Description
Overview:
This module introduces students to the fundamentals of animation using Adobe Photoshop. Through a series of guided projects, students explore character creation, perspective drawing, animation principles, and both frame-by-frame and timeline-based animation techniques.
Learning Focus:
– Understand the core components and principles of animation
– Design original characters and create perspective-based backgrounds
– Apply the 12 Principles of Animation to develop believable motion
– Use Photoshop’s timeline tools to produce GIFs and video animations
Key Components:
– Original Character Project — Concept design, pre-production planning, and rubric for character animation
– Perspective Background Project — One-point perspective lessons, notes, sketches, and rubric
– 12 Principles of Animation Lesson & Questions — Teaches animation theory and its application
– GIF & Video Timeline Animation Projects — Pre-productions, storyboard templates, practice slides, and rubrics
Next Steps:
Move on to Module 4: Supplemental Materials, which provides enrichment projects on art history, careers, final assessments, and building online portfolios to showcase student work.
