What You’ll Learn
2D Animation is the art of creating movement, characters, environments and visual stories within a two-dimensional space. It combines drawing, design, storytelling, timing, movement and sound to transform creative ideas into engaging animated experiences. The 2D Animation + AI course at Prism Multimedia develops strong foundations in animation principles, character development, storyboarding, visual design and production techniques while introducing AI-enhanced creative workflows that support ideation, visual development, content creation and production efficiency. Through practical, industry-oriented projects, learners develop the skills to create compelling animated content for films, advertising, digital media, entertainment and other creative applications.
- Introduction to 2D Animation: Fundamentals, animation concepts, applications and the 2D animation production process
- Principles of Animation: Understanding timing, spacing, squash and stretch, anticipation, follow-through, staging and other core animation principles
- Drawing & Visual Development: Basic drawing, shapes, proportions, composition and visual development for animation
- Character Design & Development: Creating characters, expressions, poses, personalities and character sheets
- Storytelling & Storyboarding: Developing concepts, visual storytelling, storyboards, sequences and shot planning
- Background & Environment Design: Creating backgrounds, environments, props and visual elements for animated scenes
- 2D Animation Techniques: Keyframes, in-betweens, timing, movement, character animation and scene development
- Digital Animation & Compositing: Working with layers, effects, camera movement, compositing and scene finishing
- Audio & Animation Integration: Integrating dialogue, music and sound effects to enhance animated storytelling
- AI-Enhanced Animation Workflows: Using AI-assisted approaches for ideation, concept exploration, visual development and production support
- AI-Assisted Creative Productivity: Using AI to support story development, reference generation, content exploration and animation planning
- Industry Projects & Portfolio Development: Creating practical animated projects and developing a professional showreel and portfolio
Tools you will learn
Photoshop- Illustrator
- Adobe Animate
- Premiere pro
- Media Encoder
- Audition
- ChatGPT
- Google Flow
- Kling AI
- Runway
Midjourney
*AI tools are integrated into the course to support creative ideation, visual development, animation planning and production workflows.
