Character Rigging Courses and Certifications

2D Animation With No Drawing Skills in AE

550 ratings at Udemy

Learn to design and animate simple characters with body language in After Effects. This 5-hour course covers theory, rigging, and animation, with lifetime access and downloadable project files.

• Udemy
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Save Time in Face Animation with Cartoon Animator 4 Pipeline

515 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to do smooth and organic facial animation that makes your characters look alive (not robotic or fake) in less

• Udemy
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Complete Spine Game Rigging & Animation Course

391 ratings at Udemy

Learn to create professional game animations using Photoshop and Spine. This course covers character rigging, animation basics, and exporting animations for game use. Offered by Udemy.

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

Animating With Character - Rigging

Learn to design, rig, and animate characters in After Effects in this 1-2 hour course. Master the use of DUIK plugin, puppet tool, and IK system for complex animations.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging Stroked Characters in After Effects

Learn to prepare characters for animation, specifically stroked characters, in less than an hour. Enhance your animations with fewer keyframes using effective rigging techniques.

• Skillshare
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging 101 For Games | Maya 2020

60 ratings at Udemy

Learn to rig characters for video games using Maya 2020 in this 14-hour intermediate course, covering all tools and concepts from A to Z.

• Udemy
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Animating with Purpose: Movement and Expression

Learn to animate emotionally-driven characters with Claudio Salas. Understand how to express a range of emotions, import and rig a character design into After Effects, and spot basic physics of motion.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Learn Blender In Only Six Hours

Master the open-source 3D application, Blender, in just 6 hours. Learn 3D modeling, animation, lighting, simulations, and more, with a user-friendly interface.

• Skillshare
• 6 hours 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Animation: Animated Loops in After Effects with Motion Graphics

Character Animation: Make Funny Animated Loops with After Effects. Required Software: Adobe Illustrator & Adobe After effects. Join Carminys Guzmán class and learn how to create funny character-based loops that people will want to watch again, again,…

• Skillshare
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Simple Character Animation: Walk Cycle in AE with No Keyframes

Learn to create simple character animations in less than an hour. Master character rigging, automate walk cycles without keyframes, and export GIFs using After Effects and DUIK plugin.

• Skillshare
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

How to build a simple Character Rig in Autodesk Maya?

17 ratings at Udemy

Learn the basics of 3D animation rigging with a focus on building a simple character rig in Autodesk Maya. Course includes 3-4 hours of video tutorials.

• Udemy
• 3-4 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Cartoon Character Rigging and Animation in Adobe Animate CC

Learn to draw, rig, and animate a cartoon character using Adobe Animate CC. This under 1-hour course covers step-by-step character creation, rigging techniques, and animation.

• Skillshare
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Limber Character Rigging to Secondary Animation in After Effects

Learn how to efficiently rig a character created for a specific action and bring it to life with animation in Adobe After Effects. Plus, learn how to add secondary animation for a more realistic look. Character animation can be a powerful storytelling t…

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Astronaut Animation: Motion Graphics & Rendering in Cinema 4D & Redshift

Learn to create a floating astronaut scene using Cinema 4D and Redshift Render. The course covers ocean simulation, character rigging, camera animation, and post-production with Adobe After Effects.

• Skillshare
• 3 hours 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Professional Character Animation | Made Easy

Learn to animate characters in After Effects with simple techniques, including rigging for squash n stretch and rotation. Also, discover how to reuse key frames.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available