Animation Basecamp

The Ultimate Animation Foundations Course

Use LAUNCH25 at checkout for a VERY limited time 25% discount.

Beginner Friendly Animation School at Home

Learn the fundamentals of 2D animation in a fun an intuitive way. Each class is designed to build your foundational knowledge, step by step, so that you gain the skills you need to tackle your own projects. If you're new to animation or looking for a fresh perspective on classic ideas, this course has you covered.

Deep Dive Lectures

Learn the philosophy behind great motion. This deeper learning will help you think like the great animators and find your own voice in the field. No matter what style of animation inspires you, these lessons will help you approach even the most challenging project.

Self Paced and Lifetime Access

When you enrol you’ll have lifetime access to the course. No subscriptions, no tricks. It’s yours forever to come back to whenever you like. You can take your time with the classes or study them intensively. And if you’re not 100% satisfied, get your money back.

Level up your animation today

Sign up today and receive:

  • Lifetime access.

  • A step by step roadmap for learning animation.

  • Insights from an industry professional with 15 years experience.

  • 25 in depth classes.

  • A full process for 2D animation from rough to finished frames.

  • Software training.

  • Deep-dive lectures.

  • Loads guided exercises to practice with.

  • All Future Updates.

Limited time price:

$199

$149

Your very own Animation School

I’ve been lucky enough to lecture at animation schools around the world, but I’ve always been disappointed that I couldn’t reach more students with the big ideas of animation in a deep-dive course.

After developing a new style of teaching specifically for the internet and attracting hundreds of thousands of students to my classes on YouTube, I thought it might finally be time to create my most ambitious class so far - Animation Basecamp. It’s my idea of the ultimate animation foundations course. A structured, full introductory animation class that is far more accessible than traditional animation school, but also able to go much deeper than normal online classes.

Four courses in one.

Section 1

Animation Magic

Learn to move things in fantastical ways. We dive straight in and build your basic skills with fun animation experiments.

8 in-depth lessons

Section 2

Getting Real

Imbue your animation with believability as we demystify physical motion. We’ll explore the unnoticed way motion works in the world around us.

8 in-depth lessons

Section 3

Breathing Life

Learn classic animation principles designed to breathe life and authenticity into characters and everyday objects. 

9 in-depth lessons

Section 4

The Masterclass

Learn to tie all your animation knowledge together into a finished project with a full 2D animation workflow.

1 Masterclass and 3 projects to choose from.

What students are saying

  • Animation Basecamp is an amazing introduction to the fundamentals and principles of animation. Alex presents in a way that is digestable and personable, where you feel under guidance being led on the right path. I'd highly recommend to anyone wanting to get started in this field.

    Alex J. Illustrator ★★★★★

  • As a Motion Designer, I've always wanted to get my hands on 2d traditional animation, but I was afraid of trying (not so good at drawing, overwhelmed by possibilities, not knowing where to start, etc.). But the Animation Basecamp course is helping me overcoming all those fears. It is very balanced and thoughtful and makes it look like it's easy. You start feeling capable since the first lesson :)

    Ivan C. Motion Designer ★★★★★

  • I really love learning about the fundamental principles of animation. I’ve done loads of tutorials in the past for ‘how to create this specific effect in animation’ but Alex’s course goes much more into the why which you can then put into your work. The exercises have been great fun and really help to cement the learning.

    Veronica F. Graphic designer ★★★★★

  • This is the first animation course where I started to believe, that the frame by frame animation is feasible for me. Having that really started to complete the exercises in the course and enjoying the process very much. Also loving in the course that no drawing skills are required and the focus is on the animation techniques and spacing strategies.

    Zsolt C. Youtuber ★★★★★

Do I need to be able to draw well?

One of the reasons many people find animation intimidating is because they are self-conscious of their drawing ability. My dream is to get anyone into animation, no matter their drawing skill or confidence.

A core idea in Animation Basecamp is that Drawing and Animating are treated as separate skills. If you’re able to draw a line, or a blob, you’ll be able to enjoy every class in the course. That’s because I focus on the fundamental ideas behind motion. Whether you’d like to draw an intricately designed anime mecha or a simple ball, each class can be adapted to your drawing level.

Animation Basecamp is the perfect way to start your animation journey or level up to become a skilled 2D animator

FAQ

  • Animation Basecamp is designed for everyone from complete beginner to confident animator wanting to pushing themselves. It could be your first time dabbling with animation or it could help you understand ideas you've studied elsewhere more deeply. Ultimately if you sign up and feel like it isn't a good fit in the first 14 days, shoot me an email (alex@alexgrigg.studio) and I can refund you. So no harm in trying it out :)

  • I’ll be using an affordable app called Rough Animator ($6.99) which works across desktop computers and mobile devices. I’ll also include a full tutorial on how to use the app so you won’t feel left behind. But that said, you can use any animation program you like. So long as it has basic drawing, timeline and editing features, you’re good to go.

  • The barrier for entry to animation keeps getting lower and lower, which is awesome. You can complete this class using any computer or mobile device that can run an animation program, but I strongly recommend using a device that has a drawing tablet with pressure sensitivity. This could be a laptop with an external tablet or an iPad with an Apple Pencil.

  • This course is designed to be accessible to artists at all skill levels. If you can draw a circle and a line you’ll be able to do this course. If you’re an advanced artist, you can push your projects a little further, but at its heart this course is about creating compelling motion.

Level up your animation today.

More Questions?

If you have any questions about the course, just shoot me an email. I’d be happy to help.