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, Video Game Development, Data-oriented programming, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, C# (Programming Language), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, UI Components, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Centered Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: PL/SQL, Oracle Databases, Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Persistence, Database Development, Database Management Systems, Web Services, Data Storage Technologies, Authorization (Computing), Debugging, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehousing, SQL, Performance Tuning, Databases, Query Languages, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, API Design, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Restful API, Cloud Computing Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Network Architecture, Service Level, System Design and Implementation, Application Security, Service Design, Scalability, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Application Deployment, Google App Engine, Cloud Infrastructure, API Design, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Security, Service Level, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Network Architecture, Service Level Agreement, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: CrewAI, AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, System Monitoring, Workflow Management, Tool Calling, Continuous Monitoring, Scalability, Prompt Engineering, Code Review, Integration Testing, User Feedback
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Electronic Systems, Hardware Design, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, Schematic Diagrams, Semiconductors, Electronic Components, Diagram Design, Low Voltage, Simulation and Simulation Software, Computational Logic, Verification And Validation, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Service Level Agreement, Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Microservices, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, API Design, DevOps, Restful API, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking, System Monitoring, Cloud Security, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Usability, Web Applications, Semantic Web, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, PySpark, Apache Hadoop, Data Transformation, MySQL, Data Manipulation, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Data Import/Export, Data Persistence, Development Environment, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Virtual Reality, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Real Time Data, Computer Graphic Techniques, Generative AI, Animation and Game Design, Image Quality, Simulations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months