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: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Brightline Initiative
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Plan Execution, Strategic Thinking, Gap Analysis, Business Leadership, Business Strategy, Leadership, Organizational Change, Business Consulting, Case Studies, Change Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Development Testing, Package and Software Management
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Presentations, Business Process Modeling, Business Planning, Data Visualization, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Brainstorming, New Business Development, Market Opportunities, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Data Structures, Performance Tuning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Software Testing, Wireframing, Quality Assurance, Information Architecture, No-Code Development
Build toward a degree
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Digital Design, Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience, Motion Graphics, Adobe XD, Graphic Design, Animations, Prototyping, Typography, Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Style Guides, Storytelling, Image Quality
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Fire And Life Safety, Building Services Engineering, Building Codes, Equipment Design, Thermal Management, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Ventilation, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Mechanical Design, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Health And Safety Standards, System Requirements, Control Systems, Engineering Calculations, Environmental Monitoring, System Monitoring, Sustainability Standards, Estimation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Quality Assurance, Data Collection, Data Processing, Data Strategy, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Design Software, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Photo Editing, File Management, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Style Guides, Wireframing, Software Design, Mockups, Application Design, Web Design, Application Development, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours