<p>It depends on whether you just want to learn animation or actually need a diploma. Many online sources won't issue one, so you will 'just' learn how to do it, but not have any trustworthy certificate.</p>

<p>If you just want to learn, there are so many good sites that offer courses and trainings (most of them commercially), it depends on what kind of animation you want to learn. In general, <a href="https://www.lynda.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lynda.com</a> is a great source for high-quality tutorials <em>for software</em>. A particularly useful branch of lynda is <a href="https://www.lynda.com/video-brain-training-tutorials/1569-0.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video2brain</a> (if you speak German, French or Spanish, visit <a href="https://www.video2brain.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video2brain.com</a>, there you will find localised tutorials in these languages). </p>

<p>The thing is, those trainings - even the good ones - will usually only teach you how to use a specific piece of software, but not include the aesthetical/artistic side of the craft. Of course, this stuff <em>can</em> be learned online, but it's harder to find good resources, and they are potentially much more expensive. The two sites you found seem to do exactly that, but it would appear they have similar entrance barriers (i.e. require application and are very expensive) as traditional university courses.</p>

<p>That said, you <em>can</em> learn so much online these days, even for free, but it will take much time and effort (even to find the right resources). There isn't one correct answer as to what you should do, it all depends on where you live (some countries have student fees, others don't), what branch of animation you want to learn, what industry you want to end up in et c. Since you seem to be willing to invest some time and money into learning animation, I suggest you put an respective amount of effort into finding a university/online course that will actually be right for your specific interests and needs. </p>

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Learning the art is fine, I beleves nobody in the industry doesn't care about degrees anyway. It's only your body of work that matters.
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<p>If you want to learn how to animate you have a couple of options. You can either go to a raditional school or university, or you can take online courses on various sites.</p>

<p>Are there similar online courses for Visual Effects?
I could only come up with <a href="https://www.fxphd.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">fx PHD</a> or some online course from <a href="https://www.gnomon.edu/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gnomon</a></p>

<p>Are there any other online provider of visual effects training?</p>

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# are there any online Visual effect schools/courses?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-09)

If you want to learn how to animate you have a couple of options. You can either go to a raditional school or university, or you can take online courses on various sites.

Are there similar online courses for Visual Effects?
I could only come up with [fx PHD](https://www.fxphd.com/) or some online course from [Gnomon](https://www.gnomon.edu/)

Are there any other online provider of visual effects training?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It depends on whether you just want to learn animation or actually need a diploma. Many online sources won't issue one, so you will 'just' learn how to do it, but not have any trustworthy certificate.

If you just want to learn, there are so many good sites that offer courses and trainings (most of them commercially), it depends on what kind of animation you want to learn. In general, [lynda.com](https://www.lynda.com/) is a great source for high-quality tutorials *for software*. A particularly useful branch of lynda is [video2brain](https://www.lynda.com/video-brain-training-tutorials/1569-0.html) (if you speak German, French or Spanish, visit [video2brain.com](https://www.video2brain.com), there you will find localised tutorials in these languages).

The thing is, those trainings - even the good ones - will usually only teach you how to use a specific piece of software, but not include the aesthetical/artistic side of the craft. Of course, this stuff *can* be learned online, but it's harder to find good resources, and they are potentially much more expensive. The two sites you found seem to do exactly that, but it would appear they have similar entrance barriers (i.e. require application and are very expensive) as traditional university courses.

That said, you *can* learn so much online these days, even for free, but it will take much time and effort (even to find the right resources). There isn't one correct answer as to what you should do, it all depends on where you live (some countries have student fees, others don't), what branch of animation you want to learn, what industry you want to end up in et c. Since you seem to be willing to invest some time and money into learning animation, I suggest you put an respective amount of effort into finding a university/online course that will actually be right for your specific interests and needs.

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> **username_0**: Learning the art is fine, I beleves nobody in the industry doesn't care about degrees anyway. It's only your body of work that matters.  

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