TOP 10 ANIMATION COURSES IN SAN FRANCISCO, USA - PAGE 5

This course will give a deep grounding in the methods and principles of traditional animation. Throughout this class you will view short films, experiment with a variety of materials, participate in group discussions, and create a number of short films of your own devising.

This ongoing course is designed to help students learn the fundamentals of art through digital media. You can use your computer and tablet or an Ipad Pro/Apple Pencil. Procreate and Photoshop will be covered in tandem. 

This workshop is structured and aimed at teaching a solid foundation of animation principles as well as a basic workflow within Autodesk Maya. Fundamentals of Animation is perfect for those who are are interested in the field of Animation.

This program is intended as a great "Quick Start" to Stop-Motion Animating. Whether you're cutting people out of paper for a "South Park" style, or animating your own puppets / figures or items, you'll make your ideas spring to life with stop motion animation. 

3D Animation differs from 2D Animation in that it utilizes pre-made character rigs that can be animated with a realistic feel. Using the application Maya, student animations can then be lit and rendered out with a professional and industry-level quality.

FX Dojo Blender Intro classes are online! Learn 3D Animation using Blender, the most popular Open Source Digital Content Creation tool available today. Our curriculum covers the fundamentals of using Blender.

Students will learn the basics of 2D animation done in Photoshop. We will introduce the most useful fundamentals that will allow you to later animate in any format such as motion graphics or 3D animation.

Digital Art teaches students how to create visually interesting graphic art by utilizing different art applications that can be found on tablets. 

Storyboarding is a visual blue print for an animated film. This eight week course will provide the basics of the craft of Story starting with the basics of film grammar, shot composition and common storytelling techniques.

Bring your story to life by making stop motion animated movies! Working in teams, students build sets and characters using materials such as LEGO® bricks, white boards, and origami, then write, direct, and edit a unique story to share with the world!