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.

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Intercultural Competence, Professional Development, Leadership, Leadership Development, Cultural Diversity, Collaboration, Communication Strategies, Cultural Sensitivity, Self-Awareness, Diversity Awareness, Planning, Personal Development, Goal Setting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Internal Communications, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Communications, Communication Planning, Organizational Effectiveness, Google Workspace, Collaborative Software, Team Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Model Evaluation, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Image Quality, Embeddings, Image Analysis, Large Language Modeling, Data Visualization, Continuous Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Infrastructure, Model Training, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Data Storage Technologies, Data Processing, Model Optimization, AI Workflows, Data Persistence, Data Pipelines, Data Access, File Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, User Accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), User Provisioning, Git (Version Control System), .NET Framework, Database Development, Identity and Access Management, Database Management, Object-Relational Mapping, Authorization (Computing), Database Application, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Design, Authentications, UI Components, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Command-Line Interface, Application Deployment, Build Tools, Service Oriented Architecture, Package and Software Management, Dependency Analysis, Service Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
Skills you'll gain: Driving engagement, AI Personalization, Media Production, Media Strategy, Media and Communications, Community Organizing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Digital Media Strategy, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Web Content, Social Media, Revenue Management, Innovation, Brand Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, E-Commerce, Video Production, User Centered Design, Game Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Experimentation, Environment and Resource Management, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Program Evaluation, Science and Research, Clinical Research, Statistical Methods, Research Methodologies, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Power Platform, Power Platform Architecture & Technical Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Application Development, DevOps, Application Deployment, Database Design, Usability Testing, Development Testing, Data Integration, Microsoft Development Tools, Solution Design, Scenario Testing, Simulations, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Data, Test Tools, Maintainability, Test Case, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Application Management, Process Design, Automation, Case Studies, Business Reporting, Data Validation, No-Code Development, Business Process, Process Validation, Scalability, Code Reusability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Istio, Continuous Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Linear Algebra, Statistical Machine Learning, Model Optimization, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Bayesian Statistics, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, Statistical Inference, Verification And Validation, Dimensionality Reduction
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks