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: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Graphing, User Accounts, Graphic Design, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Mathematics Education, Education Software and Technology, Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Pedagogy, Design Reviews, Digital pedagogy, Conceptual Design, Lesson Planning, Science and Research, Interactive Design, User Feedback, Design Strategies, Research
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Collaborative Software, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Project Coordination, Project Management, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Project Planning, Automation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Design, Web Development Tools, Application Design, Maintainability, Software Technical Review, Programming Principles, Functional Specification, Requirements Analysis, Program Management, Requirements Elicitation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Systems Architecture, Configuration Management, Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Design, Reliability, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Systems Analysis, Systems Integration, Integration Testing, System Requirements, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Dassault Systèmes
Skills you'll gain: Drafting and Engineering Design, Engineering Drawings, Technical Drawing, Assembly Drawing, Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), 3D Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, AI Personalization, OpenAI API, OpenAI, AI Integrations, Cloud Deployment, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Application Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Cloud API, ChatGPT, CI/CD, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Development Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Systems Thinking, Social Impact, Professional Development, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Professional Networking, Self-Awareness
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Sales Presentations, Closing (Sales), Sustainable Business, General Sales Practices, Sales Training, Consultative Approaches, Communication Strategies, Sales, Strategic Communication, Professional Development, Sales Development, Verbal Communication Skills, Customer Relationship Building, Sales Strategy, Negotiation, Account Management, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Generation, Digital Content
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Design Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Technical Sales, Consultative Approaches, Sales Territory Management, Corporate Sustainability, Solution Selling, Sales, Selling Techniques, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Building, Relationship Building, Sales Process, Relationship Management, Solution Design, Sales Prospecting, Customer Advocacy, Market Opportunities, AI Personalization, Customer Relationship Management, Business Relationship Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Secure Coding, Computer Programming, System Design and Implementation, Data Integrity, Code Reusability, Maintainability, Scalability, Programming Principles, Software Documentation, AI Integrations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months