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.

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Storytelling, Creative Design, Design Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Design, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Human Centered Design, Style Guides, Color Theory, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Workflow Management, Content Management, Collaboration, Scalability, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Color Theory, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Usability, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Semantic Web
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, UI/UX Research, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI), User Centered Design, Responsible AI, Design Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Reviews, Prompt Patterns, User Story, Storyboarding, Professional Development, Presentations
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Electronic Systems, Verification And Validation, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronic Hardware, System Design and Implementation, Program Development, Technical Design, Computer Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Computational Logic, Hardware Architecture, Embedded Software, Integrated Development Environments, Microarchitecture, Programmable Logic Controllers, Development Environment
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Game Theory, Design and Product, Design, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dassault Systèmes
Skills you'll gain: Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), 3D Modeling, Mechanical Design, Design Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Graphic Design, Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks