Course Summary

Learn how to create short 2D animations using Adobe Animate, with all visual content provided. This course guides you through every stage of the process—from setting up a new project to producing five completed 2-D animated videos. Along the way, you’ll explore a variety of techniques and apply them as you develop your skills throughout the animation creation process.

Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email customer.care@boxhill.edu.au to register your interest.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of creating 2D animations in Adobe Animate, covering techniques such as: 

  • Introduction to the Adobe Animate Interface and Tools 
  • Create a New Project 
  • Motion Paths 
  • Using the Pen Tool 
  • Classic Tweens 
  • Orienting to Path 
  • Moving Anchor Points 
  • Parenting Layers 
  • Keyframing 
  • Working with Onion Skins 
  • Rotation 
  • Movement 
  • Arcs 
  • Ease-In and Ease-Out 
  • Converting to Symbols 
  • Creating Movie Clips 
  • Looping Animation 
  • Exporting Video 

By the end of this Course, you’ll have the Skills and Knowledge to: 

  • Start New 2D Animation Projects 
  • Create a Bird Glide 2D Animation 
  • Create a Robot Arm 2D Animation 
  • Create a Sive View Vehicle Driving 2D Animation 
  • Create a Cannonball Blast 2D Animation 
  • Create a Walk-Cycle 2D Animation 
  • Ability to use a range of Tools for Creating your own 2D Animations 
  • Export finalised 2D Animation Videos 

Please note that while this class is suitable for beginners to Adobe Animate, learners will require basic computer skills. This includes using a keyboard and mouse (such as right-click contextual functions) and being able to navigate confidently within either a macOS or Windows environment.
This course does not cover these basic computer skills.

All software and visual comnponents will be provided.
Please bring a USB stick or portable hard drive to back up your work between classes, or alternatively use a cloud storage service such as Google Drive, OneDrive, or similar.
While optional, it is recommended that you bring a notepad and pens for note-taking or sketching ideas.

This course is designed for anyone with an interest in, and a passion for, learning the basics of Adobe Animate to create 2D animations.

Last updated: August 13, 2026 05:04pm