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: JUnit, Test Driven Development (TDD), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Performance Tuning, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Java Programming, Development Testing, Algorithms, Program Development, Software Testing, Java, Computer Programming, Software Development, Programming Principles, Debugging, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Value Propositions, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Video Game Development, Agile Methodology, Presentations, Entrepreneurship, Game Design, Target Audience, Sprint Planning, Target Market, Agile Project Management, Persona Development, Market Opportunities, Product Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Software, Mechanics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Control Systems, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Project Finance, Public Works, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Design, Sustainability Standards, Economic Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Climate Change Adaptation, Strategic Partnership, Project Management Life Cycle, Feasibility Studies, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Planning, Private Equity, Loans, Finance, Environment
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Data Modeling, Data Management
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Analysis, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Import/Export, Data Integration, Real Time Data, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Information Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Graphics Software, Creative Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Postman API Platform, Restful API, Data Validation, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Education and Training, Instructing, Collaboration, Pedagogy, Generative AI, Course Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Premiere, Post-Production, Animations, Motion Graphics, Video Production, Timelines, Data Import/Export, Color Matching, Graphic Design, Editing, Multimedia, Music, Quality Assurance, File Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks