Creating Simple Animated Characters

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Last updated on June 22, 2025 10:11 am

Go from a blank screen to creating a lively character that blinks and waves against a coloured background in this free introductory animation course.

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In this free online course, you will learn helpful tips on how to create a simple, cute and appealing character, as well as animating and looping it to give a simplistic wave while blinking the eyes. The course is designed to bring to life and add realism to your animated characters. Enroll for an easy and fun breakdown of some of the principles of animation such as easing in and out, drag, arcs, and appeal.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Explain the principle of animation…
  • Define a ‘breakdown’ in animation…
  • Label layers and frames in the Toon …
  • Indicate the number of keyframes to …
  • Explain the principle of animation
  • Define a ‘breakdown’ in animation
  • Label layers and frames in the Toon Boom Harmony animation program
  • Indicate the number of keyframes to ease in and out in animation
  • Explain how to colour your character
  • Identify the type of colour to use as a background
  • List the steps involved in exporting your animation to a movie format
  • Discuss favouring and pops in animation
  • Explain how to add a blink to your animated character
  • Creating a Cute and Simple Character

    In this module, you will learn how to create a cute and simple character and convert your design to either character or animation on toon boom harmony animation program. You will study how to trace your character or drawing on a new frame and create a breakdown between frames. Adding inbetweens and exposure to your drawing will also be covered

    Adding Buffer, Colour and a Blink to Animation

    In this module, you will learn how to create a buffer before the character waves. The “onion skin tool” and the “paste special” option will be used in this section. You will also study how to change the background colour, the animation character colour and be taught how to add a blink to your character in a bonus topic.

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