2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate
Overview
Creating animation can feel difficult when software tools, timelines, symbols, and character movement all seem confusing. Yet the UK creative industries supported an estimated 2.4 million jobs in 2024–25, showing strong demand for digital creative skills. The 2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate course gives learners a clear online route into Adobe Animate, 2D animation, character design, motion graphics, timeline control, tweening, and frame-by-frame animation.
You will explore drawing tools, graphic symbols, movie clips, buttons, mouth shapes, character rigging, simple animation, and walk cycles. Ideal for beginners, designers, content creators, and eLearning developers, this Adobe Animate course helps build portfolio-ready confidence for animation, multimedia design, explainer videos, social media content, and creative media career pathways through flexible study that fits around busy schedules.
Key Benefits Included
► Accredited by CPD
► Endorsed by QLS — Quality Licence Scheme
► Instant access after enrolment
► 24/7 learning assistance
► Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
► Fully online course with voice-over and visual learning materials
► Covers Adobe Animate, 2D animation, character design, tweening, rigging and walk cycles
Learning Outcomes
This 2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate course helps learners build knowledge of Adobe Animate tools, character design, timeline animation, and motion workflows.
► Understand the Adobe Animate workspace and tools
► Use selection and drawing tools confidently
► Explore symbols, movie clips, and buttons
► Organise movement using the animation timeline
► Learn shape, classic, and motion tweening
► Create frame-by-frame animation sequences
Who is This Course For?
This Adobe Animate 2D animation course is ideal for learners who want flexible online training in animation, character movement, and visual storytelling.
► Beginners learning Adobe Animate from the core basics
► Learners exploring 2D animation, cartoons, and character movement
► Graphic designers adding animation skills to their portfolio
► Content creators making explainer videos and social media visuals
Certification
CPD Certification
After successfully completing the assessment of this 2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate
course, you can apply for the CPD accredited certificates.
PDF certificate: £9.99
Hardcopy certificate: £15.99
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme
Upon successful completion of the 2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate course, you can order an original hardcopy certificate of achievement endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. The certificate will be home-delivered, with a pricing scheme of —
► 135 GBP within UK
► 145 GBP for International Delivery — Postal Fees Included
Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses
Career Opportunities
This course supports creative learning for animation, design, multimedia, eLearning, and digital content roles. Some careers may require a portfolio, software experience, or further training.
► 2D Animator: £26,000–£41,000 per year
► Junior Animator: £20,000–£28,000 per year
► Animator: £25,000–£52,000 per year
► Motion Graphics Designer: £29,000–£45,000 per year
► Motion Designer: £30,000–£48,000 per year
Course Curriculum
The course covers a wide range of essential topics, including:
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Course Curriculum
| Section 01: Introduction | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| Section 02: Adobe Animate Basics | |||
| Workspace | 00:06:00 | ||
| Selection Tools | 00:10:00 | ||
| Drawing Tools | 00:08:00 | ||
| Remaining Tools Overview | 00:08:00 | ||
| Object Drawing | 00:03:00 | ||
| Graphic Symbols | 00:10:00 | ||
| Movie Clip | 00:06:00 | ||
| Button | 00:05:00 | ||
| Timeline | 00:09:00 | ||
| Shape Tween | 00:04:00 | ||
| Classic Tween | 00:04:00 | ||
| Motion Tween | 00:03:00 | ||
| Frame By Frame Animation | 00:11:00 | ||
| Section 03: Designing the Character | |||
| Character Design-Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Character Design-Part 2 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Character Design-Part 3 | 00:11:00 | ||
| Coloring the Shapes | 00:11:00 | ||
| Converting Shapes to Symbols | 00:08:00 | ||
| Creating Mouth Shapes | 00:15:00 | ||
| Character Rigging | 00:14:00 | ||
| Section 04: Character Animation | |||
| Creating Simple Animation | 00:25:00 | ||
| Creating Walk Cycle Part- 1 | 00:11:00 | ||
| Creating Walk Cycle Part- 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Creating Walk Cycle Part- 3 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment -2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate | 2 weeks, 1 day | ||
Certificate of Achievement
Upon completion, you will receive a CPD-accredited certificate recognised globally. Choose from:
Pdf Certificate & Transcript £7.99
Hardcopy Certificate & Transcript £17.99
This certification validates your knowledge and skills, boosting your employability in healthcare.
The 2D Animation: Ultimate Guide to Adobe Animate course is an online animation course covering Adobe Animate tools, drawing methods, symbols, timeline control, tweening, character design, rigging, and walk cycle creation.
Yes. This Adobe Animate course is suitable for beginners because it starts with workspace navigation, basic tools, drawing methods, symbols, and simple animation techniques before moving into character design and walk cycles.
You will learn selection tools, drawing tools, object drawing, graphic symbols, movie clips, buttons, timeline control, tweening, frame-by-frame animation, character design, mouth shapes, rigging, simple animation, and walk cycles.
Yes. The course includes character design, colouring shapes, converting shapes into symbols, creating mouth shapes, character rigging, simple animation, and walk cycle lessons to support basic character animation skills.
Access to Adobe Animate is useful if you want to practise the software steps, follow the demonstrations, and create your own animation projects while studying the course online.
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