25 Best 3D Animation Courses Online
Choosing an online 3D animation course involves looking at the specific skills you want to develop and the tools you prefer to use. The 25 courses listed on this page cover a range of topics, from scientific visualisation and computer graphics fundamentals to Blender environment creation, 3D printing design, and specialised workflows for NFTs and cinematic short films. Each entry includes the provider, price at the time of writing, and any university affiliation where applicable.
The selection includes options from Coursera, Udemy and edX, with prices from $19.99 to $199.99. Think about your current experience level, the software focus of each course, and whether you prefer a university‑backed credential or a flexible, project‑oriented learning path. These factors can help you narrow down the list to the courses that best align with your personal or professional objectives.
- Courses compared
- 25
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "3D & Animation" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Data-Driven Animation for Science Communication
Offered by University of California, Santa Cruz
In this course each student will create a scientific animation that tells a story with data to better communicate scientific results – along the way they will learn programming, science writing, and technical animation s...
$49.00listed price -
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Interactive Computer Graphics
Offered by The University of Tokyo
Computer graphics can be a powerful tool for supporting visual problem solving, and interactivity plays a central role in harnessing the users' creativity. This course will introduce various interactive tools developed i...
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Mastering Realistic 3D Environment in Blender & Green Screen
In this course, you'll learn how to create visually striking videos by combining green screen techniques with Blender. It's designed for anyone interested in 3D environments and visual effects, even if you have no prior...
$19.99listed price -
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3D Printing Essentials: From Design to Reality
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dive into the world of 3D printing with this online course! From 3D modeling in Tinkercad to exploring slicing software and printing your creation, this journey transforms beginners into capable makers, ready to bring th...
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Blender 3D Animation: Create a Cinematic Forest Short Film
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.Have you ever wanted to create your own animated short film in Blender? In this project-based class, you'll learn how to create a cinematic forest scene while explo...
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Create Profitable 3D NFT Art and METAVERSE Avatars W Expert
Hello my dear students. Learn the technologies of the future, invest in knowledge! My courses are a unique resource focused on 3D Metaverse and NFT design. Bring this course and my other important courses on my profile t...
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Spline Modeling Fundamentals in CINEMA 4D
This course teaches you the spline modeling techniques using the spline tools and functions available in CINEMA 4D. This course first introduces you to the splines primitives and then shows you the functioning of spline...
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Simple City Ismotric Course Blender 3d
Are you eager to master the art of three-dimensional graphics and learn a unique technique? Do you aspire to create stunning artworks that blend beauty and simplicity? Then join us in our thrilling course to explore the...
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Manga Art School: The Complete Anime & Manga Drawing Course
What is Manga Art School?Manga Art School is a 2-6 week learn-anywhere video course where you learn to become adept at drawing professional and authentic Japanese Manga and Anime character stylization. I’ve hand-crafted...
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Improve Your Renders by 1000% in Less Than 1 Hour!
Are you a 3D designer trying to improve your skills in Blender to create attractive content that will get you more clients?Nowadays it is very difficult to impress a client because everyone is copying each other, and it...
$44.99listed price -
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How To Make A To Z Diorama And Material Information
Diorama, Miniature, Model and Handmade Hobby Products Production TechniquesDiorama is the three-dimensional modeling of a real or fictional event, moment or story with the help of light plays. It can also be defined as a...
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Cinematic Lighting In Iclone 7 2022 Edition
Iclone 7 Ultimate Lighting Course! 2022 Edition.This newly revised course will teach you more than lighting in 3D Space, we believe, most of you already know how to do these things. If you are seeking an advanced f...
$124.99listed price -
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Learn 3D Illusion Art From Scratch - Basic Course
If you want to learn something exciting in art then you are at right place to learn unique concept of 3d illusion art. This course consists detailed learning of different types of 3d illusions step by step. How to draw o...
$19.99listed price -
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Houdini FX Projects: From Sand to Zombies and More
This course brings together three stunning FX projects in Houdini into one complete learning experience. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate artist, you will learn step by step how to create cinematic visual ef...
$19.99listed price -
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Blender 2.8.x-4.5.x Easy Manual: Getting started
In this introductory Blender course, we’ll focus on the fundamental aspects of the program, learning in an intuitive and progressive way how to use its main features.You’ll gain a solid understanding of how the user inte...
$49.99listed price -
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Learn 3D Animation - The Ultimate Blender A-Z Guide
This course has been completely remade & is fully 5.0+ compatible!Learn the A-Z's that you need to be able to create amazing 3D art and animations with the popular 3D art program, "Blender."Beginner to...
$189.99listed price -
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Create a Classic Speedster with Blender
In this course we will use only free, open-source software to create a 1925 Kissel “Gold Bug” Speedster. It was the luxury car of the stars in its day, owned by Amelia Earhart, Greta Garbo, and Al Jolson. Of the 35,000 c...
$29.99listed price -
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Jewelery Design in ZBrush 2018 - Complete Jewelery Course
Learn How To Create Stunning Jewelery with this Zbrush 2018 Jewelery Creation CourseDesigned for All levels this course gives you the tools, tips and tricks to create stunning Jewelery we even show how to upload to Shape...
$99.99listed price -
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Sculptris Pour Tous
Sculptris: Avec ce logiciel, vous allez découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de modeler vos formes, comme vous faisiez lorsque vous jouiez avec de la pâte à modeler étant petit.Cette outil est juste un petit bijou qui va...
$29.99listed price -
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Fare Rendering Fotorealistico
Il corso di Rendering Fotorealistico fornisce le basi per sviluppare rendering fotorealistici in maniera abbastanza veloce. L’obiettivo di questo corso è divulgare le caratteristiche e gli strumenti inclusi per l’elabora...
$24.99listed price -
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Blender Sculpting - Rune Sword
Learn how to sculpt in Blender by creating a beautiful professional quality rune sword! We will model, sculpt, and UV-Unwrap the sword. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Take the next course to texture this beauty...
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Rhino 3D Architecture Plan Drawings Bathroom Design Drafting
In this Course you will learn how to create a bathroom layout inside of Rhino 7 3D. Rhino 3D is an advanced modeling program, that has all of the capabilities to create architectural construction drawings, as well as com...
$19.99listed price -
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Cut-out animation in Blender
Do you want to create spectacular animation out of static picture? Or animation like in Spine 2D? Or maybe you want to create your own motion-comic? The «Cut-out animation in Blender» course will help make your dreams co...
$19.99listed price -
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From Photo to Realistic 3d model in Blender, step-by-step
One of the most common tips for creating photorealistic scenes is to use high-quality PBR textures, which are mostly not free, but is this the best way? Using multiple textures photographed in different locations under d...
$19.99listed price -
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Blender Rigging for Beginners & Rigging your first Character
This course will teach you everything you need to know about rigging in Blender!This course consists of 2 parts: Rigging Basics for Beginners where I show you all the basics of rigging in Blender.Blender - Rigging Your F...
$24.99listed price
Best 3D Animation Courses Online compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 25 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $29.99 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Santa Cruz, The University of Tokyo and University of Alaska Fairbanks — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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