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