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.

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Video Editing, Post-Production, Musical Composition, Video Production, Timelines, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Scripting
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Stress Management, Resourcefulness, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Storyboarding, Creativity, Self-Motivation, Conceptual Design, Constructive Feedback
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Multimedia, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Timelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Animations, Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Design Elements And Principles, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Adobe After Effects, File Management, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Timelines, Graphics Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Animations, Data Presentation, Video Editing, Data Storytelling, Adobe After Effects, Graphics Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Infographics, Storyboarding, Adobe Premiere, Peer Review, Motion Graphics, Autodesk Maya, Post-Production, Computer Graphic Techniques, Professional Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Animations, Editing, Writing and Editing, Content Creation, Video Editing, Video Production, Training and Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Premiere, Animations, Post-Production, Motion Graphics, Video Production, Graphic Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Computational Thinking, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Storytelling, Storyboarding, Scripting, Solution Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Animations, Data Import/Export
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Adobe After Effects, Animations, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Video Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Motion Graphics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks