Spine Workshops

Note: Due to high demand, we are booked out. We will take new bookings from February 2022 onwards.

Book an on-site or web-based workshop lead by Esoteric Software's top animators to get your team up and running, learn advanced Spine techniques, or get assistance with requirements specific to your company and products.

Spine workshops combine theoretical knowledge transfer with hands-on practice. Participants are taught how to use the many tools Spine provides, techniques to efficiently create high quality animations, and are challenged with exercises to solidify their knowledge.

Workshops are available in English, Italian, or Danish.

Pricing

The cost of a workshop is $75 USD per webinar unit, or $120 USD per on-site unit. For webinar workshops, an additional fixed fee of $15 may apply to cover the cost of video conferencing software. For on-site workshops, flight and hotel expenses are billed in addition to the workshop cost. Flight and hotel expenses depend heavily on your location and the number of days the instructor needs to stay. Upon receiving your workshop request, we will send you a quote with the total cost of the workshop.

Modules

Each module is composed of one or more units that are 45 minutes each, with a 10 minute break between units. Click the plus below for modules you would like in your workshop, then use the form at the bottom to send us a workshop request.

Requirements

  • Laptop or computer capable of running Spine for each participant (Spine licenses can be provided for the duration of the workshop)
  • Broadband internet connectivity for each participant
  • Headphones and a microphone for each participant
  • On-site:
    • Room for the duration of the workshop capable of comfortably hosting all the participants
    • Projector, minimum resolution 1920x1080, HDMI input
  • Maximum of 20 participants per workshop is recommended

Main modules

BEGINNER BASIC COURSE

Beginner Level

This two day workshop introduces 2D skeletal animation and teaches the basics of using Spine. While any experience with animating is helpful, attendees do not require previous experience with skeletal animation.

Temporal Slots
 DAY 1
9:00 - 9:45 Presentation of Spine
The layout of Spine
The workflow of Spine
Slots and images
10:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:45
 Exporting from Photoshop
Importing into Spine
12:00 - 12:45
 Animation basics
13:00 - 13:45
 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:45
 Setting up a character from scratch
15:00 - 15:45
16:00 - 16:45
 Basic animation with the new character
End of day recap and questions
17:00 - 17:45
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 DAY 2
9:00 - 9:45 Meshes
10:00 - 10:45
 Skins
11:00 - 11:45
 IK constraints
12:00 - 12:45
 Transform constraints
13:00 - 13:45
 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:45
 Paths and path constraints
15:00 - 15:45 Setting up meshes on a character
16:00 - 16:45
17:00 - 17:45
 Setting up weights on Raptor
End of day recap and questions

SPINE FOR ANIMATORS

Intermediate Level

This one day workshop teaches advanced Spine usage. Attendees must have prior experience with skeletal animation. To extend the workshop to a second day, advanced modules may be added below.

Temporal Slots
 DAY 1
9:00 - 9:45 The workflow of Spine
Slots and images
Exporting from Photoshop
Importing into Spine
10:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:45 Setting up an advanced character from scratch
(meshes, weights, constraints)
12:00 - 12:45
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:45 Animating the new character and improving rigging
15:00 - 15:45
16:00 - 16:45
17:00 - 17:45 Recap of Day 1 and questions

Plus modules

Custom Module

Is your use case not covered above? No problem, you can specify the topics you would like covered and any questions you have here and we will prepare the appropriate learning materials.

Workshop Request
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