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Welcome to SheepDog Animation!

We deliver online and in-person art, animation, and STEM programs for youth, alongside postsecondary tutoring for high schoolers and creative workshops for adults. Experience our 90-minute live cinema and animation presentation, featuring interactive demonstrations and authentic celluloid film projections from our moving image museum.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING
ANIMATION STUDIO FOR TEENS  

THE WALT DISNEY
FAMILY MUSEUM
Teen Animation Festival International 
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
in 2017, 2018 & 2019

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Design, Draw, Code & Animate This Summer

Daily Youth Drop-ins (Ages 6+) -  Perfect for rainy days!

 

Hands -on-workshops, summer day camps, and family events. July 1 to August 22

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  • Creative Kids (Ages 6+)

  • Tech-Savvy Teens

  • Private Family Bookings

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After-school Programs

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Ages 6+

Our premier after-school program seamlessly blends creative exploration with academic growth for students ages 6 and up.

Secure a spot today for our $15 trial class to experience our specialized curricula, meet our expert instructors, and review our core disciplines:

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  • Animation Adventure: A comprehensive journey from traditional stop-motion techniques to advanced digital media.

  • Game Design: Empowering students to develop original video games and animate custom characters.

  • Creative Art: Foundational and advanced fine arts instruction designed to foster individual artistic expression.

  • Creative Digital Art: Foundation of Digital art

  • Cartoon Design: Specialized training in character concept creation, storyboarding, and designing an original cartoon star.

Whether your teen is an aspiring fine artist looking to elevate their drawing skills or a tech-savvy creator eager to master 3D modeling, our program provides the ultimate studio environment. We bridge traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation with cutting-edge digital media to unlock their full creative potential. 

Experience our studio-level instruction firsthand with a $15 introductory trial class. 

 

  • Hand-Drawn & 2D Animation | Master the fluid movement, timing, and storytelling of classic, hand-drawn and 2D digital animation. 

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  • 2D Digital Painting | Transition traditional drawing skills to the digital canvas.

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  • Game Development & Coding | Design original video games from scratch while learning foundational coding, logic, and interactive mechanics. 

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  • 3D Modeling & Printing | Engineer detailed digital 3D models and transform them into physical objects using industry-standard 3D printing. 

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  • Advanced Fine Arts | Elevate foundational drawing and painting skills to a higher technical level

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  • Concept Art & Storyboarding | Learn professional industry techniques for character generation, world-building, and narrative illustration.

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After-school Programs

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Ages 12+

Online or In-person

Animation Mentorship & Portfolio Developmentfor Canadian & International Students

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Ready to get into your dream school? We offer specialized tutoring and portfolio preparation for competitive global programs, including Sheridan College's world-renowned Animation and 3D Animation tracks.

From Canadian colleges to international universities, we mentor students across a wide range of creative and technical fields: Animation, Illustration, Game Design, Architecture, Graphic Design, Interactive Media, and Engineering.

Turn your passion into a career. 

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Adult Workshops & Private Events​

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Private Group Bookings

  • Host Your Own: Book a private workshop for your family or friends today.

  • Summer Availability: Contact us to create a custom workshop for your group this summer.

 

Workshop Options

  • Indigo Painting: Make your own indigo watercolour paint and a custom bookmark.

  • Intro to Watercolours: Learn foundational watercolour painting techniques.

  • Pencil Shading: Master the core skills of realistic sketching and shading. 

 

Schedule

  • Upcoming Events: Check our event calendar below for regularly updated dates.

  • Next Indigo Session: Returning after the summer holidays.

Meet Your Instructor: Alice

Alice is a Sheridan College Classical and 3D Animation graduate and a former Animation Professor at Conestoga College. As a veteran industry professional, she has animated for major studios on hit series including Walt Disney’s Gargoyles, Warner Brothers' Waynehead, Arthur, Rugrats, Babar, and Franklin the Turtle. 

Beyond the screen, Alice is an internationally published children's book illustrator who has illustrated over 20 Franklin the Turtle books and pioneered the first 3D Augmented Reality children's book in the Czech Republic. ​​​​

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Paul:  Czech-born programmer, educator, and the co-founder of SheepDog Animation Studio. At the studio, he teaches students 3D computer modeling, 3D printing, coding, and game design, while also maintaining the facility's collection of antique cinema projectors and historical cameras. Beyond the studio, Pavel designs and constructs custom animation stations and armatures for school boards and postgraduate educational facilities. His diverse educational work is backed by extensive industry experience as a former R&D prototype fabricator and designer, where he programmed manufacturing equipment and developed components for the aerospace, medical, and automotive alternative-fuel sectors.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING
ANIMATION STUDIO FOR TEENS  

at THE WALT DISNEY
FAMILY MUSEUM
 

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