Character design courses can help you learn anatomy, color theory, personality development, and storytelling through visual elements. You can build skills in sketching, digital painting, and creating character backstories that resonate with audiences. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, and Blender, that support bringing your characters to life and refining your artistic style. You'll also explore techniques for character animation and how to effectively convey emotions through design.

Skills you'll gain: Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Web Services, Database Management Systems, Database Administration, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Capacity Management, Transaction Processing, Database Design, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Modeling, Distributed Computing, Data Storage Technologies, Data Access, Scalability, Performance Tuning
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, User Story, User Interface (UI), Competitive Intelligence, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Persona Development, Microsoft Copilot, Product Development, Market Analysis, UI/UX Strategy, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmaps, Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Responsible AI, Data Governance
★ 4.6 (379) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Instructional Strategies, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Curriculum Planning, Game Design, Learning Strategies, Learning Styles, Liberal Arts, Personal Development, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence
★ 4.8 (1.3K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Smart Goals, Personal Development, Positivity, Personal Attributes, Overcoming Obstacles, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Psychology
★ 4.8 (2.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Branding, Brand Marketing, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Storytelling, Target Audience, Brand Management, Experience Design, Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Brand Strategy, Journey Mapping, Marketing Psychology, Design Strategies, Digital Advertising, Digital Media Strategy, Data Visualization
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Electronics, Internet Of Things, Electronic Components, Embedded Systems, Basic Electrical Systems, Electronic Hardware, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wireless Networks, Hardware Design, Peripheral Devices, Electrical Wiring, Control Systems, Human Machine Interfaces, Automation Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Systems, Computer Programming, Systems Engineering, Remote Access Systems, Interactive Learning
★ 4.7 (4K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Video Game Development, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Software Design, Game Design, Prototyping, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Data Management, Event-Driven Programming, Code Review, Software Architecture, Application Design
★ 4.6 (2.8K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows, MongoDB, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, Generative AI Agents, Scalability, Model Context Protocol, Context Engineering, Data Architecture, Systems Design, Tool Calling, System Design and Implementation, Development Environment, Embeddings, PostgreSQL, Database Design, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Modeling, SQL
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, People Analytics, Data Presentation, Employee Relations, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resource Management, Performance Metric, Data Strategy, Employee Training, Dashboard, Business Metrics, Employee Engagement, Business Analysis, Employee Retention, Data Analysis, Training and Development, Compensation and Benefits, Compensation Strategy, Talent Recruitment, Mental Health
★ 4.6 (2.2K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability, Video Game Development, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Program Development, UI Components, Computer Programming
★ 4.8 (4.1K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Scalability, User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, UI/UX Strategy, C# (Programming Language), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Frontend Performance, Human Computer Interaction, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Cross Platform Development, Design and Product, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting, Software Development Tools, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Cleansing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, MySQL, Exploratory Data Analysis, Database Design, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Data Import/Export, Database Management, Query Languages, Database Software, Report Writing, GitHub, Performance Tuning, Jupyter
★ 4.6 (985) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months