Procedural Animation Courses and Certifications

Creating Procedural Animation for an Insect in Maya

12 ratings at Pluralsight

In this Maya tutorial, we'll explore a method of creating MEL scripts that automatically generate motion of a walking ant. Software required: Maya 2015.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

CG Cookie

Bring Your Scenes to Life - Procedural Animation in Blender

Learn procedural animation techniques in Blender to add dynamic movement and life to your 3D scenes. Discover how to create engaging, automated animations that bring your still environments to vibrant reality.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Ask Me Anything About Unity

323 ratings at Udemy

Student-requested topics including ECS, Job System, Databases, Augmented Reality, Procedural Animation, AI and more.

• Udemy
• 13 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

After Effects for Beginners: Mastering Typography

Learn to animate text in After Effects through 11 hands-on projects. Master keyframes, expressions, masks, 3D animation, and Cinema 4D Lite integration for creating dynamic typography and motion graphics.

• Skillshare
• 8 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Maya: Motion Graphics Workflow with MASH

28 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to incorporate the powerful MASH procedural animation tools—included with the Maya 2016 Extension 2—into your Maya workflow and build more dynamic motion graphics.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 3 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Cinema 4D Weekly

15 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to enhance your designs—and streamline your overall workflow—with Cinema 4D, the essential tool for motion graphics artists and designers.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 9 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects

Learn how to create fully-procedural animations from scratch using experimental visual techniques

• Domestika
• 5 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Animating Melee Combat in Maya and Unity

Melee battle scenes create unique, challenging, and fun tasks to animate. This course will show you how to use Unity and Maya to choreograph a compelling melee sequence.

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

Joey Carlino

Procedural Animation Loop - Night Crawlers - Blender

Learn to create a procedural animation loop of night crawlers in Blender 2.83, covering worm creation, lighting, rendering, masking, and using the Graph Editor for smooth motion.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Escape Studios

Animate a Jellyfish in Maya - Escape Studios Tutorial

Learn to animate a realistic jellyfish using nHair and procedural techniques in Maya, covering creation, dynamics, and final touches for a captivating underwater scene.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Freya Holmér

Math for Game Devs - Abstract Algebra, Procedural Animation & Splines

Explore advanced math concepts for game development, including abstract algebra, procedural animation, and splines. Learn about complex numbers, quaternions, and geometric algebra for enhanced game design and animation techniques.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Unreal Engine

Animation Workflows Using Unreal Engine and Maya - Webinar

Explore stylized character animation using Unreal Engine and Maya. Learn to exchange effects, use MASH with Blueprints, create realistic effects in Maya, and develop the look in Unreal Engine.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Unreal Engine

Full Body IK- Procedural Dragon Animations

Explore procedural dragon animations using Full Body IK in Unreal Engine 5. Learn to create modular setups for character bass pose, food placement, tail and spine physics, and more.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Unreal Engine

Using Control Rig in Unreal Engine

Explore in-editor rigging and animation tools with Control Rig in Unreal Engine. Create keyframe animations, drive characters procedurally, and craft complex rigging solutions for diverse motion requirements.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Unreal Engine

Making the Most of Animation Blueprints - Unreal Fest Europe 2019 - Unreal Engine

Explore advanced animation techniques in Unreal Engine, from character assembly to dynamic LOD solutions and procedural animations, as used in Fortnite's development.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course