Learn the basics of animation
Join us for a week-long, action-packed introduction to hand-drawn animation and character design.
Start your journey to animation
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.
We’ve designed our Boot Camps to offer a fun and hands-on introduction to hand drawn animation. Leave with your own
2D animations and a taste of what you can learn with APW.
Animation Boot Camps
In-Person
March Break 2024 - March 11 to 15
Animation Portfolio Workshop is Canada’s first and original animation portfolio preparation program. For 23 years, APW has set the standard for pre-art college training in drawing.
Our Animation Boot Camp borrows focused lessons from our highly successful Animation Portfolio Workshop program and rolls them into an intensive 5 day workout. Hands on – learning by doing.
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, but now with the new semester at Seneca I’m compelled to finally say it: Animation Portfolio Workshop is really making a difference in the quality of students that come into my first semester Life Drawing classes.”
Werner Zimmerman, Animation Instructor
Details
The APW Animation Boot Camp offers a week-long, action-packed introduction to hand-drawn animation (Animation Basics) and character design (Character Basics). Choose between our March Break and Summer Camp.
The Boot Camp is suitable for anyone 14 years old or older.
Course Outline
Our bootcamp consists of two modules: Animation Basics and Character Design Basics.
With the Animation Basics, get a work out in the basics of hand drawn animation. Simple exercises built on squash and stretch, action breakdown, arcs and timing will help you build a concrete approach to hand-drawn animation. Come prepared to do a lot of drawing.
With the Character Design Basics, design and draw animation characters with an inner structure that is flexible and movable. Twist and stretch characters into any pose from any angle. Using reference and a live (costumed) model, study existing characters and design your very own.
One day of classes has a three hour Animation Basics class, a lunch break and a three hour Character Design Basics class.
Sections
IN-PERSON
March 11 – 15, 2024
Monday through Friday, 10 am – 5 pm EST
$800.00 plus HST (Plus 4% surcharge where applicable)
Your portfolio matters.
Learn from the best.
Our students have been admitted to top animation schools around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. APW Boot Camps have 5 days of classes – 6 class hours per day. Each Boot Camp Session is laser-focused on character basics and animation basics through a series of exercises. The full APW session of classes develops many areas of drawing, lasts longer and culminates in creating finished pieces for all areas of an animation portfolio. APW Boot Camp is not a substitute for the regular full-length APW sessions.
Please review our full Frequently Asked Questions page. You can also book a call with our Admissions Director.