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Creative, Technical, and Fun rolled up into one!

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Cultivate Creative Brilliance: Fuel Imagination with Fun and Engaging Animation Projects!

Create your own mini-animated film using this self-study course and the accompanying home animation kit!

Looking for an activity to spark your child's creativity? Say goodbye to mindless screen time and hello to active creation time!

The Academy of Animated Art's self-learning STEM & Art Animation Program introduces kids to the fascinating world of animation. Children will learn animation, storytelling, design, lighting, and stop-motion techniques through engaging video lessons and hands-on projects with our animation kit. By the end of the program, your child will have their own animation and a collection of projects to showcase their skills. Most importantly, this program nurtures their creative thinking and ideation abilities in a fun and educational experience.
Creatively, the course includes creative exercises that will spark new ideas and ways to create in every lesson. Each class includes hands-on exercises that focus on the topic for the week. Students will create flipbooks, storyboards, design their characters, sculpt those characters, make them move, and more!
Technically, the course combines Tech and Art in a fun way that students won't even realize they are using the technical side of their brains. By giving students an inside look at the key steps to making your film, Each stage will reveal different aspects of the process that will open the student’s eyes and minds to other ways to think and create using artistic and technical brains. They will encounter technical challenges to their creative vision and learn how to problem-solve around these obstacles. Exposing students to areas of the creation they never even knew existed.
Coolest part? Students will leave with a final project, their own animation to be proud of and share with the world.
Students will walk away with new knowledge/skills:
- A new creative outlet that naturally combines STEM & ART.
- The behind-the-scenes view of what goes into creating their favorite animations/games.
- New Creative skillset to create animations on their own.
- Creative thinking and confidence in approaching future projects (not limited to animation!)
Students will end the course having created:
- Creative exercises that demonstrate their new skills in storytelling, design, modeling (sculpting), rigging, animation, lighting, and more!
- A final animation to showcase!


When you enroll in this program you will get:

- Instant Access to 13 Lessons

- Full Animation Kit (Delivered to your home or school within 5 business days)

Course Curriculum


  00 | Start here
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  01 | Introduction
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  02 | History of Animation
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  03 | Story
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  04 | Design
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  05 | Rigging
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  06 | Modeling
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  07 | Lighting
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  08 | Animation
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  09 | Create your animation | Part I
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  10 | Create your animation | Part II
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  11 | Create your animation | Part III
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  12 | Post-production
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  13 | Showcase!
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Your Instructor


P. Jasmine Katatikarn
P. Jasmine Katatikarn

Passionate about unleashing creativity and empowering individuals to explore their artistic paths, Jasmine Katatikarn is a Creative Leader, the CEO of the Academy of Animated Art, Artist, and a Coach/Educator. With a deep-rooted belief that no one should be "in the closet" creatively, Jasmine is dedicated to providing resources and fostering a supportive community for individuals to discover and express their creative potential.

Jasmine's journey in the creative realm began with a B.A. in economics/art history from Vassar College, followed by a Master of Science in Digital Imaging and Design degree from NYU. Her expertise spans various domains, including 3D medical visualization, visual effects, and feature animated film production. With over a decade of experience at esteemed studios like Blue Sky Studios, she has honed her skills as a Senior Lighting Technical Director, contributing to acclaimed projects such as Spies in Disguise, Ferdinand, Peanuts, Rio, Epic, Ice Age series, Ghost Town, and Nanny Diaries.

Currently managing the Tech Artist team at Amazon Imaging, Jasmine combines her passion for technology and art to empower individuals in their creative journeys further. With her extensive expertise and unwavering commitment to fostering creativity, Jasmine strives to create a world where everyone can confidently explore their creative aspirations.