3d Animation Courses and Certifications

Animate and Rig a Bouncing Ball in Maya

12 ratings at Pluralsight

Learn advanced techniques for modeling, rigging, and animating a bouncing ball. Software required: Maya 2016

• Pluralsight
• 5 hours 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Designing VEX Driven Digital Assets in Houdini

12 ratings at Pluralsight

Understanding of VEX and mathematics can really bring your Houdini skills to the next level. In this course, you will learn how to build an asset that depends on both. Software required: Houdini.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Building FX Tools in Houdini

12 ratings at Pluralsight

In this Houdini tutorial, we'll learn how to create in-depth procedural FX tools. Software required: Houdini 14, Windows.

• Pluralsight
• 5 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Disintegration, Teleportation and Reintegration Effects in Houdini

12 ratings at Pluralsight

In this Houdini tutorial, we'll learn how to combine visually complex methods to construct new effects. Software required: Houdini 14.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging Quadrupeds in Maya

11 ratings at Pluralsight

In this set of tutorials, we will learn techniques for rigging quadrupeds in Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 6 hours 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Simulating a Ground Dust Explosion in Maya

12 ratings at Pluralsight

In this Maya tutorial, we'll simulate a ground dust explosion using fluids and particles.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Simulating a Disintegration Effect in Maya

11 ratings at Pluralsight

In this exciting course, we will delve into the simulation of a disintegration effect using Maya's powerful nCloth particles and fluid dynamics tools. Software required: Maya 2015.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Houdini: Advanced Motion Graphics

10 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn animation techniques using the strengths of Houdini: strand movement, audio-reactive motion graphics, a vine-growing system, and dynamic simulations for destroying objects.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 4 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Learn to create custom text animations in After Effects using text animators. Master various techniques, from basic to advanced, to enhance your motion graphics with dynamic and reusable text effects.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Advanced 3D Animation: Create Professional Renders with Blender

Create professional 3D animated commercials using Blender. Learn advanced techniques like armatures, rigid body simulations, and fluid camera motion to bring product ideas to life with expert guidance.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Creating a Car Crash in Maya

10 ratings at Pluralsight

The focus of this Maya tutorial is to use nCloth to destroy parts of a vehicle. Software required: Maya 2015.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

CG101: Rigging

10 ratings at Pluralsight

With this tutorial, we will take a software-independent look at some of the vital terminology required to build a solid foundation for learning how to build rigs for 3D models. Software required: none.

• Pluralsight
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging a Car to Explode in CINEMA 4D

10 ratings at Pluralsight

Throughout these lessons we'll demonstrate how to use dynamics and connectors in CINEMA 4D to rig a car that will react semi-realistically to an exploding force. Software required: CINEMA 4D R14, TurbulenceFD, After Effects 5.5.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Lighting and Rendering in Maya and Arnold

10 ratings at Pluralsight

Throughout these lessons we'll explore a more in depth look at lighting and rendering a scene in Arnold. Software required: Maya 2012, Photoshop CS3, ZBrush v4r5, Arnold.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Controlling Your Fractures in Houdini

10 ratings at Pluralsight

In this Houdini tutorial we will learn the process to follow in order to pre-fracture an object beforehand to make it fall apart in a controlled manner. Software required: Houdini 12.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available