Procreate Animation Club: Bring Your Digital Art Alive (Ages 8-12)
Build your artist’s confidence and joy in our Procreate Animation class! They’ll advance their drawing & problem solving skills as they explore Disney's 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 weekMastery 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 - Intermediate Level
In this engaging, fun, mics-on club, learners will follow step-by-step to animate their own art! They practice a new foundational animation principle each week, like: staging, squash and stretch, exaggeration, pose-to-pose vs. straight ahead action, follow through vs. overlapping action, slow in and out (tweening), and more! Each week, the teacher will provide references for a new subject chosen from learner requests and students will follow step-by-step to learn to draw and animate it, leveling up in Procreate's tools and features!
✨ 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:
{Jan. 27 - Feb. 2} FOLLOW THROUGH - Dragon fire
{Feb. 3 - Feb. 9} APEAL - Ghosts (requested)
{Feb. 10 - Feb. 16} OVERLAPPING ACTION - Dog's ears
{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
{May. 5 - May. 11}. APEAL
{May. 12 - May. 18} OVERLAPPING ACTION
{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
***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!
Other Details
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:
Joined February, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Temple University
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.Reviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
6-10 learners per class
