Animator

5 stops · self-paced · a common path, not the only one

1. 📍

   You are here

   Today — wherever you're starting from

2. 📚
   LearnNext stop →

   Study the 12 principles of animation

   The 12 principles of animation are the grammar of the craft — learn them first, or fancy software just makes stiff motion faster.

3. 📚
   Learn

   Learn a tool (Blender is free and powerful)

   Blender is free and powerful enough for a whole career. Pick one tool and get fluent rather than sampling many.

   ⏱ self-paced · 💵 free–low cost

4. 📍
   Milestone

   Animate short exercises (a bouncing ball → a walk cycle)

   Small exercises (bouncing ball → walk cycle) are how everyone builds the fundamentals. Boring-looking, but they're the real training.

5. 🔨
   Build skills

   Build a focused demo reel of your best 30–60 seconds

   A focused 30–60 second demo reel of your *best* work beats a long reel of average work. Studios judge you by your weakest clip, so cut ruthlessly.

   ⏱ self-paced · 💵 free–low cost

6. 💼
   Break in

   Apply to studios or freelance — the reel does the talking

   The reel does the talking — degree optional. Apply to studios or freelance once your best 30 seconds are genuinely strong.

   ⏱ self-paced · 💵 free–low cost

7. 🏁

   Animator

   Your destination