build your future.
Build a great portfolio.
Top drawings make top portfolios. Learn from the portfolio experts.
Build your future.
Build a great portfolio.
Top drawings make top portfolios. Learn from the portfolio experts.
LEARN IN PERSON OR ONLINE
Our highly successful animation portfolio preparation program is comprehensive and interactive. Learn character design, life drawing, perspective, layout, storyboards and more while building your animation school portfolio. Our APW Program is delivered live, online and in-person.
APW Signature
- 168 Hour Curriculum
- Live Instruction
- Life Drawing
- Character Design
- Perspective / Layout
- Storyboard
- Animation
- Comprehensive Portfolio Review Sessions
- Finished Portfolio
- Preparation for Animation School
FALL Online Directors Class
Sept 12, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
FULL
FALL in-person
Sept 12, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
FULL
Spring Online 2027
Date TBA
SUMMER in-person 2027
Date TBA
APW Flex
- Self guided Course Selection
- 20 hours per class
- Live/Online
- Life Drawing
- Character Design
- Perspective / Layout
- Storyboard
- Preparation for Animation School
- Build drawing, design and storytelling skills
Artistic Anatomy and Life Drawing Courses
Life Drawing - Essentials - 8 weeks
- Thursday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Oct 29, 2026 - Dec 17, 2026
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Artistic Anatomy - Skeleton - 8 weeks
- Tuesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Nov 3, 2026 - Dec 22, 2026
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Artistic Anatomy - Muscles - 8 weeks
- Tuesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Jan 5, 2027 - Feb 23, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Life Drawing - Level Up - 8 weeks
- Thursday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Jan 7, 2027 - Feb 25, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Line Quality - 8 weeks
- Wednesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Jan 6, 2027 - Feb 24, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Gesture Drawing - 8 weeks
- Thursday: 7 - 9:30pm
- March 4, 2027 - April 22, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Life Drawing - Essentials - 8 weeks
- Wednesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Mar 3, 2027 - April 21, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Line Of Action - 8 weeks
- Tuesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Mar 2, 2027 - April 20,2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Visual Language & Storytelling Courses
Storyboarding Sequences - 8 weeks
- Tuesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Nov 3, 2026 - Dec 22, 2026
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Storyboarding Sequences - 8 weeks
- Thursday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Nov 5, 2026 - Jan 7, 2026
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Caricature in Characters & Layout Design - 8 weeks
- Wednesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Jan 6, 2027 - Feb 24, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Caricature in Characters & Layout Design - 8 weeks
- Wednesday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Mar 3, 2027 - April 21, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Storyboarding Dialogue - 8 weeks
- Thursday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Mar 4, 2027 - April 22, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
Storyboarding Dialogue - 8 weeks
- Friday: 7 - 9:30pm
- Mar 5, 2027 - April 23, 2027
- $650 + HST + 4% Processing Fee
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Do you have a story to tell? Animation Portfolio Workshop directors Joshua Miller and Vince Peets lead an excited group of young artists through some simple creative character design exercises followed by a Storyboard exercise from our comprehensive curriculum. Enjoy!
We take life drawing from the classroom to the streets. APW director Josh and Animation Portfolio Workshop students get out in the sun and draw people enjoying a street festival in Toronto – Sala on St. Clair! Enjoy!
Character Posing is not what you think. Animation Portfolio Workshop directors Joshua Miller and Vince Peets offer some simple, creative and fun character posing exercises. Do you want to learn how to draw life-like poses of animation characters? – have your sketchbook ready and learn to draw people. Enjoy!
Characters are everywhere if you know how to find them . APW instructor Josh Miller draws improvised original character designs based on objects and random shapes.
Characters are everywhere if you know how to find them . APW instructor Josh Miller draws improvised original character designs based on objects and random shapes.