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$February 1, 2026Animation

Rig Master Course

Inside Rig Master, you will master techniques that range from basic to advanced in character rigging — from humans to animals, from flat to textured. Always focusing on what matters: control, express…

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$February 1, 2026Animation

The 12 principles of animation

In this course, we will be reviewing the 12 principles of animation from Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston ´s The Illusion of Life and explore why it’s fundamental in animation and why it’s something t…

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$January 29, 2026CG

Tornado FX in Houdini

In these lessons, we will create several different types of tornadoes. From small dust to huge deadly ones. And at the and, play with the fire. We will learn how to use manually created forces.

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$January 28, 2026Animation

Rigging Fundamentals

Rigging is a complex but essential part of the animation pipeline, it enables animators to bring the characters to life. In this course you will be introduced to the fundamental principles and techni…

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$January 28, 2026Animation

The Essence of 3d Animation

In depth lectures on basic concepts of animation such as appeal, timing, spacing, entertaining value, scheduling and many more!

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$January 27, 2026AI

Automation with n8n and AI Agents

Build automations and AI agents with no coding: Master n8n from zero to advanced workflows with real-world projects

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$January 26, 2026Others

Portrait Drawing in Charcoal

Follow step by step through the practical stages of emphasizing the structure and planes of the head, clearly rendering the values of light and shadow, designing edges and creating likeness and compo…

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$January 25, 2026AI

The AI Visual Production System

Ohneis, Stop guessing. Start delivering. Whether you’re a freelancer hitting an income ceiling or an agency struggling with production costs, the challenge with AI remains the same: Consistency at Sc…

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$January 25, 2026Graphic Design

Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits

In this online course, learn the fundamental concepts to get started in the world of digital illustration and see how to create portraits from the sketch to the final art so that you can use it the w…

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$January 25, 2026Graphic Design

Digital Illustration with Textures in Photoshop

In this course you will learn to apply textures and graphics to your illustrations, enhancing the visual richness of your characters and settings. From color palettes of few colors, you can generate…

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$January 25, 2026Animation

Animation Basics 01 | Bouncing Ball Exercises

These are the very basics we all need in order to start our journey in the Animation Arts.

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$January 25, 2026Animation

Animation Basics 4 | Standing Up & Heavy Lift

In this course, we’ll start to work on the essential principles of energy and weight. This is part of building a good foundation for animating body mechanics, as the sense of grounding is one of the…

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$January 25, 2026Animation

Animation Basics 03 | Run, Clear de Gap and Fight!

This course is the continuation of the essentials to work with a full 3d animation character. After learning the basics for pose to pose workflow, in this course we focus on the intrinsics of breakdo…

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$January 25, 2026Animation

Animation Basics 02 | Walk, Jump & Dance

In this course, you’ll learn the basic principles you need to start working with a 3d character. You will have already learnt the bouncing ball principles and in this course we will start to explore…

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