Explore the twelve principles of animation using Adobe Animate tools and interface with this free online course. In this free online course, you will learn the basics of animation on one of the most popular animation software applications. You will examine the most important features of the Adobe Animate interface and tools and study the application's various layers, timelines and symbols. We will also give you a step-by-step rundown of the twelve principles of animation that every animator should know. This course is fun and engaging.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201675 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Identify the interface and tools of Adobe Animate • List the various tools found in the toolbar of Adobe Animate • Distinguish between the ‘selection’ tool and the ‘free transform’ tool • Explain the function of layers in Adobe Animate • Explain the twelve principles of animation • Distinguish between ‘straight-ahead’ and ‘pose-to-pose’ animations • Identify the right way to ease in and out your animation • Indicate which frames to add, edit or delete when creating an animation |
| Course Code | 4398 |

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