Character Animation Courses and Certifications

Mastering Character Animation

Discover how to bring characters to life through movement, emotions, and storytelling while mastering visual composition and cross-platform animation export techniques.

• Udacity
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Spine PRO: A Complete 2D Character Animation Guide

1762 ratings at Udemy

Learn to create professional 2D character animations for Games!

• Udemy
• 4 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Adobe

Character Animation - Making Characters Walk and Talk

Learn to animate characters using Adobe tools. Explore rigging, movement, and speech techniques. Create engaging stories with Creative Cloud apps and share them on social media platforms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Character Creator to Unreal - Animation and Control in Unreal Engine

Learn to animate and control characters in Unreal Engine, covering blend spaces, animation blueprints, character movement, and sound integration for game development.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Character Creator to Unreal - Body Animation in iClone - Part 2

Learn to create and customize character animations in iClone, including idle poses, walk cycles, and root motions. Explore tools like Direct Puppet, Motion Layer editing, and constraints for game-ready animations.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

iClone Basics - Timeline for Character Animation - Part 2

Explore iClone 6's timeline for character animation, including motion tools, facial expressions, lip-sync, and keyframe editing to create dynamic and customized animations.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Create Awesome-Looking Character Animation with the 12 Principles of Animation

Master the 12 Principles of Animation using Cartoon Animator 5 to create lifelike, non-robotic character animations. Learn techniques from Disney's 1930s revolution applied with modern tools.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Create Awesome-Looking Character Animation with the 12 Principles

Learn to create captivating character animations using the 12 Principles of Animation in Cartoon Animator 4. Master techniques to bring your characters to life, avoiding robotic movements and achieving professional-quality results.

• YouTube
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Create Awesome-Looking Character Animation with the 12 Principles

Learn to create captivating character animations using the 12 Principles of Animation in Cartoon Animator 4. Master techniques to bring characters to life, avoid robotic movements, and elevate your animation skills.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Create Awesome-Looking Character Animation with the 12 Principles

Learn to create captivating character animations using the 12 principles of animation in Cartoon Animator 4. Master techniques to bring characters to life, avoid robotic movements, and elevate your animation skills.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Create Awesome-Looking Character Animation with the 12 Principles

Learn to apply Disney's 12 animation principles using Cartoon Animator 4, transforming your character animations from robotic to lifelike. Master techniques for creating fluid, expressive movements in your 2D animations.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Cartoon Animator 4: Advanced Facial Animation, Character Interaction, and Rendering - Day 3

Explore advanced facial animation, body motion, character interaction, and rendering in Cartoon Animator 4. Master techniques like sprite switching, morphing, and motion capture for creating dynamic 2D animations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Freedom Arts - 3D Animation & Game Developer

iClone and Character Creator 3 Animation Pipeline for Unreal Engine 4 and 5

Learn to transfer Character Creator 3 avatars with facial expressions, visemes, and body animations to Unreal Engine 4 & 5 using iClone's iMotionPlus system. Master advanced animation workflows for game development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Baker Character Animation - Hand Gestures and Walk Cycle in Blender 2.6

Learn to animate hand gestures and create a walk cycle in Blender 2.6, then combine them using the NLA editor to make a character walk and talk simultaneously.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reallusion

Cartoon Animator from A-Z - Facial Mocap, Character Animation and Rendering - Day 3

Learn advanced facial animation, body movement, character interaction, and basic camerawork in Cartoon Animator 4. Master techniques like sprite switching, morphing, and facial motion capture for creating dynamic 2D animations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video