Hi! I am Yana, I am a 3D animator and I currently work on my own Funny Legs animation show. I am super excited for you, you have a great journey ahead.
First, I would start with Pixar in a Box — https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/pixar — it’s free and it’s gonna give you a great introduction to the animation world from one of the best studios on the planet.
Next: https://creatureartteacher.com/ by Aaron Blaise (another animation legend). Great online resourse, not expensive. I took a storyboard class there that is very important for any film\series production: https://creatureartteacher.com/product/storyboarding-for-tv-animation-with-tim-hodge/
Now, animation. There are so many ways to animate, but my personal weapon of choice is Blender. It’s very user friendly and free.
https://www.toanimate.ca/ – this is a great resourse. I usually just watch their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BrianKouhi , cause I had animation background by the time I switched to Blender, but as far as I can see, ToAnimate is a great place to learn.
I also highly recommend the courses by Pierrick Picaut. He has both animation and rigging courses. I only took his rigging class, but I am sure the animation course is just as good. : https://www.p2design-academy.com/
I know some people might say that you can study all by yourself using just YouTube. And I am sure some people do that and have good results. However, it might really slow you down: tutorials are fine for small tasks, but you have to learn some very important lessons at the beginning of your animation journey and that requires some proper guidance.
Let me know if you have questions, I am happy to help. And good luck to you! 🙂
