Learn to enhance your animations with color, gradients, and effects in Adobe Animate 2021 through this comprehensive 31-minute tutorial. Explore color theory, discover useful tools like Adobe Color and Coolors for creating color palettes, and master techniques such as hue shifting for tints and shades. Dive into working with swatches, adding gradient swatches, and applying colors to your animation. Get hands-on experience with the Gradient Transform Tool and learn about effects compatible with both graphics and movie clips. Perfect for beginners, this step-by-step guide is part of a larger series covering all aspects of Adobe Animate, from basic concepts to exporting your final animation.