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Cinematic Lighting in Maya: Interior & Character Lighting

This course is taught by Abraham Leal from Nexttut, an industry professional with over 11 years of experience leading projects at Critical Hit Studio. His focus on combining technical knowledge with visual storytelling makes this course stand out. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to light…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Create Your First 3D Cat Character With Blender 3D

By the end of this course, you will be able to model a complete stylized 3D cat character in Blender, create expressive facial features, and prepare your model for a polished final render. Guided by instructor Jean Cavalcante, you'll learn a beginner-friendly character creation workflow while build…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Geometry Nodes for Beginners in Blender

By the end of this course, you will be able to explain the core concepts behind Geometry Nodes, build procedural systems using points, instances, and transforms, interpret node-based workflows with confidence, and create your own Geometry Nodes setups in Blender. Guided by instructor Ken Mbesa, you…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Navigate Your Dream Studio Job: Thrive in 3D Animation

Ease the transition from student to industry professional by learning how to navigate an in-studio 3D animation role. Madison Erwin started her career as a 3D animator by teaching herself the ins and outs of 3D software like Blender and the workings of the animation industry. Just three years later…

  • Coursera
  • 4 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Cinematic Lighting in Maya: Fundamentals & Scene Setup

This course is taught by Abraham Leal from Nexttut, a 3D artist with more than 11 years of industry experience and the founder of Critical Hit Studio in Mexico. His practical, production-focused approach makes this class unique, ensuring you not only understand the tools but also how to apply them…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Advanced 3D Animation in Unreal Engine: Character Movement

Bring your character to life with believable and customizable 3D animations. In this class, your instructor, Lucas Ridley, shares how to animate a 3D character within Unreal Engine. You’ll follow along as Lucas shows how to use motion capture data to personalize your character’s movement and infuse…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

Skillshare

Cinematic Lighting in Maya: Advanced Scenes & Projects

Guided by Abraham Leal from Nexttut, who brings over 11 years of real-world production experience, this course provides hands-on strategies used in industry workflows. Abraham’s teaching emphasizes both artistry and efficiency, helping you take your renders from good to portfolio-ready. By the end…

  • Coursera
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Unreal Engine: Apply & Demonstrate Skeletal Animation

Learn how to import, configure, and animate skeletal meshes in Unreal Engine 4 through a practical, hands-on workflow focused on character integration. This course introduces the essential steps for working with skeletal meshes, from importing FBX character assets and configuring import settings to…

  • Coursera
  • 3 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Learn Motion Graphics and VFX

Master Adobe After Effects to create motion graphics, animations, visual effects, and professional video content. Learn keyframes, masking, tracking, text animation, 3D layers, and final video export from beginner to advanced. This course provides a complete learning path for Adobe After Effects, h…

  • Coursera
  • 13 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Create & Animate 3D Broadcast Graphics in Cinema 4D

Learners will design a stylized 3D cityscape, refine architectural detail, animate dynamic textures, and craft cinematic camera sequences for broadcast-quality motion graphics. By completing this course, learners gain the practical skills to build polished 3D environments, develop professional anim…

  • Coursera
  • 5.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Create and Refine 3D Models with Blender

Create and refine complete 3D assets in Blender through a practical, workflow-driven learning experience. Designed for aspiring 3D artists, game artists, hobbyists, and complete beginners, this course teaches you to navigate Blender confidently, switch between Object Mode and Edit Mode, edit vertic…

  • Coursera
  • 7.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Blender Modeling & Export: From Props to Unreal

Create production-ready 3D assets with Blender and learn how to prepare them for use in Unreal Engine. In Master Blender Modeling & Export: From Props to Unreal, you will build practical skills through a complete, project-based workflow that takes you from modeling and texturing to game engine inte…

  • Coursera
  • 8 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Master Looping Animation in Cinema 4D: Create & Automate

By the end of this course, learners will be able to design, construct, manipulate, and automate seamless looping animations using Cinema 4D’s modeling, deformation, MoGraph, and Xpresso systems. This hands-on program guides learners through the complete workflow—from foundational spline modeling to…

  • Coursera
  • 4.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

3DS Max UV Unwrapping: Analyze, Create & Render

Build the skills to create clean, production-ready UV layouts and present professional-quality 3D models in Autodesk 3DS Max. In this course, you will progress through a structured workflow that develops your ability to analyze UV distortions, create optimized UV shells, and prepare polished render…

  • Coursera
  • 5.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

ZBrush ZModeler: Apply, Create & Render 3D Assets

Build practical 3D modeling, sculpting, texturing, and rendering skills with ZBrush ZModeler. Designed for learners pursuing game design, animation, digital sculpting, or production-ready 3D workflows, this hands-on course guides you from essential brushes and low-poly modeling to detailed, polishe…

  • Coursera
  • 12 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

3DS Max Character Outfit Design: Build, Refine & Apply

Master the process of creating professional-quality character outfits through a structured, hands-on approach to 3D modeling. In this course, you will learn how to design, refine, and detail character clothing by constructing jacket geometry, adjusting inner cloth for accurate fitting, and enhancin…

  • Coursera
  • 7 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

V-Ray Lighting & Rendering in 3DS Max

Master the essential lighting and rendering techniques in V-Ray for 3DS Max to create photorealistic, professional-quality visualizations. This course guides you through a structured learning path, beginning with the fundamentals of V-Ray lighting, including affect channels, artificial and CG light…

  • Coursera
  • 9 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Design, Texture, and Export Blender Game Assets

Build production-ready Blender game assets through a practical, end-to-end workflow that connects modeling, topology, UV editing, texturing, and game engine export. Designed for aspiring 3D artists, game artists, hobbyists, and complete beginners, this course guides you from foundational Blender sk…

  • Coursera
  • 6.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

Design a Pavilion in SketchUp: 3D Modeling Case Study

By completing this course, learners will be able to analyze pavilion design requirements, apply space planning principles, construct accurate 3D models in SketchUp, and produce visually compelling rendered presentations using V-Ray. Learners will progress from understanding project intent to creati…

  • Coursera
  • 5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate

EDUCBA

3DS Max Hand & Shoelace Modeling: Refine Skills

3DS Max Hand & Shoelace Modeling: Apply and Refine Skills teaches you how to build and refine a professional-quality hand model while creating realistic shoelaces using 3DS Max. Through a structured, step-by-step workflow, you will construct a clean hand base mesh, apply symmetry, refine topology,…

  • Coursera
  • 5.5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate