Media Arts, Tech Lab, Drawing & Painting
Animation Principles: Squash and Stretch *Cancelled*
Explore movement, mood, and storytelling by manipulating shapes of an animated object.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Tue, 6/10/2025
Cancelled
About
Explore how manipulating form and figure enhances movement, mood, and storytelling within an animated object. You'll experiment with your chosen material for animating (stop-motion or hand-drawn) and analyze and explore different methods of exaggeration of shape and movement to grow visual storytelling and characterization skills.
The course will begin with a short lecture with examples followed by a guided workshop session. You should be prepared to have a lot of patience.
Details
- Skill level: Designed for people who are new to animation and want to learn, and people who want to bring their animation practice back to the very basics.
- Other classes in our animation series:
Project
You'll develop a 5- to 15+-second stop-motion or hand-drawn animation .mov or .mp4 file.
Materials
- A $10 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers the use of BARN-provided drawing materials.
- You should bring whatever you want to animate with:
- If you want to draw your animations, bring whatever specialty drawing materials you want to work with.
- If you want to work with stop-motion materials, bring whatever materials you want to work with (instructor will also have a collection of miscellaneous materials to use). This can include construction paper and scissors, clay or Play-Doh, Legos, blocks, and small figurines.
Prerequisites
You must have completed Animation Principles: Introduction.
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
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