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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.

Popular Animation Courses and Certifications


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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine FPS & Action Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Prototyping, Virtual Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, Physics, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Scripting, Development Environment

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Getting Started with GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Graphics Software, Event-Driven Programming, No-Code Development, Software Installation, Development Environment, Scripting

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Build & Implement a 2D Flappy Chopper Game in Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Program Development, Debugging, Scripting, C# (Programming Language)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development Foundations & 2D Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Code Reusability, Scripting, Software Architecture, Scripting Languages, Maintainability, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Development Environment, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, UI Components, Program Development, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Android Development, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Development Testing, Scripting, Android (Operating System), Development Environment, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Software Installation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Animations, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Event-Driven Programming, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Animation and Game Design, Application Development, Event Monitoring

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Advanced Game Development, Physics & GUI

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Torque (Physics), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mechanics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Game Development with GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Program Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, No-Code Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graphics Software, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Software Installation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Procedural Generation & Game Mechanics

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Code Reusability, Unity Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Software Design Patterns, Video Game Development, Software Visualization, User Interface (UI), Application Performance Management, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), System Monitoring, Application Frameworks, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Blueprints – Visual Scripting for Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Game Design, Video Game Development, UI Components, Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, AI Integrations, Scripting, System Testing, AI Workflows, Programming Principles, Data Structures, No-Code Development, Virtual Environment, Scalability, Functional Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Deep Dive into iOS & SwiftUI: 80-Hour Project Course

    Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Swift Programming, Apple iOS, Core Data (Software), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Data Persistence, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mobile Development, Application Design, Application Deployment, Animation and Game Design, Plot (Graphics), User Interface (UI), UI Components, Machine Learning Software, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Code Reusability, Data Integration

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Unreal Engine FPS & Action Game Development: EDUCBA
  • Getting Started with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • Build & Implement a 2D Flappy Chopper Game in Unity: EDUCBA
  • Unity Game Development Foundations & 2D Projects: EDUCBA
  • Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#: Packt
  • Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages: Packt
  • Unity Advanced Game Development, Physics & GUI: EDUCBA
  • Game Development with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • Unity Procedural Generation & Game Mechanics: EDUCBA

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