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$January 19, 2026Others

Exploring Light in Portrait Drawing April 2023

In this interactive Live Class, instructor Michael Siegel will dive into the world of portrait drawing and lighting concepts. Each week, you’ll tackle a new lighting scenario and learn how it affects…

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$January 18, 2026CG

The Fastest SkinCluster Export/Import

In this Training Series we’ll learn how to write a Maya Python Deformer Importer/Exporter that is 40 times faster and outputs a file 60 times smaller than the conventional workflow/code that’s used a…

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$January 18, 2026CG

Environment Concept Art Foundations (Module 1-9)

Learn to build believable worlds from the ground up. This course takes you through the complete process of environment concept design—starting from foundational exercises like composition, color, and…

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$January 18, 2026CG

The Art of Storytelling Frame by Frame

Turn your art into powerful stories. Frame by Frame teaches you how to craft images that speak — how to use composition, lighting, and rhythm to create emotion and narrative flow in your concept art.

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$January 18, 2026CG

Hard Surface Design – Advanced Mentorship

Advanced Hard Surface Design Mentorship will focus on how to create cool looking and believable hard surface designs using a variety of different techniques. We will begin with a foundation in mechan…

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$January 18, 2026Backend

Oracle Database Performance Tuning

Do you want to be an Oracle Database Performance Tuning Professional? If yes, do not miss this opportunity!

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$January 18, 2026Others

Crash course on Analog Electronic Circuit Design

PVV details how to Learn Semiconductors to entire Analog Electronics from the scratch grow from zero to Hero 2022

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$January 18, 2026Backend

Learn DevOps: The Complete Kubernetes Course

Kubernetes will run and manage your containerized applications. Learn how to build, deploy, use, and maintain Kubernetes

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$January 18, 2026AI

Generative AI Explained with Manga: The Ultimate Visual Guid

Master ChatGPT, AI Agents, and Workflows through intuitive illustrations. No complex tech jargon—just clear concepts for

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$January 17, 2026Others

Color and Light Workout – Nathan Fowkes

Strengthen your artistic muscles with Nathan Fowkes, concept artist and color stylist for DreamWorks, Disney, Blue Sky Studios, and many others! Nathan has created 30 demonstrations lasting up to an…

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$January 17, 2026Others

A Frame A Day Workout – Helen Mingjue Chen

We’re rolling out the red carpet for Helen Mingjue Chen, visual development artist and production designer at Sony Pictures Animation! Helen’s Artist Workout will take you on a 30-day journey as you…

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$January 17, 2026Animation

Feature Animation Acting & Polish (AN 06)

Combine all the skills you’ve acquired and apply the concepts to a new animated shot in Feature Animation Acting & Polish course. Learn valuable techniques to refine and polish your animation and cre…

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$January 17, 2026Animation

Advanced Acting (AN 05)

Learn to create shots that cut together correctly, staging your acting to support the overall story and character arc. In the Advanced Character Acting Animation course, your assignments will focus o…

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$January 17, 2026Animation

Introduction to Acting (AN 04)

In the Introduction to Character Acting animation course, you’ll tackle two of the most challenging aspects of character animation: pantomime acting and animating dialogue. Through pantomime acting,…

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$January 17, 2026Animation

Advanced Body Mechanics (AN 03)

In the Advanced Body Mechanics animation course, build on your skills from previous courses to animate increasingly physical shots. Pick a character and create your own action sequence, using cuts to…

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$January 17, 2026Animation

Body Mechanics (AN 02)

In the Body Mechanics animation course, dive deep into the physicality of animating bipeds, including full body walks. Begin by honing your observational skills and understanding of human anatomy in…

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$January 17, 2026SaaS

Build AI chatbots in hours, not months | ChatRAG

The complete Next.js boilerplate for launching your chatbot-agent SaaS business. Pay once, own forever. Turn your data or that of your clients into recurring revenue. Deploy unlimited RAG-powered cha…

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$January 17, 2026CG

Rebelway – Intro To Houdini Fx

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO LEARN HOW TO USE HOUDINI TO CREATE FX In this course, you’ll kickstart your Houdini career by creating various FX inside Houdini.

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$January 16, 2026Animation

Animation Basics (AN01)

In Animation Basics, you’ll learn the founding principles of 3D character animation and how to apply them to simple shapes. This will give you a solid foundation for later on when you need to animate…

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$January 16, 2026CG

VEX in Houdini

An 8-week course on mastering the power of VEX in Houdini; learn to create sophisticated tools that leverage the latest features of VEX like geometry creation

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