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Getting Started with Procreate Dreams: Animation for Everyone

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Overview

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Are you ready to make animation magic with Procreate Dreams?

Introducing Procreate Dreams, a new 2D animation app from the makers of Procreate! Its powerful yet user-friendly tools make anyone an instant animator capable of crafting joyful moving artwork. With Procreate Dreams, you will find exciting new ways to express your creativity -- the best part is you don't need any animation experience to get started!  

This course starts from the ground up, acquainting you with the Procreate Dreams interface before diving into a series of engaging, hands-on animation projects.

In this course, we're not just scratching the surface – we're diving deep into the Procreate Dreams universe as we:

  • Navigate the app's interface
  • Get familiar with tools
  • Master gestures
  • Explore the three essential animation techniques: handcrafted frame-by-frame animation, precise keyframing, and expressive Performing

You'll embark on a series of follow-along animation projects that will have you creating diverse movements like looking, blinking, twirling, falling, driving, flying, swaying, spinning, and more. You'll learn how to:

  • Animate subjects like balloons, cars, leaves, trees, birds, and more
  • Animate over video
  • Create animations with audio
  • Bring your past Procreate artwork to life with movement
  • Master essential animation tools like keyframes, anchor points, onion skins, timing, and easing

  • Interface & Gestures - I'll guide you through a tour of the Procreate Dreams interface so you can zip around, utilizing all the features and tools Procreate Dreams has to offer!
  • Animation Essentials - Master the three essential animation techniques: frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, and the innovative Performing feature.
  • Advanced Techniques - Animate with live filters for effects like opacity, blur, and color changes. Using clipping masks and blend modes in your animations.

As a student of this class, you'll receive my Procreate Dreams Resource Pack, complete with ready-to-animate .dreams files, a Procreate file for easy import into Dreams, and a video file to enhance with exciting animations. There's even a fully animated example piece for you to explore, giving you insight into my animation process.

I'm Lisa Bardot, and I love helping people find their creativity through drawing on the iPad! I teach millions of people all over the world how to have fun making art in Procreate. As someone who's been using Procreate Dreams as a Beta tester since early 2023, I can tell you that animating in Procreate Dreams is truly a fun and magical experience. There's nothing quite like watching your artwork come to life, and adding audio or special effects to it with a few taps of your Apple Pencil! That's why I'm thrilled to share all of my Procreate Dreams animation knowledge with you, so you can experience the same joy and excitement!

Grab your iPad and let's dive deep into the Procreate Dreams universe. Together we'll make some movement magic!

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Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Class Project
  • Tools & Resources
  • What is Procreate Dreams?
  • Interface Tour
  • Gestures
  • 3 Key Ways to Animate in Procreate Dreams
  • Performing a Balloon
  • Keyframing a Car
  • Frame-by-Frame Fun
  • Tumbling & Twirling: Autumn Leaves
  • Looping Animation: Spinning Shape Characters
  • Animate your Procreate Artwork: Cactus Scene
  • Animation Over Video: Pep-in-your-Step
  • Animating a Scene: Breezy Palm Tree
  • Exporting your Animations
  • A Look at my Swimming Fish Animation
  • More Animation Examples
  • On Your Own
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Lisa Bardot

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