Animation Courses for Every Artist
Animation Mentor offers many individual courses outside of our main 3D Character Animation and Game Animation programs that are tailored to your schedule and interests. Taught by industry professionals and award-winning artists, you’ll learn new skills from the best!
Courses for Beginners
Don’t know where to start? If you’re interested in Animation Mentor’s Core Character Animation Courses, take the Maya Animation course to begin your 3D animation journey. If traditional animation is more your style, put your drawing skills to good use in our 2D Animation for Beginners course.
Maya ANIMATION
6-Week COURSE
Master this key software before diving into the art of animation.
2D Animation for Beginners
6-Week COURSE
Learn the fundamentals of 2D Animation from a Disney legend.
Intermediate Animation
Intermediate animation courses require a basic understanding of the fundamentals of physicality, weight, and timing.
2D Animation:
Walk Cycles & Character Movement
6-Week COURSE
Animate exciting and believable character movement in 2D.
Advanced Animation
Tailored courses for animators with a strong understanding of advanced body mechanics. Take these animation courses to expand your existing skill set and add to your portfolio.
Cartoony Animation
for 3D Animators
6-Week COURSE
Plus your animation by pushing your characters to their limits.
Previs Basics
for Animators
6-Week COURSE
Quickly animate, layout, and stage shots for production.
Creature Animation
Best for skilled animators with strong advanced body mechanics experience, these 12-week courses focus on VFX-level animation created by studios like Industrial Light & Magic and Framestore. Pro mentors prepare students to work on animated and live-action films.
Creature Animation:
LOCOMOTION
12-Week course
Animate creatures and animals with guidance from pro VFX animators.
Creature Animation:
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
12-Week course
Create dynamic flight scenes and fight sequences with creatures.
3D Modeling
Blizzard character artist, Hong Chan Lim, teaches his 3D modeling workflow using modern software like Autodesk Maya and Pixologic’s ZBrush. Follow along and design your own character from scratch.
Introduction to
3D Character Modeling
12-Week course
Design your own 3D character, from sketch to final model.
3D Character Modeling for Games
12-Week course
Prepare your 3D model for real-time games.
Game Animation
Interested in working in the game animation industry? Learn the basics of animating a character in Autodesk Maya before playing your animation live in Unreal Engine (a software used in games like Fortnite!). This course is best for animators with strong body mechanics experience.
Game Animation Fundamentals
6-Week course
Animate a character to play live in the Unreal Engine.
Storyboarding
Created by award-winning Storyboard and Comic Artist Mike Kunkel, these animation courses walk students through the storyboarding process. Learn how to tell an effective, visual story using tools like camera angles and unique layouts. Storyboarding is an in-demand skill set needed across film, game, comic, and TV production.
Story I: Storyboarding
Fundamentals
6-Week COURSE
Learn basic storyboarding techniques and skills.
Story II: Intermediate Storyboarding
6-Week COURSE
Build a story from scratch, including pitch, script, and animatic.
Concept Art
Ever wanted to create your own works of art? Modern concept artists use digital tools to create landscapes and characters, bringing their imagination to life. Our courses help students understand the basics of character design and digital painting through visual shapes and appeal.
Introduction to Character Design
6-Week course
Learn the fundamentals of character design.
Introduction to
Digital Painting
6-Week course
Learn digital painting techniques and create your own works of art.
Visual Development:
Principles of Design
6-Week COURSE
Design appealing characters using shape language and color theory.