Learn 2D animation step by step - from bouncing ball to full character performance with dialogue. Practice the latest Toon Boom Harmony techniques used for professional quality animation with bonus exercises to build up your showreel.
Payment options: £275 upfront or 3 monthly payments of £92 (£276 total; £1 more than paying upfront).
Rated ★★★★★ by our customers!
With certified expert Adam Oliver
Build your cut-out animation skills through practical exercises, then apply them to a short character acting scene. Study the recorded lessons around your schedule, with individual feedback, live support and a community of fellow animators.
Includes private tuition from the U.K's first certified Toon Boom expert!
✔️ 4 weeks of online training with lifetime access
✔️ 30-day Toon Boom Harmony Premium licence
✔️ Private one-to-one mentoring call with Adam
✔️ Live group call on 30 November 2026 at 8pm UK time
✔️ Critique of your final project
✔️ Chat with other animators in our private community
✔️ Unlimited access to our growing resources (rigs, practice shots, files)
✔️ Certificate upon completion for your C.V or LinkedIn
Toon Boom course tutor
Certified Toon Boom expert
With over 16 years of professional experience in the animation industry, Adam was also the UK's first certified Toon Boom expert. He's worked in TV and film, both as a hand-drawn and cut-out animator, as well as teaching in higher education and as an artist-in-residence. He started the Academy in 2017 and since then has trained thousands of creative folk how to rig and animate in Toon Boom Harmony.
Toon Boom Animation Course
Former student, Kasun Jayamanne took our Toon Boom animation course to get his skills up to a professional standard.
He added his course work to his showreel and not long after successfully gained employment as an animator on Rick & Morty. He now works for the world famous Cartoon Saloon.
Limited spaces available per cohort
Use the course exercises to practise movement, timing and character performance, then bring those skills together in a short acting scene.
If you're developing a portfolio, your final project gives you a piece to refine with feedback. If you're making your own film, you can apply the same principles to your characters and stories.
The focus is practical: understanding your animation choices, becoming more confident in Harmony and knowing what to work on next.
Live call date: 30th November 2026 - 8pm U.K time
Watch weeks 1 & 2 previews below! 👀
The first week is all about getting you quickly up to speed and applying your animation principles within the software. You'll learn about pegs, drawings, deformers and how to effectively control movement, natural arcs and finish up a polished shot.
By the end of this week, you'll understand how rigs move in real productions and have your first rig-driven animation.
This week tackles two key concepts: lip sync and FK/IK systems. We'll take a look at a fully functioning head rig and practice with some dialogue, so you can flex those animation skills! Then it's onto different types of rig systems that are often used in limbs. This is key for our full character project.
Now we'll combine principles with production techniques to animate a prop rig. This week teaches how to attach and detach elements, import brushes, draw your own props, a bunch of handy effects, adding cameras and smooth, luxurious 3D paths. Wowee!
Time to bring a character to life! Using a full rig, you'll block poses, animate body movement and sync the mouth shapes to the dialogue. Add emotional nuance and polish to create a short acting shot that really shows off your skills.
As this project will take time, this is your final homework project to complete until the course ends.
"I can wholeheartedly recommend Adam. As an animator himself, he truly gets that animation isn’t just about the work, it’s about the people behind it.
It’s rare to find someone so genuinely invested in their students’ overall well-being, and Adam is exactly that kind of teacher."
This course focuses on 2D cut-out character animation using rigs in Toon Boom Harmony, rather than hand-drawn animation.
No previous Toon Boom experience is required. This course is suitable for beginners and those with basic experience.
Practise animation principles with character rigs, then apply them to a short acting scene. The exercises can also help you build showreel material.
Animating in Toon Boom runs for 4 weeks. Final project feedback is available up to 8 weeks after the start date.
You have lifetime access to the course lessons, files and future updates.
Watch the pre-recorded lessons whenever suits you, wherever you live. Check the course page for any live session times. This cohort’s live call is Monday 30 November 2026 at 8pm UK time.
Yes. A 30-day Toon Boom Harmony Premium licence is included. You’ll need your own licence to continue using the software after it expires.
Allow a minimum of 3 hours a week for lessons and practice. If you can, set aside extra time to repeat exercises and polish your project. Your experience and project scope will affect how much additional practice you need.
Submit your final animation using the course instructions. Your tutor will send a personalised video review with practical suggestions.
If the course isn't right for you, email adam@adamsanimationacademy.com with the subject “Refund Request” within 5 days of purchase. Any cost of a software licence you have used will be deducted from your refund. Read the applicable refund terms.