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Ipad Animation for Beginners With the Procreate Dreams App

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Ages 9-13

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In this class, students will be introduced to the Procreate Dreams iPad Animation App through tutorial videos. They will use the drawing tools and keyframe animation to make a short animated video of a moving Snow Person.

Karen Bosch

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Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8

Beginner Level

In this  class, students will be introduced to Procreate Dreams app for creating animation on the iPad. This app (new as of November 2023) is a wonderful tool that allows students who love to draw and create to make animations on their iPad. After an overview of the app, students will get started by making a short simple animation project of a moving snow person. This project will let students learn step-by-step some of the animation features and tricks in this complex app. Once they have completed the assigned animation, they will have an optional enrichment challenge where they can use the skills they have learned in another animation using their creativity. 

This class will focus on a few specific beginning animation skills in Procreate Dreams, but will not cover everything that the app can do. 

Class Requirements: 
*An iPad with the most recent version of the paid Procreate Dreams app downloaded in advance.  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate-dreams/id1595520602
*A separate computer or screen (not the iPad they are using for Procreate Dreams) to watch the video lesson in the Outschool classroom while they work on their iPad.
*An Apple Pencil or Logictech Crayon (Another stylus may work, but may not have the same pressure sensitivity as the Apple Pencil.)
*It will be helpful if students have had some experience drawing in Procreate, but this is not essential as the drawing tools will be covered. 

Overview of the Class:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Procreate Dreams: overview of app features, drawing tools, handout with labels

Lessons 2 and 3: Snow Person Tutorial: drawing, tracks, keyframe animations to move/warp/distort/rotate/filters

Lesson 4: Enrichment Crazy Character Super Hero Animation

Learning Goals

Students will learn the basic features of the Procreate Dreams app.

Students will create a simple animation using drawing tools, tracks, and keyframe animation to move, warp, distort, and change filters on their drawn elements.

Syllabus

4 Lessons

over 1 Week

Lesson 1:

Introduction to Procreate Dreams

 1) Welcome to the Class
2) Overview video of the Procreate Dreams app - the layout, features, vocabulary, and gestures related to the app
3) Opportunity to explore the drawing tools in the app
4) Handout with labels to review the content in the video/class

Lesson 2:

Creating an Animated Snow Person Part 1

 1) Starting a new project in Procreate Dreams
2) Drawing a background
3) Adding tracks
4) Drawing a snow person with layers
5) Using Keyframe animations to move and warp.

Lesson 3:

Creating an Animated Snow Person Part 2

 6) Using keyframe animations to distort, rotate, and change color filters.
7) Adding animated falling snow
8) Save, rename, and download your animation as a video

Lesson 4:

Creating an Animated Crazy Character Super Hero

 An enrichment idea to create an animated character.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Parents will need to download/prepare: *An iPad with the most recent version of the paid Procreate Dreams app (rated ages 4+) downloaded in advance. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate-dreams/id1595520602 *A separate computer or screen (not the iPad they are using for Procreate Dreams) to watch the video lesson in the Outschool classroom while they work on their iPad. *An Apple Pencil or Logictech Crayon (Another stylus may work, but may not have the same pressure sensitivity as the Apple Pencil.)

Pre-Requisites

There are no prerequisites for this class. However, it is helpful (but not required) if students have had some experience using the Procreate Drawing app.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Procreate Dreams App

Meet the teacher

Karen Bosch

Joined November, 2021

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54reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Karen Bosch is a recently retired teacher with over 4 decades of teaching both in the elementary classroom and with PreK - 8 students using iPads, Mac Computers, and other technology tools. She has vast experience with designing technology learning experiences for students geared for their age level and needs. Her passion is to help students unlock their creativity using iPads and other technology devices - not just play games and watch videos! She is an award-winning educator and has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator and Michigan Technology Using Teacher of the Year.