Animation on Paper with Aaron Blaise

Aaron shares why animation on paper is personally meaningful to him and gives you a clear overview of what you’ll learn throughout the course.

Learn about specific supplies for proper registration, preventing jitter during playback, and capturing images. Simple yet effective equipment is key to achieving high-quality animation results.

Practice paper flipping techniques to improve your animation flow. Learn how in-between drawings add realism and smooth motion.

Aaron teaches you the very first exercise he learned to animate. You’ll learn concepts like squash and stretch, and timing, which help you keep volumes consistent in your animation.

Create your flour sack animation with a focus on body attitudes. Learn how to use an exposure sheet.

Explore the significance of breaks, key frames, and in-betweens. Key frames and their timing are identified, along with holds and transitions.

Bring together everything you’ve learned in the past two lessons to create a complete character animation. Learn practical steps for shooting your frames and editing them

Build on the teddy bear animation to further explore acting in animation. Refine your thumbnailing, drawing techniques, and deepen your understanding of timing and movement mechanics.

Explore the animation breakdown process that highlights character movement and timing. Learn the importance of body dynamics to enhance realism.

Use the key frames from the previous lesson along with your exposure sheet to determine the timing of your animation.

Explore the drawing process that brings characters to life by focusing on their thoughts and expressions. Learn key techniques like slow ins and outs, arcs, and maintaining visual appeal.

Continue refining your animation by adjusting timing and adding drawings to create smooth transitions in the Teddy Bear’s movements.

Complete the Teddy Bear animated sequence. Learn how layering and timing work together to create smooth, expressive animation.

Learn lip sync techniques by visualizing sound waves and exploring traditional methods used to sync sound with animation.

Learn how to reevaluate numbering and adjust timing to strengthen your animation. Focus on refining drawings to favor key poses and create smooth, natural transitions.

Understand the importance of subtle movements and accurate mouth shapes in dialogue scenes. The final test reviews lip sync and overall timing to achieve a polished, professional animation.

Aaron recaps the key topics covered throughout the course and encourages you to continue practicing and developing your skills in Animation on Paper.