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IMPORTANT: This workshop is the mandatory prerequisite in order to attend parts 2 & 3
Thurs, Oct 29 | 6pm - 9pm (3 hours)
Learn to Create Believable Weight, Timing and Movement in Just 3 Hours!
Take your first step into the FUNdamentals of hand-drawn animation with this lively 3-hour flipbook workshop for adults 18+.
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Let’s start with the same exercise used to train countless professional animators: the classic bouncing ball.
Learn the beginning core principles that make motion believable, including squash and stretch, timing and slow-in/slow-out. By the end of the class, you’ll have your very own animated flipbook (or two) and a clearer sense of how cool it is to bring your drawings to life. If time permits, we’ll explore two important versions of the exercise: one ball bouncing on the spot in a looping cycle, and another bouncing across the page to study arcs and momentum in action.
Perfect to enjoy solo, bring a date or create with friends!
No experience needed—just a splash of curiosity and a willingness to try!
QUICK DETAILS
Workshop Prerequisites:
Basic drawing skills are recommended but not required.
This workshop is the prerequisite for our Flipbook Animator series in order to continue with parts 2 and 3.
Materials/Equipment:
All included.
Your Animated Video:
Leave your flipbook with us at the end, so we can film it and email your video to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your flipbook too!)
Note: Flipbooks are a form of animation known as “straight-ahead”. Upchuckle also offers more advanced traditional and tradigital pose-to-pose animation workshops! Ask for details.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY: Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
$59
Please select carefully. No after-purchase adjustments
Bring Your Drawings to Life—Frame by Frame!
Take your first step into hand-drawn animation with our UCW Flipbook Animator Series for adults 18+. From the physics of a bouncing ball to dynamic character movement and walk cycles, learn some of the core principles used by professional animators to make art move!
Enrolling in all 3 workshops? Select "FULL BUNDLE" from the menu above to lock in the complete 9-hour series and save $48 instantly! But only for a limited time!
The 3-Part Workshop Series:
Workshop 1: Bouncing Into Motion (3 Hours) Thurs, Oct 29 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Learn to create believable weight, timing, and movement in just 3 hours using the classic bouncing ball exercise.
What You’ll Learn: Squash & stretch, timing, slow-in/slow-out, arcs, and momentum. Explore ball physics on the spot and bouncing across the page.
Prerequisites: NO PRIOR ANIMATION EXPERIENCE NEEDED! (Basic drawing skills recommended but not required).
Note: This workshop is the mandatory prerequisite for Parts 2 and 3.
Workshop 2: Leaping Into Action (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 5 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Apply your foundational skills to full-body stick-figure character movement.
What You’ll Learn: Body mechanics, arcs, silhouette, anticipation, and overshoot/settle as you construct jumping-on-the-spot and leaping-across-the-page animation.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion.
Workshop 3: Walk This Way (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 12 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Tackle a big animation milestone—creating a simple, believable walk cycle.
What You’ll Learn: Grounded natural movement, simplified body mechanics, weight, balance, and kinetics as we create a treadmill walk.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion. (Workshop 2 is highly recommended prior to taking this workshop, but not strictly required).
See full details on our Main Workshop Page.
Quick Logistics:
For adults 18+
All materials included
Leave your finished flipbook with us at the end of class so we can film it and email your final animated video directly to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your physical flipbook too).
Adult students are to enroll themselves individually (unless part of a group or organization—contact us so we can optimize your process).
Click here to read our UCW-TERMS & POLICIES AGREEMENT covering our refund policies, behaviour expectations and more—everything to help make UCW safe, fun and happy for everyone.
Within 1 business day of purchase, you’ll be emailed your mandatory Student Information Form for health, safety, and comfort (check your spam folder if you don't see it!). The email will include a clear due date, and failure to submit on time may result in cancellation per our Agreement. We do not send deadline reminders, so please submit it as soon as it arrives.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY:
Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend Parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
Enrollment closes:
Mon, Oct 26 @ noon
Bundle these 3 together & save $48 until Oct 26th!
IMPORTANT: Attending Part 1 is required in order to enroll for this Workshop
Thurs, Nov 5 | 6pm - 9pm (3 hours)
Apply the Foundations of What Was Learned in Flipbook Animator 1!
You can do so much more than just draw a stick-figure—You can also animate one! (For adults 18+)
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Build on the principles learned in our prerequisite UCW: Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion in this fun, hands-on 3-hour workshop for adults 18+.
We’ll take what you learned about motion and timing and expand into full-body animation. Animate a stick figure leaping off the ground, and if time permits, explore two versions of the exercise—jumping on the spot and across the page. Along the way, we’ll study body mechanics and key animation principles like arcs, silhouette, anticipation and overshoot/settle.
Perfect to enjoy solo, bring a date or create with friends!
Just bring a splash of curiosity and a willingness to try!
