Kids: Adventures in Cartoon Creation

Create your own cartoons using Toon Boom Animation Studio©

Create an interactive comic and watch your comic comes alive

Tell your story through the magic of cartoons

Use animator timelines and keyframes just like professional animators

Learn How to Create a Cartoon like Professional Animators

Learn how animators at Cartoon Network™, Disney™ and Pixar™ create animated cartoons and movies. In this exciting program, you’ll learn all about cartoon animation. Create your own drawings and then learn to modify them using a computer with Toon Boom Animation Studio©.

Learn how to bring art to life with animation. Use animator time lines and key frames (just like the professionals at Pixar™ and Disney™) to create a cartoon, then add sound and special effects. At the end of the week, you’ll finish your short animated cartoon and take it home to share with family and friends.

What You’ll Learn: Adventures in Cartoon Creation

Course Content Software Used
• Basic cartoon and comic drawing skills
• Basic storytelling skills
• Basic animation skills
• How to make a cartoon
• Character creation
• Comic Book Creator©
• Toon Boom Animation Studio©
• Digital arts fundamentals

Course may vary slightly based on student expertise & class interest. All students work on their own personal projects, which they keep.

Who Should Attend: Adventures in Cartoon Creation
Ages 8-12 | Beginner – Advanced | No Art or Design Skills Required

For kids who want to learn how to get started in animation. This course is designed for aspiring animators and cartoon creators who want to tell a story through the magic of cartoons. Ideal for creative young minds who enjoy drawing and want to bring their art to life through animation. If you’re interested in learning how to become an animator or cartoonist from a professional artist, this course is for you.

This course also includes outdoor recreation time and team-building activities. The first half of this program is taught in conjunction with DMA’s “Adventures in Comic Creation” course.

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Questions about a course or additional weeks at DMA? Ready to register? Please call 866.656.3342 for more information and to speak with a Guest Experience Representative.

Fees & Additional Options: Adventures in Cartoon Creation

Options Price Duration Meals
Tuition (base price) $825 1 Week, Mon-Fri Lunch not included
Lunch Plan (for non-residential students) add $65 1 Week, Mon-Fri 5 lunches
Residential Program – Dorm (Not Available at Harvard) add $495 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Residential Program (UCLA only) add $795 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Extended Day-Student Program (7:30am-7:00pm) add $195 1 Week, Mon-Fri 3 meals/day

*To view all options, including weekend stays, visit our Options & Fees page.    

1 Week   |   Ages 8-12   |   Beg-Adv

“The teachers helped me learn how to make my own cartoon! I love DMA!”
- Franco, DMA Student

Dates by Location 2012

  • New York, NY

  • not offered at this location
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