Computer Animation courses can help you learn character design, 3D modeling, motion graphics, and visual storytelling techniques. You can build skills in rigging, texturing, and animating to create dynamic scenes and engaging narratives. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Maya, and After Effects, showing how to apply these skills in projects ranging from animated films to video games.

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

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Animations, Motion Graphics, Editing, Animation and Game Design, Developing Training Materials, Content Creation, Video Editing, Video Production, Training and Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Adobe After Effects, Animations, Cinematography, 3D Assets, Logo Design, Computer Graphics, Visual Storytelling, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animations, 3D Assets, Model Optimization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Computer Graphics, Workflow Management, Geometry, User Interface (UI), Graphical Tools, Scripting, Construction, Operations, Design, Editing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), C# (Programming Language), Computer Graphic Techniques, Event-Driven Programming, .NET Framework, Graphical Tools, Data-oriented programming, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Computer Displays, User Interface (UI), Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Animations, Autodesk, Graphical Tools, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Computer Graphics, Music, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creativity, Data Import/Export
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Development Environment, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphics Software, Cross Platform Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Video Game Development, Program Development, Build Tools
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphics Software, Graphical Tools, Color Matching, Color Theory, Requirements Analysis, Typography, Computer Graphic Techniques, Document Management, 3D Modeling, User Interface (UI), Productivity Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Code Review, Event-Driven Programming, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Animations, Programming Principles, Javascript, Interactive Design, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Animations, Javascript, Application Deployment, Interactive Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Usability, Code Reusability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months