Exciting Workshop Opportunities
for Animators of All Skill Levels!
Our courses are designed for animators of all skill levels—whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your advanced skills! We offer a fun range of workshops that dive into high-quality VFX production. Our six modules, from WS00 to WS05, guide you from the basics all the way to advanced techniques, with a special focus on crafting realistic and stunning creature animations. We can’t wait to help you unleash your creativity!
We strongly believe that quality is more important than quantity!
We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to email us for more information about the upcoming batch. We’re here to help!
CAW online workshops
for students
Join the CAW Online Workshop for a fun and engaging way to improve your animation skills! Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your talents to the next level, our program is designed for animators of all levels who want to create lifelike animal animations. You'll get access to loads of awesome demo materials, as well as recordings of each class so you can review them whenever you want. Plus, we offer offline reviews to help you stay on track! Once you finish your course with us, you'll enjoy unlimited offline access to review and polish your showreel—absolutely no extra fees! We're here to support you every step of the way!
This is the perfect course for anyone eager to dive deeper into animation and explore exciting job opportunities in VFX. We're proud to say that many of our students have gone on to land their dream jobs after completing the CAW online course.
caw online workshop process for students
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We’d love to see your updated animation showreel or your work-in-progress (WIP) animation showreel! Sharing it with us will help our CAW mentor, Danu, recommend the perfect course for you. Please enroll on our website or feel free to send us an email if you have any questions.
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Once you've made your payment, we will share the details about the CAW backpack, which will help you get to know our course process with your mentor. Inside the backpack, you'll find useful tips on "How to Find Reference Ideas" so you can start your offline review even before the class begins. This means you'll have a chance to get your references approved early with your mentor! Plus, you'll get to explore our rigs and check our animation demos along the way.
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We're excited to take a look at your showreel and help you find the perfect workshop that suits your experience! After that, we’ll set up a casual intro session with our wonderful mentor, Danu. This will give you a chance to learn more about us and how our workshop process works. We’d also like to hear about your animation experience before we start training you!
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We’re excited to welcome you to our class group chat! This is a great way for us to get to know each other better. Feel free to share your work and ask for help from the team—it’ll make things a lot easier as we move forward together. Just remember to stay engaged and available until the end of your workshop.
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After the Intro Session, if you decide to join us, we will send you the workshop invoice, along with an NDA for you to sign.
We will share the CAW Backpack details with you! It has everything you need to know about the course. Once we receive your payment, we'll send it your way.
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We have weekly one-on-one sessions where we’ll share live critiques and friendly feedback on your submitted shots. We’ll dive into body mechanics, explore creature performance, and improve workflow together in a supportive and engaging environment!
Once you finish the course, we’ll stay in touch! You’ll have unlimited access to offline reviews to wrap up your showreel, so you’re all set to apply for job opportunities around the globe.
What do we offer you?
We’ve put much thought into designing our courses with you in mind! Our mentor has crafted these experiences to really enhance your learning journey. We take care of all the planning and hosting, which means you can look forward to fun, engaging lectures and exciting case study assignments that are all tailored to help you reach your goals.
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You’ll learn some fun and practical techniques to spark your creativity and help you bring your ideas to life.
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Get everyone involved with fun assignments to help them learn creature animation, starting from the basics and progressing to more advanced techniques!
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Let’s focus on training our minds to really understand and analyze references so we can capture their essence in our animations. This will help us create even more engaging and expressive work!
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Let's dive into the amazing world of animal anatomy together! We’ll explore how to use references effectively and pay special attention to how animals shift their weight.
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Let’s take a look at how simple and complex body mechanics work, all while checking out animals and birds of different sizes and weights!
Step by step for Online sessions with students
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Weekly One Session with class batch
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One-to-one Sessions of each student
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Offline Reviews in between sessions
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Zoom Class Recordings to review later after the session
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Unlimited Offline Review after the sessions are completed.
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Lighting & Rendering for your showreel if you need help.
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Extra Classes for students who took leave.
What else can we explore together?
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Reference Hunting
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Reference Analyze & Breakdown
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Animate Layout & Blocking
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Animating witness views instead of camera view
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Polishing & Fine Tuning details
online courses in our creature animation workshop
Just a friendly reminder: you don't have to attend all the workshops! Feel free to begin with one, and if you enjoy it and want to explore another, you’re welcome to pick a second one afterwards.
CAW offline workshops
for anyone
CAW is super excited to bring you a warm and welcoming training program aimed at boosting your skills in lots of different areas! If you're an animator who finds it tough to work on personal projects at home during your work hours, this program is just for you. We're here to cheer you on every step of the way!
