Animation Mentor Courses

Discover Our Many Course Offerings

Core Character Animation Courses

Animation Mentor’s flagship Character Animation Courses were created by animators from Pixar Animation Studios and Industrial Light & Magic. Our proven curriculum takes students from the fundamentals to film-level character animation in 18 months, half the time of a traditional college program. With instruction from professional mentors who work in the industry, it’s no surprise that so many of our alumni have gone on to animate blockbuster movies and AAA video games. Begin your journey and become a character animator today!

Animation
Basics

12-Week Course

Begin your character animation journey and master the basics.

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Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Learn to animate realistic bipedal movement.

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Advanced Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Create exciting and dynamic action sequences.

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Introduction
to Acting

12-Week Course

Make your characters come alive with emotion.

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Advanced
Acting

12-Week Course

Tell a complex, two-person story with dialogue.

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Feature Animation
Acting & Polish

12-Week Course

Animate a shot the pros would be proud of and finish your demo reel.

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12-Week Workshops

Animation Mentor offers 12-week workshops with live, weekly Q&As and pre-recorded lectures taught by professional mentors.

Creature Animation:

LOCOMOTION

12-Week course

Animate creatures and animals with guidance from pro VFX animators.

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Creature Animation:

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

12-Week course

Create dynamic flight scenes and fight sequences with creatures.

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Introduction to
3D Character Modeling

12-Week course

Design your own 3D character, from sketch to final model.

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3D Character Modeling for Games

12-Week course

Prepare your 3D model for real-time games.

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6-Week Workshops

Our 6-week workshops are designed to be flexible and to continue your education in animation and other disciplines.

Maya ANIMATION

6-Week COURSE

Master this key software before diving into the art of animation.

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2D Animation for Beginners

6-Week COURSE

Learn the fundamentals of 2D Animation from a Disney legend.

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2D Animation:
Walk Cycles & Character Movement

6-Week COURSE

Animate exciting and believable character movement in 2D.

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Cartoony Animation
for 3D Animators

6-Week COURSE

Plus your animation by pushing your characters to their limits.

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Previs Basics
for Animators

6-Week COURSE

Quickly animate, layout, and stage shots for production.

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Game Animation Fundamentals

6-Week course

Animate a character to play live in the Unreal Engine.

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Game Animation: Combat Attacks

6-Week course

Create a thrilling fight sequence between characters.

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Story I: Storyboarding
Fundamentals

6-Week COURSE

Learn basic storyboarding techniques and skills.

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Story II: Intermediate Storyboarding

6-Week COURSE

Build a story from scratch, including pitch, script, and animatic.

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Introduction to Character Design

6-Week course

Learn the fundamentals of character design.

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Introduction to
Digital Painting

6-Week course

Learn digital painting techniques and create your own works of art.

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Visual Development:
Principles of Design

6-Week COURSE

Design appealing characters using shape language and color theory.

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