Want to get into animation school?

Top drawings make top portfolios. 
Learn to draw a stand out portfolio from
the animation portfolio experts.

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Our Program

228 hours of live, comprehensive, and interactive curriculum from our highly successful animation portfolio preparation program. Learn character design, life drawing, perspective, layout, storyboards and more while building your animation school portfolio.  Our APW Program is delivered live, online and in-person.

 

**Asian Pacific class times for individual time-zones and countries**

Learn Online or In-Person

Either way, our live engaging program prepares you for animation school and beyond.  

Learn character design, life drawing, perspective, layout, storyboards, animation and more while building your animation school portfolio.

FEATURES

APW LITE

APW ONLINE

APW IN-PERSON

228 LIVE CLASS HOURS
114 LIVE CLASS HOURS
LIVE INSTRUCTION (NOT PRE-RECORDED)
LIVE ONE-ON-ONE PORTFOLIO MENTORING
LIFE DRAWING
CHARACTER DESIGN
PERSPECTIVE / LAYOUT
STORYBOARD
ANIMATION
FINISHED PORTFOLIO BY THE END
PERPARATION FOR ANIMATION SCHOOL

Our students have been admitted to top animation schools around the world.

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Drawing excellence
is essential.

If your dream is to get into animation school, you need to know how to draw. No “short cuts” or “tips on portfolio-making” can ever substitute for doing the work. 

Our program covers exactly what you need to know in order to get into animation school and perhaps more importantly, to be able to meet the challenges of learning animation.

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Our History

Animation Portfolio Workshop is Canada’s first and original animation portfolio preparation program. Founded in 1999 by Gerard Sternik and Vince Peets, we set the standard for pre-art college training in drawing. 

We are a social yet disciplined environment for budding animators to build a strong portfolio by cultivating proper technique and learning how to measure their progress. 

Our 25 years of teaching have proven to us that learning how to draw will prepare you for the challenges of animation school and beyond. 

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Your portfolio matters.

Learn from the best.

See our graduate portfolios

APW not only changed the way I draw, it made me much more confident about my art. The structure of the course allowed me to stay on top of my work while preparing my portfolio. It still surprises me how fast my work began to improve and was utterly thrilled to be accepted to SVA in New York.​
Sophie Alberdingk-Thijm
Sophie Alberdingk-ThijmLEAD REVISIONIST, YOWZA ANIMATION CORP.​
APW is the catalyst that launched my career. They successfully taught me the skills to succeed in animation school and beyond. I've been working nonstop for almost 9 years now in Toronto and I am always bumping into successful APW graduates.
Joseph Lague
Joseph LagueLEAD RIGGER, CEL ACTION 2D / INDUSTRIAL BROTHERS​
Animation Portfolio Workshop has raised the bar when it comes to nurturing the next generation of artists and consistently getting the right tools into their heads, hands and hearts.
Lynn Dana Wilton
Lynn Dana WiltonANIMATOR, STOP MOTION​
APW was a major catalyst in forming my passion and skills as a young artist. It helped me to build a strong foundation that went far beyond getting into the college of my choosing and sustains my work ethic today as a professional concept artist in the entertainment industry.
Patrick O'Keefe
Patrick O'KeefeART DIRECTOR, SONY PICTURES
Working in the animation industry requires more than talent and skill. On a daily basis you are required to be quick, confident, committed, careful and provide a high level of quantity and quality work. I was very fortunate to study at the Animation Portfolio Workshop. It instilled in me the dedication and craftsmanship required to develop and use these skills not only as a student, but as a professional. I still use the fundamentals I learned in class at work each day.
Myke Bakich
Myke BakichSTORY ARTIST
The Animation Portfolio Workshop was instrumental in getting me into Seneca's animation course. I joined as an amateur artist with zero knowledge of anatomy, and left a professional with a strong understanding of the human body. My sketchbook improved exponentially after the year I spent at APW. Gerard and Vince were incredibly patient with us and took the extra time needed to help us expand our abilities. I can easily say that without the APW, I would not be where I am today.
Claudio Gonzalez
Claudio GonzalezCREATURE CLOTH TD, WETA DIGITAL, NEW ZEALAND
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Asian Pacific Time-Zone FAQ

The classes take place each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7AM to 10 AM EST.  Adjusted for the time-zone difference, here is a list of class-times in different countries;

Japan – 8PM – 11PM JST

China – 7PM 10PM CST

Hong Kong – 7PM – 10PM HKT

South Korea – 8PM – 11 pm KST

Taiwan – 7PM – 10PM CST 

Vietnam – 6PM – 9PM ICT

Phillipines – 7PM – 10PM PHST

Australia – 9PM – 12AM AEST

Thailand – 6PM – 9PM ICT

Singapore – 7PM – 10PM SST

India – 4:30PM – 7:30PM IST

4 classes per week starting on September 3, 2024 – and finishing on January 24*, 2025. Classes are on each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7AM to 10AM EST.  (Time-zone adjusted times above).

Yes.  It is the full comprehensive Animation Portfolio Workshop Program with the same number of live instruction hours, the same lessons, the same areas covered and with a finished portfolio at the end of the course.

Yes. Life Drawing classes and Drawing for Animation classes are online and feature live instruction and  interactive personal attention.

Yes.  One-on-one mentoring sessions with APW directors are a part of the session of classes.  During these mentoring sessions each student receives guidance and feedback as they develop finished drawings for the animation portfolio.

No.  At APW each student receives foundationnal training in the fundamentals of drawing.  Anyone who is interested can register for the Animation Portfolio Workshop. 

No. A session of APW focuses solely on drawing. All paper-work involved in the application process is handled by the student or by the parent or guardian of the student – APW does not contact schools on behalf of individual students. Our focus is on the development of foundational drawing skills and on helping each student assemble the strongest portfolio they can.

Fill out the form for the program you’re interested in and we’ll contact you to walk you through the rest.

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