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Animation Courses

Animation courses can help you learn character design, storyboarding, 2D and 3D animation techniques, and visual storytelling. You can build skills in timing, movement, and creating engaging narratives that resonate with audiences. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe After Effects, Blender, and Toon Boom Harmony, that support bringing your animated projects to life and enhancing your creative workflow.


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Popular Animation Courses and Certifications


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    Skillshare

    Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Animations, Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Post-Production

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    SwiftUI Animations iOS 16 - Animate Anything with SwiftUI

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, UI Components, Apple iOS, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Houdini FX: Model, Animate & Optimize 3D Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animations, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Houdini Cloth Simulation: Design & Animate FX

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, Simulations, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, File Management, Content Management, User Interface (UI)

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

    Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Masking & Motion Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Video Editing, Post-Production, Media Production

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Parenting & Tracking

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Video Editing, Post-Production

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity: Build, Animate & Script Interactive Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Timing & Expressions

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Animations, Motion Graphics, Musical Composition, Video Editing, Video Production, Timelines, Typography, Scripting, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Dynamic Particle Effects for Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular animation courses

  • Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish: Skillshare
  • SwiftUI Animations iOS 16 - Animate Anything with SwiftUI: Packt
  • Houdini FX: Model, Animate & Optimize 3D Workflows: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game: EDUCBA
  • Houdini Cloth Simulation: Design & Animate FX: EDUCBA
  • Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender: Packt
  • Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus: EDUCBA
  • Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Masking & Motion Basics: Skillshare
  • Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Parenting & Tracking: Skillshare
  • Master Unity: Build, Animate & Script Interactive Games: EDUCBA

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