Create Fun Gifs in Procreate: A Beginner's Guide to Animation

In this class, we will learn simple and effective ways to create Gif animations on Procreate using Animation Assist, and how to use them on Instagram and other digital platforms.

We will cover many things like:

• How to create a custom color palette
• How to apply 3 different frame by frame animation techniques
• How to export your gifs for online usage on Instagram, Tiktok and others
• How to become an official Giphy Artist & many more Procreate tips and tricks

This class is geared towards junior level creators. The motion principles we will go over are very simple, so no animation knowledge is required.

If you are an online creator, this class might be just what you need to incorporate some style consistency and bring your social media branding to the next level. This class is also good for you if you just wish to experiment with animation and have some fun on procreate!

The materials recommended for this course are:

• An Ipad
• The Procreate App
• An Apple pencil.

By the end of this class you'll have a fun collection of animations tailored to your style, and you’ll know how to turn any of your Procreate drawings into moving pictures to use on social media, or to send to your friends and family.  See you in Class!

• Introduction
• The Project
• What Are GIFs?
• Color Palette
• Sketching Ideas
• Setting Up the Canvas
• Wiggle Technique
• Flashing Technique
• Animating Flow
• Other Applications
• Exporting
• Using your GIFs
• Applying to Giphy
• Wrapping It Up