2D Animation for Visual Creatives

Are you a graphic designer, illustrator, comic artist or similar looking for a way to get started with animation? This course is for you!
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The Animation WorkshopThe Animation Workshop

Student lifeStudent life

Type and duration

Open Graphic Storytelling Elective, 2 weeks

Study start and city

16-27 February 2026, Viborg

Course fee

5.000,- DKK 

Application deadline

2 January 2026

ECTS

5

What you will learn

During the two-week course, you will be introduced to the 12 classic animation principles through lectures and lots of practical exercises in frame by frame animation. The course is aimed at visual creatives whose main focus is not animation, but who want to be able to create animated clips for websites, display screens, YouTube videos, tv documentaries and more.

We will be working in the affordable and intuitive iPad animation app FlipaClip, spending as little time as possible wrestling with software and as much time as we can focusing on making dynamic, expressive and lifelike hand drawn animation! Please note: You will be asked to buy a FlipaClip  PRO-license at the price of around 200 DKK for the course.

Time schedule

You will receive a detailed course schedule shortly before the course starts. Expect 5½ hours of teaching on Mondays (starting 09:30), 6 hours of teaching Tuesday to Thursday, and 5 hours of teaching on Fridays (ending 15:00).

Lecturer

Arthur Stahlschmidt

  • Arthur Stahlschmidt

  • Animator and teacher
    • BA in Character Animation from TAW
    • Animator on TV-series like Karla’s fantalastiske klasse, Hullet i hækken and the feature Krølle bølle

Ready to apply?

Who can apply?

Applicants must have solid drawing and visual storytelling skills. An education as well as professional experience in the field of visual art is a plus but not a requirement.

How to apply

In order to apply, you need to upload a CV, a motivational letter and a portfolio to our application system. We would like to see your best work in the categories of sequential storytelling, illustration and life drawing. There are no specifications as to how much you should submit in each category.

We would also like to know about your education and work experience, both in visual art and other fields. Please mention these in your CV and upload relevant diplomas/certificates.

Where to apply?

Please click this link to the application form, where you can also upload your material:

After the deadline

We will review the applications shortly after the application deadline and within a few days you will receive the result of your application on an e-mail. Please be aware that mails from VIA might land in your spam folder.

Contact

Maria Skov Pedersen

Need more information?

  • The course is designed for physically present participants, and we strongly encourage physical presence, since physically present participants will get more out of the course. However, participants who are unable to attend physically may participate online, if they are aware of the fact that the course was not designed as an online course. The teacher will strive to include online participants as much as possible in both lectures and assignments, but the online experience will not be the same as the experience of taking the course physically.

  • Housing is not included in the course fee, but here are some suggestions for how and where to find accommodation:

    The student dorm Camp Logos

    For the duration of the course, one option is to rent a room in the nearby student dorm “Camp Logos”, which is run by the company “Boligselskabet Sct. Jørgen”. They offer various types of rooms furnished with a bed, a table and a chair. You can choose to purchase a duvet and pillow through VIA, so you will only need to bring bed sheets, towels and kitchen utensils. Also, you will need to clean your room very thoroughly before leaving. All tenants are, for hygienic reasons, advised to buy a top mattress (300 DKK / 40 EUR). If you have any questions in relation to housing during your course, please contact taw.housing@via.dk

    Please note: It is only possible to rent a room for minimum 1 month.

    One-room flat with private kitchen, bath and toilet: 505 EUR (3.760 DKK)

    Single room in a flat shared with one other student (shared kitchen, bath and toilet): 430 EUR (3.200 DKK)

    Please apply for housing at Camp Logos by sending a mail to: taw.housing@via.dk

    Facebook group

    In the Facebook group “Animation Workshop Housing Forum” you can get in contact with other students who might have a free room in their flat for the duration of the course.

    Bed and Breakfast, camping etc.

    Here is a list of other affordable short-term housing options in Viborg:

    Klosterpensionen

    Oasen

    Lisely

    Danhostel Viborg