ANIMATION

Analog Animation: Flipbook Zines & Morphing

Name: Analog Animation: Flipbook Zines & Morphing
Brand: Brennan Bova
Price: 95.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Create a hand-bound flipbook zine by drawing and sequencing your own frame-by-frame animation entirely on paper. You’ll explore timing, registration, shape morphing and continuous visual change, then turn your drawings into a physical object by trimming, binding and testing the finished sequence. The workshop combines analog animation with zine-making, giving you a tactile way to understand how motion works while leaving with a completed flipbook you can keep, trade or continue building from at home.

All Materials Included

Paper stocks, light pads, binding tools and drawing supplies are provided.

ART HUB

Hands-on classes at the Urban Art Collective Art Hub.

Small Class Size

6 minimum · 12 maximum

SKILL LEVEL

No Experience Needed

WORKSHOP RUNDOWN

Phase 1: Zine & Animation Concepts

Explore how flipbook animation and zine-making can work together in a physical format. Develop a simple visual idea focused on transformation, shape morphing and continuous movement, then plan how that motion will unfold across the pages.

Phase 2: Drawing & Frame Sequencing

Draw your animation frame by frame while learning how registration, timing and small changes between images create the illusion of movement. Refine the sequence as you work and test how the animation reads when flipped.

Phase 3: Zine Assembly & Binding

Trim, bind and assemble your finished pages into a physical flipbook zine. Test the animation in real time, troubleshoot any movement or sequencing issues and finish with a completed handmade piece to take home.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By The End Of This Workshop, You Will:

Understand the fundamentals of frame-by-frame analog animation.
Use timing, registration and incremental drawing changes to create movement.
Develop a simple morphing or transformation-based animation.
Sequence drawings into a clear physical animation.
Trim, assemble and bind a handmade flipbook zine.
Leave with a completed physical piece you can keep, trade or build on in future projects.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Brennan Bova

Brennan Bova is an animator, designer and educator with 16 years in the industry and a long history of getting characters into motion. You could say he’s pretty animated about it.

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Just Bring Yourself: All materials and tools are provided. Bring a creative attitude, a little curiosity and a willingness to experiment with drawing, motion and paper.

Have a question about the course or need to discuss accessibility or accommodations before class? Contact us at learn@urbanartcollective.ca.

Parking is available at 1088 Somerset St W at the UAC Art Gallery, as well as at 50 Bayswater Ave. The parking area at 50 Bayswater is accessed from Somerset St W, not from Bayswater Avenue.

Cancellation Policy

14+ days before the first class: Full refund to your original payment method.
7–13 days before: Full-value UAC LAB credit.
Less than 7 days before: No refund or credit.

Registrations can be transferred to another person at no charge before the class begins. Missed classes or sessions are not eligible for refunds, credits or individual make-up classes.

If UAC LAB cancels a class, you can choose a full refund or full-value UAC LAB credit. If we reschedule and the new date does not work for you, you may also request a refund or credit.

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