free digital course assets
  • Free post-course helpdesk support
Course Takeaways
Learner Reviews

How good is the course?

  • Average Score 4.8 out of 5
  • Delicious lunch provided
  • Certificate of Achievement
  • 167 reviews

Day One


Animate essentials

• About File Types: HTML5 Canvas versus Actionscript 3

• The Adobe Animate interface

• Syncing settings in Animate CC

• Creating a new Animate document

• Setting stage properties and dimensions

• Working with panels and panel layouts

• Creating custom panel sets

• Rules, guides and grid

• Identifying the development cycle

• Creating a new file

• Publish Settings


Draw tools and bitmaps

• Using Object and Shape draw modes

• Using the Vector draw tools

• Alignment and Transformation Tools and Panels

• Modifying Properties

• Reshaping Vectors

• Working with Live Text

• Creating and modifying gradients

• Importing and saving swatches

• Working with Layers

• Using Layer Masks

• Integration with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

• Importing Bitmaps


Basic animation principles

• Timeline Essentials

• Understanding the Timeline and Frame Rate

• About Frames, Keyframes and Blank Keyframes

• Adding, removing and copying from the Timeline

• Creating Cell Animations

• Creating Shape Tweens

• Controlling Shape Tweens

• Understanding Motion and Classic Tweens

• About Symbols: Graphic, Button and Movie Clip


Questions and Answers

Day Two


Classic tween techniques

• Creating Graphic Symbols

• Exploring the Library

• Editing Symbols and Resetting the Registration Point

• Fading in and out

• Resizing and Rotating

• Animating on a Path with Motion Guides

• Building self-contained Movie Clip animations

• Understanding and applying Easing

• Creating Custom Eases


Applied animation techniques

• Planning and Storyboards

• Character Animation Techniques

• Parallax scrolling

• Animated Masking

• Building and Testing Banner Ads

• Creating IK chains with the Bone Tool

• Working with the Camera Tool

• Integrating Audio and Video


Interactivity and publishing

• Best practice for file sizes

• Exporting as Video and Animated Gif

• Creating Buttons

• About HTML5 and Javascript

• Working with Code Snippets

• Linking to websites

• Timeline Navigation

• Creating loops

• Publishing for browsers and devices

• About clickTag

• Working with AD Agencies


Questions and answers


This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.

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"Patience, explanation, flexibility of topics, Hospitality, welcoming teacher, lots of knowledge"
The Hurlingham Club
2nd December - Animate CC : Introduction

Latest Reviews
Animate CC : Introduction
"Iwan was very knowledge and it was clear that he brings years of experience into his teaching. The mini projects we did were engaging and fun. The training centre environment is fantastic and all the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming."
BBC
  • 12th August
Animate CC : Introduction
"Great space with everything that we needed throughout the day. Great food and the course was very thorough."
Artworld Agency
  • 12th August
Animate CC : Introduction
"Really loved the course, the examples used were very useful and personalised which I thought was fantastic. The location of the facility is perfect and it is always a wonderful place to come and learn, and I will keep doing so."
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  • 29th February