QUICK DETAILS
Workshop Prerequisites:
Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion introduces students to many important fundamentals of animation and is the mandatory workshop in order to enroll for this one. (See below regarding mistakenly skipping this requirement).
Materials/Equipment:
All included.
Your Animated Video:
Leave your flipbook with us at the end, so we can film it and email your video to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your flipbook too!)
Note: Flipbooks are a form of animation known as “straight-ahead”. Upchuckle also offers more advanced traditional and tradigital pose-to-pose animation workshops! Ask for details.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY: Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
$79
Please select carefully. No after-purchase adjustments
Bring Your Drawings to Life—Frame by Frame!
Take your first step into hand-drawn animation with our UCW Flipbook Animator Series for adults 18+. From the physics of a bouncing ball to dynamic character movement and walk cycles, learn some of the core principles used by professional animators to make art move!
Enrolling in all 3 workshops? Select "FULL BUNDLE" from the menu above to lock in the complete 9-hour series and save $48 instantly! But only for a limited time!
The 3-Part Workshop Series:
Workshop 1: Bouncing Into Motion (3 Hours) Thurs, Oct 29 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Learn to create believable weight, timing, and movement in just 3 hours using the classic bouncing ball exercise.
What You’ll Learn: Squash & stretch, timing, slow-in/slow-out, arcs, and momentum. Explore ball physics on the spot and bouncing across the page.
Prerequisites: NO PRIOR ANIMATION EXPERIENCE NEEDED! (Basic drawing skills recommended but not required).
Note: This workshop is the mandatory prerequisite for Parts 2 and 3.
Workshop 2: Leaping Into Action (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 5 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Apply your foundational skills to full-body stick-figure character movement.
What You’ll Learn: Body mechanics, arcs, silhouette, anticipation, and overshoot/settle as you construct jumping-on-the-spot and leaping-across-the-page animation.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion.
Workshop 3: Walk This Way (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 12 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Tackle a big animation milestone—creating a simple, believable walk cycle.
What You’ll Learn: Grounded natural movement, simplified body mechanics, weight, balance, and kinetics as we create a treadmill walk.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion. (Workshop 2 is highly recommended prior to taking this workshop, but not strictly required).
See full details on our Main Workshop Page.
Quick Logistics:
For adults 18+
All materials included
Leave your finished flipbook with us at the end of class so we can film it and email your final animated video directly to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your physical flipbook too).
Adult students are to enroll themselves individually (unless part of a group or organization—contact us so we can optimize your process).
Click here to read our UCW-TERMS & POLICIES AGREEMENT covering our refund policies, behaviour expectations and more—everything to help make UCW safe, fun and happy for everyone.
Within 1 business day of purchase, you’ll be emailed your mandatory Student Information Form for health, safety, and comfort (check your spam folder if you don't see it!). The email will include a clear due date, and failure to submit on time may result in cancellation per our Agreement. We do not send deadline reminders, so please submit it as soon as it arrives.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY:
Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend Parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
Enrollment closes:
Mon, Nov 2 @ noon
Bundle these 3 together & save $48 until Oct 26th!
IMPORTANT: Attending Part 1 is required in order to enroll for this Workshop
Thurs, Nov 12 | 6pm - 9pm (3 hours)
It’s Time to Take Your Next Great Step in Animation—Literally!
In this third workshop of our Flipbook Animator series, you’ll learn how to create a simple, believable walk cycle that builds on everything learned in the first two workshops. (For adults 18+)
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In this third workshop of our Flipbook Animator series for adults, you’ll learn how to create a simple, believable walk cycle that builds on everything learned in the first two workshops.
You’ll bring a character to life through grounded, natural movement and simplified body mechanics—complete with weight, balance, overlap, drag and more. If time permits, we’ll animate two versions of the walk cycle: one on-the-spot treadmill walk, followed by a progressive walk across the page, adding a touch of personality to your animation.
Perfect to enjoy solo, bring a date or create with friends!
Just bring a splash of curiosity and a willingness to try!
QUICK DETAILS
Workshop Prerequisites:
Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion introduces students to many important fundamentals of animation and is the mandatory workshop in order to enroll for this one. (See below regarding mistakenly skipping this requirement).
Flipbook Animator 2: Leaping Into Action is not a requirement, but is highly recommended prior to taking this workshop.
Materials/Equipment:
All included.
Your Animated Video:
Leave your flipbook with us at the end, so we can film it and email your video to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your flipbook too!)
Note: Flipbooks are a form of animation known as “straight-ahead”. Upchuckle also offers more advanced traditional and tradigital pose-to-pose animation workshops! Ask for details.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY: Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
$79
Please select carefully. No after-purchase adjustments
Bring Your Drawings to Life—Frame by Frame!
Take your first step into hand-drawn animation with our UCW Flipbook Animator Series for adults 18+. From the physics of a bouncing ball to dynamic character movement and walk cycles, learn some of the core principles used by professional animators to make art move!
