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Choose the Right Creature
Animation Workshop for Your Level

Build believable creature animation with structured mentorship, production-quality rigs, and direct weekly feedback designed to help you create stronger showreel work.

New Students Intake — Only 6 students

Build Your Creature Showreel

Learn believable creature motion with structured mentorship, production-quality rigs, and direct weekly feedback designed to help you build stronger showreel work.

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What You Get

  • Build a showreel-ready creature animation shot

  • Get weekly live feedback and guidance

  • Work with production-level creature rigs

  • Learn real creature motion (weight, timing, behaviour)

  • Access recorded sessions for review

  • Continue receiving feedback after the course

How the Workshop Works

Simple, structured, and focused on real results.

Submit Your Work

  • Submit your showreel or WIP

  • Get course recommendation

Secure Your Spot

  • Confirm your place

  • Get access to course materials

Join & Stay Connected

  • Access private group with mentor

  • Share work and get feedback

Get Your Plan

  • Receive course details, schedule, and fees

  • Get intro guidance to get started

Prepare Before Start

  • Receive CAW Backpack resources

  • Get early feedback on references

Build Your Showreel

  • Weekly live feedback sessions

  • Polish your final animation

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Designed For
Animators Who Want To:

  • Build stronger creature animation for their showreel

  • Improve body mechanics and believable motion

  • Receive direct production-style feedback

  • Develop cleaner workflow and animation clarity

  • Push their work toward production quality

Explore the workshop level that matches your current animation experience.

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Beginner

WS00 — Creature Basics

Build your foundation in creature animation

  • Create quadruped walk cycles

  • Learn weight, balance, and locomotion

  • Build your first creature animation shot

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Beginner +

WS01 — Simple Body Mechanics

Develop control and natural movement

  • Focus on simple body mechanics

  • Improve timing and motion clarity

  • Create clean, readable animation

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Intermediate

WS02 — Complex Body Mechanics

Handles complex motion effortlessly

  • Work on complex movement

  • Add variation and realism

  • Improve control over full-body animation

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Intermediate +

WS03 — Creature Interaction

Animate interaction between characters

  • Create interaction-based shots

  • Understand timing between characters

  • Build more engaging animation sequences

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Advanced

WS04 — Creature Acting

Add emotion and performance into your work

  • Add acting and personality

  • Refine timing and expression

  • Create strong portfolio shots

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Graduate

CAW Rigs — Continue Creating

Production-ready creature rigs for your portfolio, personal projects, and professional work.

• Access 20+ creature rigs
• Build your showreel
• Practise advanced creature animation

Skills You’ll Build

  • Build foundational locomotion (walk cycles)

  • Develop strong body mechanics

  • Animate interaction between creatures

  • Add acting and personality

  • Polish a final showreel-ready shot

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Every shot receives direct mentor feedback throughout the workshop.

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Ready to Take Your Animation to the Next Level?

Build a showreel-ready creature animation shot with direct feedback and guidance.

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Weekly live feedback with direct mentor guidance.

Only 6 students per batch — next intake filling fast

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Industry-focused creature animation training for stronger performances and showreel-quality work.

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Contact CAW

• Weekly live mentorship
• Small batches (max. 6 students)
• Production-quality rigs

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Secure your place in the next CAW workshop and start building stronger creature animation skills.

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