This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to create animation, experiment, and bring drawings to life.

The goal of this course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of animation, create a series of animated illustrations, and master more advanced animation techniques that you can use in your work.

It would seem that a still life is something static, that does not move much, but this is not the case. We will look at how objects can be changed in animation, and try to bring a still life to life.

In the theoretical part, we will talk about the works of artists in different styles and about morphing (smooth transformation of an object).

In the practical part, we will create an animated scene based on a still life. The scene will include changes in the shape and color of the objects.

In this session, we will work with the landscape.

In the theoretical part, we will look at the role of landscape in film and animation, with particular attention to perspective. In the practical part, we will create two types of landscape, one with a complex perspective, and the second with a deep panorama, where the scene is going from a first-person view.

In this session, we will look at how to combine everything we have learned in previous classes and create a complex animated scene that includes multiple elements. The scene can be either a combination of all the elements we have discussed in a single composition, or a mini-film consisting of a sequence of scenes (still life, landscape, human). We will also discuss editing and composition.

In the practical part, we will look at how to combine animations on different layers in the After Effects program. We will learn about the program interface, some effects, and color correction.