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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Emerging Technologies, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Virtual Environment, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, AI Integrations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Debugging, Development Testing, Animation and Game Design, Software Testing, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Functional Testing, User Interface (UI), Development Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, UI Components, Animations, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Code Reusability, Simulations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Animations, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Video Game Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, File I/O, C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, Code Reusability, Data Modeling, Video Game Development, Computational Thinking, System Programming, C and C++, Data Integrity, File Management, Program Development, Application Development, Business Logic, Data Storage, Computational Logic, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Video Game Development, AI Integrations, Generative AI, Animation and Game Design, Agentic systems, Game Theory, Algorithms, Responsible AI, Design, Design and Product, Animations
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, UI Components, Program Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting Languages, Data Persistence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Artificial Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Visual Storytelling, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphic and Visual Design Software
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Versioning, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Mobile Development, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months