Hey! I’m new to this and am looking forward to learning and creating stuff with this cool software! 
If you have any tips for a 17 year old just starting out, please let me know!!
Thanks,Casey
Welcome!
The user manual is a step by step walkthrough of the main aspects of Synfig Studio and the workflow to do animations with it. A snapshot is available for offline viewing from mediafire.com/?ucindxh81z8uga5