Animation programs worldwide focus on strong foundations and lay great emphasis to the art aspect which includes drawing and animation techniques to start. The better classes will then go into story design, storyboarding, anatomy and more advanced animated projects. The further you go into these courses, the more cinematic your assignments become. Before long, you have a professional-looking portfolio of animated work.

To be a sophisticated animator means knowing the fine art of telling a story through movement, integrating creative vision with technological limitations – knowing how to breathe life where there is none.

Though 3D animation is receiving more and more attention recently, it will always have its roots in Classical Animation techniques and traditional story-telling foundation. 3D animation is built on the foundation of Traditional 2D animation.

Every animated film produced today is actually a hybrid of what we can think of as classical animation methods, and modern computer-generated imagery. The more proficient you become with the classical foundations of animation, the more skillful will be your use of modern digital technology. By learning the cornerstone of animation techniques – drawing, storyboarding, layout, background and character design – you will gain a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight and balance, and the different properties of texture and form. Mastering these classical animation skills will help define your success as a professional animator.