2D Animation Visual Elements Creation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Design and create original characters, backgrounds, and props for 2D animation projects.
• Apply principles of design, composition, and colour theory to develop visually appealing animation assets.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using digital tools and software to produce and refine visual elements.
• Analyse storyboards and scripts to identify and plan required visual elements.
• Evaluate and adjust visual assets to ensure consistency with animation style and narrative requirements.
• Implement feedback to improve and finalise visual elements for production.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for aspiring 2D animators, graphic designers, and multimedia artists who wish to specialise in creating visual elements for animation. It is also suitable for professionals seeking to enhance their skills in visual asset creation for digital media.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions allow learners to apply design principles using industry-standard software. Learners will create their own visual elements—characters, backgrounds, and props—and compile them into a cohesive asset set for a short animation project.

Practical Activities

• Basic Shape and Colour Exercise — Learners create simple geometric shapes and apply colour palettes to understand form and colour harmony. (2h)
• Character Design and Turnaround — Learners design a character including front, side, and back views, ensuring consistency across angles. (2h)
• Background and Prop Creation — Learners design a background scene and matching props, applying perspective and composition principles. (2h)
• Asset Compilation and Export — Learners compile all created assets, name layers correctly, and export in appropriate formats for animation software. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.