A new Northwind Art School class for youngsters: Stop Motion Animation with master animator Jim Bradrick. With just a few simple rules and tips that Jim will demonstrate, you can be making your own stop-motion animations in a matter of minutes.

Also called table-top animation, stop motion can be done with a minimum of equipment, including your smartphone or tablet. To find out more and sign up, see https://northwindart.org and click on Take a Class. This workshop is open to youth ages 8 to 17. What will you photograph in your animation? The answer is almost anything. Toy cars and other vehicles are a popular choice. Dolls that can stand alone can be made to slide along as if skating. You can make two things go around each other, or you can make them collide and fall over. You can have ten or more things moving at once. Modeling clay can be slowly changed so that it goes from one shape into another. The possibilities are endless. So bring your old toys or other small objects, and Jim will show you how to make your own animated movies, beginning with the whole group working together. You’ll be animators in no time.