🏆 Best Online Animation Training Provider 2025 — Canada · Est. 2014

STOP WATCHING
TUTORIALS.
START GETTING
FEEDBACK.

Real animation training. Real professional feedback.
$49 a month. No lock-in. Cancel any time.

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30+
Years teaching & working in TV, film, and games
$235
Monthly value of Maya — the industry-standard software — included free with every plan
79
Structured stages that take you from beginner to portfolio-ready

See the work

WHAT ROCKET SKY
PRODUCES.

The real problem

WATCHING IS NOT
THE SAME AS IMPROVING.

"Most people learning 3D animation spend years watching tutorials and never actually get better — not because the content is bad, but because watching without feedback is just rehearsing your mistakes."

YouTube gives you content. Rocket Sky gives you reps — and someone qualified to tell you when you've got it wrong.


The structured animation schools that offer real feedback charge $4,000 to $15,000 or more. Rocket Sky runs on a subscription model so the cost stays at $49 a month, and the feedback stays real.


Every month you spend watching tutorials is a month without a feedback loop. The gap between where you are and where you want to be doesn't close on its own.

How it works

THE FEEDBACK LOOP
YOUTUBE CAN'T GIVE YOU.

Most online learning gives you content to watch. Rocket Sky gives you a professional to review your actual work and tell you exactly what to fix — every single stage.

01
Work through a stage
Self-paced modules with no deadlines. 79 structured stages across Foundations I and II, each building on the last.
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02
Submit your work
When you're ready, you submit. No waiting for a class to start. No batch schedules. You move at your own pace.
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03
Get professional feedback
A working professional reviews your animation and tells you exactly what to fix — not generic tips, but specific notes on your work.
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04
Revise until approved
You revise and resubmit until the stage is approved. No shortcuts. You leave with work that actually holds up.

What's included

EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
NOTHING YOU DON'T.

Foundations I — 31 stages
Classical animation principles through 3D software. Culminates in a Flour Sack animation — a recognized industry milestone.
Foundations II — 48 stages
Action animation, weight, cycles, and character movement. By the end you have a body of work you can show anyone in the industry.
Full Maya license — free
Rocket Sky is a certified Canadian institute and Maya community member. Every subscription includes a full professional Maya license — no watermark, all rendering capabilities.
$235/month value
Exclusive character rig library
Production-quality rigs built for the program. You work with the same class of tools used in real studio pipelines.
Professional feedback on every stage
Real notes from working professionals. Not AI. Not a rubric. Specific feedback on your specific animation.
Small school, real attention
Rocket Sky isn't a massive platform with thousands of students. Small class sizes mean your work gets seen — not processed.

Blender students are welcome too. Either way, the training, the rigs, and the feedback are yours.

Pricing

START WHEREVER
YOU ARE.

Every tier is month-to-month. No contracts, no lock-in, cancel any time.

Standard
Foundations
$49
per month
  • Foundations I — 31 stages
  • Foundations II — 48 stages
  • Professional feedback on every submission
  • Full Maya license included
  • Exclusive character rig library
  • Community access
Get started
Most popular
Premium
Short Film + Portfolio
$79
per month
  • Everything in Foundations
  • Short Film Production module
  • Portfolio Builder track
  • Priority feedback turnaround
  • Full Maya license included
  • Exclusive character rig library
Get started
VIP
Full Access + Coaching
$179
per month
  • Everything in Premium
  • Monthly 1-on-1 coaching session
  • Direct instructor access
  • Accelerated feedback priority
  • Full Maya license included
  • Exclusive character rig library
Get started

No contracts. No lock-in. Cancel any time.

The instructors

TRAINED BY PEOPLE
WHO ACTUALLY WORK.

Every instructor brings active industry experience — across TV, feature film, video games, and technical production. This isn't theory. It's what studios actually demand.

GD
Garth Drake
Founder & Lead Instructor · Award-winning filmmaker · 30+ years production
SS
Saulo Satoshi Botome
Animation & Technical Artist · Lighting & Rendering
PJ
PJ McGouey
Lead Character Animator · Animation Department
GB
Greg Brown
Gaming Animator · Game Animation
KB
Karl Bauer
Character Artist · Modelling & Rigging

Ready to actually improve?

EVERY MONTH
WITHOUT FEEDBACK
IS A MONTH LOST.

Start with Foundations. Work through 79 structured stages. Get professional feedback on every one. $49 a month.

Start for $49/month

No lock-in · Cancel any time · Full Maya license included