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All Levels 2D Animation: Bring Your Digital Illustrations Alive in Procreate

Discover the magic of making your illustrations move in our beginner animation class! Young animators follow along step-by-step to explore the 12 Principles of Animation each week with a new subject based on learner requests!
Young Illustrators Studio with Bear Howe
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What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week
Mastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. Learners can share their animation progress at the beginning and end of each class. Full critiques are available upon request-message me!
Grading
We do not use letter grading— I critique and give support and feedback based on individual progress needs! Learners can share their animation progress at the beginning and end of each class. Full critiques are available upon request-message me!

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner - Advanced Level
In this fun, mics-on club, learners will animate a new prompt each week, and learn and experiment with art fundamentals like drawing, color, lighting and design! They will have time to share their creations, have individual feedback and help building movements and will learn Procreate tools and features as they create!

✨  Learners will build fine motor skills, visual vocabulary, learn art fundamentals and build fun animations to share with friends and family!

✨  Each week is different, and provides a steady practice that encourages experimenting, customizing and builds over time into confidence and trusted intuition so each learner can learn at their own pace!

A TYPICAL CLASS
• Hello! Share animations and art we’ve been making and admiring that week!
• Reference of the week: observe and make a choice
• Step-by-step instruction, work time, experimenting, feedback and questions
• Sharing (Students do not have to share and it’s never a big deal to pass.)
• Requests and Goodbyes
**Please note that this is our original Procreate animation class made for simpler, frame-by-frame animation fun! Visit our Procreate Dreams class listing for more info. on that app**

TOPICS SCHEDULE:
{Feb. 17 - Feb. 23}      SQUASH AND STRETCH - Rain drops
{Feb. 24 - Mar. 2}      ANTICIPATION - Car driving
{Mar. 3 - Mar. 9}.       STAGING - Unmistakable emotion
{Mar. 10 - Mar. 16}     POSE TO POSE - Learner choice!
{Mar. 17 - Mar. 23}.    SLOW IN AND OUT - Clouds
{Mar. 24 - Mar. 30}.   SECONDARY ACTION - Sunset
{Mar. 31 - Apr. 6}.      TIMING - Fast and Slow
{Apr. 7 - Apr. 13}.       EXAGERATION - Shocked
{Apr. 14 - Apr. 20}     ARC - Tail wagging
{Apr. 21 - Apr. 27}     SOLID DRAWING - Bumble Bee
{Apr. 28 - May. 4}     FOLLOW THROUGH  - Dragon fire
{May. 5 - May. 11}.    APEAL  - Ghosts (requested)
{May. 12 - May. 18}   OVERLAPPING ACTION  - Dog's ears
{May. 19 - May. 25}   SQUASH AND STRETCH
{May. 26 - Jun. 1}      TIMING
{Jun. 2 - Jun. 8}         STRAIGHT AHEAD ACTION
{Jun. 9 - Jun. 15}       POSE TO POSE
{Jun. 16 - Jun. 22}   SLOW IN AND OUT
{Jun. 23 - Jun. 29}   SECONDARY ACTION
{Jun. 30 - Jul. 6}     EXAGERATION
{Jul. 7 - Jul 11}           ARC
{Jul 12 - Jul 18}          FOLLOW THROUGH
{Jul 19 - Jul 25}         APEAL
{Jul 26 - Aug 1}         OVERLAPPING ACTION

***SUMMER BREAK! Tentatively between July 11-August 4, 2025. Dates will be finalized by late-May!***

More dates and topics are added ongoing!   

✨ You can join anytime.

✨ During sharing time, mics are allowed to be kept on. During instruction, learners are encouraged to ask for feedback and ask questions out loud or in the chat. If a learner has background noise, they will be asked to keep their mic muted when not speaking.

✨This is an inclusive, safe space where everyone can feel empowered to be themselves and create art that reflects the world they dream about! • Bring your ideas and an open mind! • Classes may run up to ten minutes late depending on sharing, learner questions and discussion.

Learning Goals

Learners will become expert at Procreate animation and drawing tools as we practice them each week: onion skins, tweening, frames, layers, groups, brushes, effects, frame rate, looping, foreground, background, lighting and more!
Learners will learn and build confidence in all of Disney's 12 foundational principles of animation, focusing one at a time each week while creating animations: Arc, Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Exageration, Slow in and out and more!
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Learning Needs
This class uses step-by-step instruction and regular interval check-ins, so that learners have natural breaks and choices built into their learning experience. All classes are recorded, so learners can review the lesson at their own pace.
Parental Guidance
We will use the app Procreate, the original illustration app (about $12).
Pre-Requisites
No experience necessary!
Supply List
1. An ipad with Procreate already installed and ready to use. 
2. A stylus/apple pencil is recommended
3. A separate device (like a phone, computer or tablet) to join the class. Students can join the class with the same ipad they are working on if they are comfortable using spli-screen.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Temple University
Bear Howe
Hello! I am a self-taught award-winning, exhibiting, working artist. I love to paint animals, landscapes, illustrate and write children’s books, make experimental multi-media art, make comics and animate!! I am known for being patient, encouraging, fun and engaging!

I have taught elementary, middle school and high school art and creative writing in classes including: drawing, painting, comics, stop motion, character design, and fundamental art principles like line, perspective, color, composition and more. I am a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators and the Art Brand Alliance. You can usually find me writing or working on a picture book dummy, creating sculptures, painting or reading!

Growth Mindset:
I teach targeted art skills in a safe social-emotional space where students can explore how to think and see like an artist, learn to fail and try again and build confidence in their own intuition and work.

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1x per week
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-10 learners per class

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