Students step into Blender's animation tools and create their first keyframes, learning the essentials of timing and movement with a simple ball bounce exercise.

Students learn the very basics of body mechanics through a very simple walk cycle exercise that has been used by animation professionals for years.

Students create pose-to-pose animations, learning balance, posing, and body mechanics to give their characters believable movement.

It all comes together as students animate a short character performance with gestures, expression, and emotion.