Animated Princess' couldn't be more popular these days in film and on TV.  This is a character design class created so you can design yourself, your friend, or a family member into an animated Princess character. Tom Bancroft, Disney animation veteren and author of the leading books on character design, takes you through beginner and intermediate lessons step-by-step so you can learn simplified anatomy, flow in your drawing, facial elements, drawing different races, hair and clothing, and posing your final character design.  This project is perfect to surprise a friend or loved one with a version of them as a animation-style Princess so you can share it on social media sites.

Tom Bancroft, former Disney Supervising Animator/Character designer/ Author/ Director, gives you 4 tips based on his day to day work flow, questions asked through the years by animation students and lessons he learned from classic Disney Master animators while working on films like "Beauty and the Beast", "The Lion King", and "Mulan".  Each "Tip" builds on the next so that you can apply them to your next character design - and improve your drawings now!  These tips are great for anyone that works with characters: Comic book artists, Comic Strip Artists, Animators, Children's Book artists, and Video game designers.  And, of course, for anyone that loves to make fan art.  An assignment is given at the end so you can apply the tips learned here and upload your own character design based on an original description.

If you have been a student or fan of animation, you have certainly heard about the Principles of Animation that were introduced by Frank and Ollie in their book the Illusion of Life. After decades of studying and teaching animation, Tom Bancroft has some new ideas about how we should be looking at those animation principles.  In fact, when it comes to animating – to moving characters – there are two principles that are more important than all the rest. The other principles are very important, but these two principles are the key.  In this course, Tom Bancroft explains the basics of animation and these foundational principles that are key to animation.

What are the elements to designing an attractive “animated style” character? Tom Bancroft’s new lesson, “Designing Animated Women” will lead you through the process of designing a beutiful female character.