2D Animation and Visual Elements Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply fundamental animation principles to create smooth and believable motion.
• Design and develop visual elements such as characters, props, and backgrounds for animation.
• Use animation software to produce 2D animations with appropriate timing and spacing.
• Implement visual storytelling techniques to convey messages effectively through animation.
• Evaluate and refine animations based on feedback and technical constraints.
• Demonstrate proficiency in exporting and delivering animated content for various media formats.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for graphic designers, multimedia artists, and content creators seeking to enhance their animation skills for corporate training, marketing, or entertainment purposes.

Prerequisites

Basic computer literacy and familiarity with graphic design concepts. No prior animation experience required.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are integral to mastering 2D animation, allowing learners to apply principles, software tools, and techniques in hands-on exercises. Through guided practice, learners build a portfolio of animated sequences and receive real-time feedback to refine their skills.

Practical Activities

• Principles in Action: Bouncing Ball and Walk Cycle — Learners animate a bouncing ball and a basic walk cycle, focusing on squash and stretch, timing, and spacing. (8h)
• Character Rigging and Simple Animation — Learners design a character, create a turnaround, rig it with bones, and animate a simple action like waving or jumping. (8h)
• Animatic and Scene Production — Learners develop a storyboard, create an animatic with timing and sound, and produce a short animated scene including background and character. (8h)
• Effects and Advanced Techniques — Learners animate a special effect (e.g., fire or water) and implement advanced rigging (IK) for a complex character movement. (8h)
• Final Portfolio Project — Learners complete a polished short animation (15-30 seconds) that showcases their skills, including character animation, backgrounds, and effects. (8h)

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.