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.

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Ruby on Rails, Model View Controller, Ruby (Programming Language), Object-Relational Mapping, Test Automation, Restful API, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Authentications, Development Environment, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Cloud Deployment, Android (Operating System), Animation and Game Design, Data Analysis Software, User Accounts, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, Amazon S3, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon DynamoDB, Application Development, Data Store, Application Design, Software Development Tools, Database Application, API Gateway, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Web Services, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Linux Administration, Data Processing, Text Mining, Command-Line Interface, Data Manipulation, Unix, Scripting, Automation, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Simulations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storyboarding, Storytelling, Collaborative Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Team Oriented, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Presentations
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Application Deployment, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Scripting, Programming Principles, GitHub, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI) Design, Data Validation, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months


Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Google Cloud Platform, Billing, Expense Management, Billing Systems, Cost Management, Cloud Management, Google Sheets, User Accounts, Organizational Structure, Data Visualization, Resource Management, Identity and Access Management, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Data Visualization, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Brand Awareness, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours