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Black Friday Starts Now: 25% Off All Animation Classes

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Hi Reader,

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving, if you celebrate. I know I'm grateful for everyone who's taken my classes over the last 6+ years. Thank you for being here. I’ve never done this before and I don’t know if I’ll do it again, but...

I’m having a Black Friday sale! All of my classes are 25% off, now until December 2nd. 🎉

Even more exciting, is that as part of the sale, you can now purchase the Complete Animation Explained Bundle–all 19 of my classes–for just $299, a whopping 68% savings!

If you’ve been wanting to learn animation, now is the time!

These classes have helped over 38,000 students overcome their intimidation of After Effects, take the first steps to becoming a motion designer, and level up their skills.

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[This is the kind of class] that makes animation feel approachable even for beginners. What I really appreciated is how [Megan] breaks down the animation process into simple concepts that are easy to follow but still powerful enough to improve your workflow.

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Just brilliant. Megan Friesth is articulate, engaging and extremely knowledgable in her field of Motion Design. The structure of the class is clear, logical and well thought through. I’m a lecturer myself and I know how much work a class like this needs until it reaches the quality present here. Well done!

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Hi! I'm Megan Friesth.

I’m an explanimator–I write, illustrate, and animate educational animations. I’m a self-taught motion designer, striving to help you learn motion design–mostly After Effects–more efficiently than I did. Sign up for my monthly newsletter which includes tutorials, classes, and quick tips.

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