Enrolling in all 3 workshops? Select "FULL BUNDLE" from the menu above to lock in the complete 9-hour series and save $48 instantly! But only for a limited time!
The 3-Part Workshop Series:
Workshop 1: Bouncing Into Motion (3 Hours) Thurs, Oct 29 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Learn to create believable weight, timing, and movement in just 3 hours using the classic bouncing ball exercise.
What You’ll Learn: Squash & stretch, timing, slow-in/slow-out, arcs, and momentum. Explore ball physics on the spot and bouncing across the page.
Prerequisites: NO PRIOR ANIMATION EXPERIENCE NEEDED! (Basic drawing skills recommended but not required).
Note: This workshop is the mandatory prerequisite for Parts 2 and 3.
Workshop 2: Leaping Into Action (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 5 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Apply your foundational skills to full-body stick-figure character movement.
What You’ll Learn: Body mechanics, arcs, silhouette, anticipation, and overshoot/settle as you construct jumping-on-the-spot and leaping-across-the-page animation.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion.
Workshop 3: Walk This Way (3 Hours) Thurs, Nov 12 | 6pm – 9pm
The Goal: Tackle a big animation milestone—creating a simple, believable walk cycle.
What You’ll Learn: Grounded natural movement, simplified body mechanics, weight, balance, and kinetics as we create a treadmill walk.
🚨 MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed Flipbook Animator 1: Bouncing Into Motion. (Workshop 2 is highly recommended prior to taking this workshop, but not strictly required).
See full details on our Main Workshop Page.
Quick Logistics:
For adults 18+
All materials included
Leave your finished flipbook with us at the end of class so we can film it and email your final animated video directly to you! (You can swing by later to pick up your physical flipbook too).
Adult students are to enroll themselves individually (unless part of a group or organization—contact us so we can optimize your process).
Click here to read our UCW-TERMS & POLICIES AGREEMENT covering our refund policies, behaviour expectations and more—everything to help make UCW safe, fun and happy for everyone.
Within 1 business day of purchase, you’ll be emailed your mandatory Student Information Form for health, safety, and comfort (check your spam folder if you don't see it!). The email will include a clear due date, and failure to submit on time may result in cancellation per our Agreement. We do not send deadline reminders, so please submit it as soon as it arrives.
⚠️ MANDATORY PREREQUISITE & REFUND POLICY:
Flipbook Animator 1 is the required prerequisite in order to attend Parts 2 or 3. Invalid or mistaken orders for workshops without the required prerequisite are subject to cancellation and refund in accordance with our Terms & Policies.
Enrollment closes:
Mon, Nov 9 @ noon
Thurs, Nov 26 | 7pm - 8pm (1 hour)
Where Creativity Gets a Kickstart!
Spend a fun, informative, no-pressure hour learning directly from an award-winning animation industry pro and educator!
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In this completely free 1-hour workshop, UCW: Creative Kickstart, you’ll learn how to draw expressive faces with structure and personality using animation-style character design techniques. It’s a hands-on taste of the UCW experience, designed to spark inspiration and build both your technical and creative confidence.
This relaxed, judgment-free session welcomes everyone eligible to participate in our UCW offerings (ages 14+)—from brand-new beginners to seasoned artists seeking fresh insight, or simply a creative outlet. Built on our firm belief that anyone can learn how to express their ideas through art, it’s the perfect way to get to know us, preview our teaching style, connect with other creatives, and leave feeling supported and inspired to keep on creating!
Free Workshop
(Seriously! Free)
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Enrollment closes:
Tues, Nov 24 @ 9am
• For Adults of any age and Teens 14+
• All materials included
• 1 UCW: Creative Kickstart admission per student (Lifetime Limit)
Onsite workshop seating is limited (12 max)
Unless otherwise stated, all workshops on this page are for ages 18+ only
Each student must enroll themselves individually in order to accept the terms of our agreement (for group or corporate booking exceptions, please contact us directly)
All prices are subject to HST
The UCW Catalogue
A library of our past signature Workshops. These offerings aren’t live right now, but they will return. Stay tuned!
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Meet Your UCW Instructor, Brad Ferguson
Award-Winning Experience:
Heavy contributor to multiple Emmy and CSA-winning television series, including Peep and the Big Wide World and Almost Naked Animals.
Local Recognition:
Barrie Arts Award for “Business Champion”, Voted “Best Art School in Barrie” (2025), Mayor’s Innovation Award nominee (2024) and Grand Prize Winner of the HBEC Grand Pitch Competition (2023).
Industry Expertise:
20+ years of professional experience as an Animator, Designer, Storyboard Artist and Director/Showrunner.
Educational Leadership:
Former Post-Secondary 4-year Animation Diploma Program Director and Instructor. Also your Founder and Director of Upchuckle Education.
Some Clients Brad’s made TV shows for:
