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Animating in Unreal Engine (Udemy.com)

Learn to animate characters entirely within Unreal Engine 5's Sequencer

Created by: Lincoln Margison

Last updated June 2025

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What you will learn

  • Animate in Unreal Engine 5
  • Learn the basic interface and tools for animating
  • Understand the core principles of animation
  • Learn various tips and tricks for character animation
  • See the full process of different animation workflows
  • Create character animations for any style of character
  • Object interaction for your character
  • Export your animations for use in-game, or render for cinematics

How it compares

Against the other 281 rated Udemy courses in Game Development Fundamentals on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 69% of them
  • Reviews256#126 of 282 by number of reviews
  • Length6.2 hoursshorter than 58% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2025more recently than 64% of them

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Course Description

In this course you will learn how to animate characters in Unreal Engine 5.

We begin with the basics of animating within the engine, and then build up your skillset with various tools and techniques. You will explore different workflows as well as seeing full animation processes in action, which you can follow along with, or passively watch to absorb the information and apply to your own project.


This course is suitable for any recent Unreal Engine 5 version, and will include further updates for 5.6+ specific features.

Throughout the course you will be shown the important tools for character animation, with tricks and tips along the way. This isn't just a list of features, which could be overwhelming, but is instead a gradual build-up of techniques where you will be shown how they can be used in different workflows. You will not only pick up the specifics of animating in Unreal Engine's Sequencer, but you will learn the fundamentals of character animation.


Included is a weapon model I have created for the course, where you will be shown the process of rigging it to be ready for animation. You will then be shown how to animate it alongside the character. This method/approach can be applied to any character or weapon model.


We also cover creating walk cycles and I share my formulaic approach for taking out any guess-work or estimation, freeing you to create the style of animation you need without having to worry about cycle times, distances, loop length and so on.


The examples shown in the course feature the UE5 mannequin for demonstration purposes and mainly focus on more realistic human character movement examples, but the principles taught can be applied to any style of character and any style of animation.


Animation takes time and practice, but this course should get you up to speed with all of the most important tools and how to navigate the interface, as well as many tips and tricks for character animation.

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Instructor Details

Lincoln Margison

I am a game developer with 15 years of experience, with expert level experience in Unreal Engine. I have worked with various game developers and companies, and now run a game development company which I co-founded. I specialize in lookdev and gameplay prototyping, with a focus on technical animation and procedural animation systems.

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Reviews

4.7

256 ratings on Udemy

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By Nadav Dahan on 2/6/2026

There should have been more explanation about the viewport navigation (the sensetivity is a problem)

By Chris on 2/2/2026

Not bad if you already have an understanding of animating in 3D softwares. Otherwise, it can be a little hard to understand exactly what he is trying to teach or explain.

By Chris Flowers on 12/15/2025

Excellent as always. He knows how to explain a topic. Show the overview THEN the steps once a student knows what the big picture is. Soooo many instructors expect you to build a complex rocketship when they’ve never even shown you what it looks like. We are here to learn not simply repeat an instructor’s steps. This instructor understands THAT difference.

By 佐藤 鉄巳 on 12/9/2025

The content was fantastic. It was easy to understand even for beginners, but I learned that creating animations is very difficult for beginners. To be honest, it's painful. The instructor made the controls easy to understand, but it still requires a lot of skill. Fast-forwarding with time-lapse makes it even more difficult for beginners. However, once you master this, the animation will be yours. Also, the instructor doesn't answer questions. In other courses I received quick responses, but here I received no responses at all.

By Brian Johns on 12/2/2025

Gets into important details quickly, and though these concepts are more geared for the beginner, they're given attention and detail enough to help everyone to understand them. Most importantly though he emphasizes the importance of becoming quick and proficient with the animating tools and jumping between them using hotkeys to streamline your editing during the animation process.

By Mark Kinsman on 11/23/2025

Just Started, can tell when the tutor is a born teacher. Stradleing this with my 3dsmax architechture course, this is more fun, lol.

By Laurent Pierrat on 11/12/2025

Only did the first chapter, but can already say that Lincoln knows what he's talking about. He's truely an expert. The flow of his comment is clear and enjoyable to listen to.

By Bill Walker on 8/8/2025

I recently coI can’t recommend it enough! The course was incredibly easy to follow, with clear explanations and well-structured lessons that made learning animation in Unreal Engine a breeze. Lincoln is an amazing instructor his fluent English and engaging teaching style kept me hooked from start to finish. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to level up your skills, this course is a fantastic choice. Thank you, Lincoln, for such a great learning experience!

By Artur Müller on 7/20/2025

The best course to dive into animations on the web. Compared to his last courses the tutor has improved a lot in explaining how things work.

By user on 7/6/2025

Making animations in Blender is tough due to the steep learning curve, so this lecture has been a lifesaver for me.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100