Animationclub School

Join a team developing visual artwork for an animated short, from character and environment design to colour scripts, storyboarding and layout. Get weekly critiques, shot reviews and art direction, then take production work for your portfolio and the chance to appear in the film credits.

Five pre-recorded lessons guide you through cleaning up traditional 2D animation, from setting up a Toon Boom Harmony project to working with layers, brushes and in-betweens. Practise on a jumping-cup animation and finish with clean frames ready for colouring.

Create a simple animated character in a free, self-paced 32-minute introduction to hand-drawn 2D animation. Explore essential tools and animation principles through practical exercises, from making a cup jump to adding emotion and visual effects.

Create a character reaction using traditional 2D frame-by-frame animation, guided by an industry mentor. Explore character design, rapid emotion changes, timing and desynchronization through a recorded lecture, with homework available on the online learning platform.