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3D Animation Courses

3D animation courses can help you learn character modeling, rigging, texturing, and motion graphics. You can build skills in storytelling through visuals, timing for animations, and creating realistic environments. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Maya, and Cinema 4D, that support bringing your creative ideas to life. You'll also explore techniques for rendering and compositing, enabling you to produce polished animations that captivate audiences.


Popular 3D Animation Courses and Certifications


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    The Museum of Modern Art

    What Is Contemporary Art?

    Skills you'll gain: Performing Arts, Art History, Electronic Media, Aesthetics, Creativity, Design, Liberal Arts, Content Creation, Multimedia, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Justice

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Create a Stylized Character with Nomad Sculpt

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling, Graphical Tools, Creativity, Color Theory

    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    MAYA Architecture - Setting Up Interior Floor Map

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Computer Graphics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Applications, Design Elements And Principles, Animations, User Interface (UI) Design

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    National Taiwan University

    CAD/BIM技術與應用

    Skills you'll gain: Architectural Drawing, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Building Information Modeling, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Engineering Drawings, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Construction Estimating, Drafting and Engineering Design, Technical Drawing, Structural Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Management, Civil Engineering, Blueprint Reading, Estimation, 3D Assets

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Android Graphics with OpenGL ES

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Android Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Android Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Programming Principles

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Graphical Tools, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Computer Graphics, Python Programming, Program Development, Computer Programming

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Peking University

    Chinese Characters for beginner 汉字

    Skills you'll gain: Language Learning, Vocabulary, Literacy, Oral Comprehension

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Introduction to Game Design

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Conceptual Design, Animation and Game Design, Ideation, Interactive Design, Design, Systems Design, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Video Game Development, Computer Programming Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Michigan State University

    Low Poly Art For Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google AR & VR

    Introduction to Augmented Reality and ARCore

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Application Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, User Experience, Computer Vision, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular 3d animation courses

  • What Is Contemporary Art?: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Create a Stylized Character with Nomad Sculpt: Skillshare
  • MAYA Architecture - Setting Up Interior Floor Map: EDUCBA
  • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
  • CAD/BIM技術與應用: National Taiwan University
  • Android Graphics with OpenGL ES: Imperial College London
  • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1): Rice University
  • Chinese Characters for beginner 汉字: Peking University
  • Introduction to Game Design: California Institute of the Arts
  • Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch: Coursera

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