Introduction to Adobe Animate
By Josep Bernaus , Animator
Learn to use essential tools from scratch to create interactive animations and bring your drawings and designs to life
Learn to use essential tools from scratch to create interactive animations and bring your drawings and designs to life
Domestika Basics · 5 courses included
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Course 1 - First Steps in Animate
By Josep Bernaus
Discover the interface and start to navigate the workspace
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Course 2 - Timeline
By Josep Bernaus
Learn to use the Timeline, Duplicate controls, Layers, and Masks
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Course 3 - Brushes and Strokes
By Josep Bernaus
Start to draw in Animate and make the most of brushes in your animations
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Course 4 - Images, Videos, Audio and Symbols v1.0
By Josep Bernaus
Import images, videos, and audio to include in your project and begin to create Symbols
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Course 5 - Curves and Symbols v2.0
By Josep Bernaus
Discover animation curves, motion guides, and learn to use the Camera
If you're curious about animation and want to see where this exciting discipline might take you, Adobe Animate offers infinite possibilities for creating and manipulating vector graphics, which can be used to give life to any number of projects and characters. In this five-course Domestika Basics, learn to master Adobe Animate CC 2019 tools alongside animator Josep Bernaus, starting with the basics and slowly discovering everything it has to offer and what sets it apart from other animation software.
In the first course, familiarize yourself with the interface, organize your work space, create your first document, and start to use the basic tools and panels.
In the second course, take a look at the Timeline, work with duplication controls like Loop, create masks, and delve into Layers.
It's not until the next course that you begin to draw in Animate. See the differences between the Pencil and the Brush as well as the pros and cons of drawing animations using Strokes and Fill. Learn to customize your brushes so you can get animating your way.
In the fourth course, discover how to import and use external elements such as images, video, and audio. Now immerse yourself in the world of Symbols and the different ways to reproduce them. Also create you first character lip sync and see the different options for exporting it.
In the fifth and final course, explore the use of animation curves applied to acceleration and deceleration concepts. Discover film clips and motion guides and learn to use layer parenting to animate a character. Also learn to master the Camera to help with movement and perspective.
Technical Requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 10 or macOS 10.12 Sierra (or later).
⦁ Adobe Animate CC 2019 (you can buy it or download the seven-day trial version on the Adobe website).
⦁ A graphics tablet is also recommended but not essential.
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- 15,863 students
- 49 lessons (8h 36m)
- 5 courses
- 46 downloads (36 files)
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- Audio: Spanish
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- Level: Beginner
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Adobe AnimateReviews
Josep Bernaus has worked as a 2D animator at a number of studios across Spain and the UK to bring life to animation and advertising projects for big-name clients including the BBC, CNN, and Televisión Española.
He is a huge fan of animated transformations and is never happier than when creating liquids in motion. His greatest passion, however, is animating characters and making the protagonists of scenes and comics.
Content
Course 1 - First Steps in Animate
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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U2
the interface
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the interface
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Fill and stroke, selection forms
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Fill and stroke. Forms of selection.
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Basic tools: pen, lines, polygons, brushes and pencil
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Basic tools: pen, lines, polygons, brushes and pencil
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U5
Colors and gradients
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Colors and gradients
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U6
Paint and ink bucket
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Paint and ink bucket
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U7
Transform, align and adjustment elements
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Transform, align and adjustment elements
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U8
Text
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Text
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U9
Practice
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Practice
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Course 2 - Timeline
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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U2
Layers
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Layers
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U3
The timeline
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The timeline
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U4
Playback controls and onion paper
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Playback controls and onion paper
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U5
Scroll through the timeline
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Scroll through the timeline
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U6
The masks
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The masks
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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Course 3 - Brushes and Strokes
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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U2
Brushes and pencil
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Brushes and pencil - part 1
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Brushes and pencil - part 2
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U3
Draw as a fill and as a stroke
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Draw as a fill and as a stroke
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U4
Create a custom brush
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Create a custom brush
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U5
Animation with brushes and strokes
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Animation with brushes and strokes - part 1
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Animation with brushes and strokes - part 2
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Animation with brushes and strokes - part 3
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U6
The interpolation of forms
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The interpolation of forms
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U7
Sample of projects
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Sample of projects
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U8
Practice
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Practice
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Course 4 - Images, Videos, Audio and Symbols v1.0
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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U2
Import image and library
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Import image and library
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U3
Import Illustrator and Photoshop
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Import Illustrator and Photoshop
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U4
Import video
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Import video
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U5
Create symbol (graphic)
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Create symbol (graphic)
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U6
Loop Symbols
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Loop Symbols
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U7
Single frame symbols
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Single frame symbols
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U8
Audio and lipsync
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Audio and lipsync
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U9
Export work
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Export Job 1
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Export Job 2
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U10
Practice
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Practice
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Course 5 - Curves and Symbols v2.0
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Symbols and animation curves
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Symbols and animation curves
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Symbol, the movie clip
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Symbol, Movie Clip
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U4
The movement guide
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The movement guide
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U5
Deformation tools
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Deformation tool
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U6
Parent layers
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Parent Layers
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Character animation
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Character Animation 1
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Character Animation 2
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Camera
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Camera
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U9
Keyboard shortcuts
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Keyboard shortcuts
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U10
Practice
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Practice
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About Domestika Basics
Domestika Basics is a series of courses focused on teaching the most commonly used software by creative professionals worldwide.
The content has been meticulously curated and is intended for both students going into a new creative field and more experienced professionals who want to polish their skills.
Learn with the best Domestika teachers through practical lessons, tons of resources, and a progressive difficulty that'll allow you to see results from day one.
Domestika Basics will allow you to step up your professional game and be prepared to score better projects.
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Without prior knowledge.
Domestika Basics gives you everything you need to get started in a new creative field and become an expert in it.
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Focused on the tool.
Discover its main components, techniques, and the tried-and-true methods you need to master it.
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Learn fast
With a straightforward, step-by-step approach, our outstanding professionals will teach you how to get the most out of the program.
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Certificates Plus
If you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
Adobe Animate
linaccabezasgil
PlusExcelente curso para iniciar en la animación, cada unidad está muy bien desarrollada.
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_baajkaa_
Many years ago I used Flash to animate my stories, now with this course I refreshed the knowledge which was a nice experience. I recommend this course to old time Flash users and newbies in vector animation...
kevin_makesa
Found the course spot-on for the work I need to do. Well done.
system_09
muy bien explicado y muy practico, excelente
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miguel.capdevila
Buena introducción a Adobe Animate y claras explicaciones. Algunas funciones han cambiado de sitio en la nueva versión del programa, pero aún así es fácil de seguir.
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