Scientific Animation Course

SIMPLIFIED SCIENCE PRO

2D animation course using PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator with After Effects. Tutorials provide everything you need to know to make your scientific stories come to life.

Learn 2D animation techniques for PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator + After Effects. In these tutorials, you will:

  • Create an effective animation storyboard with a template
  • Use PowerPoint to draw digital designs, animate the designs, and record those animations using screen recording tools.
  • Use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects to create professional 2D scientific animations. 
  • Get tips on how to export your animation videos for a variety of uses such as YouTube uploads.

Beginner / 5 lessons (2+ hours)

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Course Highlights

This course provides you with everything you need to know to make 2D scientific animations. Learn how to create an effective storyboard that simplifies your animation steps and then follow step-by-step instructions to draw and animate your story using PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator + Adobe After Effects.

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Course Instructor

Karen Thiebes is a professional scientific illustrator and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Oregon Health & Science University. She has led scientific design courses for over 8 years and enjoys teaching participants how to quickly transform data into effective designs using Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Affinity Designer, and Excel.

Advanced Online Courses

Sign up to receive access to this course and all of the Simplified Science courses for only $59/year. New online courses are added every year to stay up-to-date with the latest scientific design techniques. The Pro courses also include popular templates such as the Biological Diagrams, Laboratory Tools, and Excel graphing templates with over 400 illustrations that you can use in your own scientific designs.  Learn more here!

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