If you dream of a career as a 2D Animator, Character Animator, Technical Animator, Concept Artist, Pre-Production Artist, Art Director, Digital Artist, Modeller or Rigger, Environment Artist, Game Asset Artist, Architectural Visualiser, Product Visualiser, Technical Artist or Motion Graphics Designer, this course is for you.

Take your passion for storytelling and build a career in creating compelling characters and developing interactive worlds.

In this specialised 2D Animation course, students will learn the ins and outs of film animation, visual storytelling, and media literacy alongside practical skills in drawing, puppet creation, technical rigging, sound design, storyboarding, and more.

With the guidance of industry-experienced academics, students will develop an adaptable and sought-after skillset that’s essential for any animator, from refined drawing techniques, to the theoretical knowledge perfect for conveying engaging stories.

Channel your creative passion into project-based learning and capstone projects. Plus, gain entrepreneurship skills to get you prepped for a range of industrial pathways — whether your goal is set on landing a major studio gig, or forging your own career.

You will undertake fundamental units in film animation, principles of animation, drawing for animation, critical thinking, visual storytelling, production design and art direction, motion design and screenwriting for animation.

Collarts offers students a variety of real-life industry experiences so that they are career-ready when they graduate. With the opportunity to create a capstone project, undertake industry placement, and develop a professional portfolio, students will leave the course prepared for a successful career in 2D animation.

If you have family, work or other commitments that prevent you from attending on-campus, you can study this course online. Take your lectures and classes online with the same industry teachers, same facility and services access, and opportunities to connect with your peers via school-wide online events.

Overseas or interstate borders are no longer obstacles in the digital world: tailor your study to best suit your own learning modes and lifestyle, whether that means catching up on lectures after a busy work shift or taking in the course materials at your own pace.