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: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Graphic and Visual Design, Storyboarding, Adobe Photoshop, Video Editing, Photo/Video Production and Technology, 3D Assets, Timelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Marketing Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Marketing Materials, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Branding, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Analytics, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Design, Web Development, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Back-End Web Development, React.js
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Productivity Software, Large Language Modeling, Unstructured Data, Cloud Platforms, Workflow Management, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), LLM Application, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Proofreading, Document Management, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Microsoft Windows, Writing and Editing, Editing, Productivity, Writing, Computer Literacy, Technical Documentation, Collaborative Software, Report Writing, Web Content, Business Writing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Collaboration, Business Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Technical Communication, Scientific Visualization, Infographics, Data Visualization Software, Technical Writing, Statistical Visualization, Communication, Writing, Generative AI, Responsible AI
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Model Deployment, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, Microservices, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Architecture, Scalability, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, API Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Prompt Engineering, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Python Programming, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Application Development, Object Oriented Design, Application Design, Program Development, Business Logic, User Interface (UI), Data Entry, Verification And Validation, Command-Line Interface, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Niel Asher Education
Skills you'll gain: Manual Therapy, Athletic Training, Respiratory Therapy
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Cross Platform Development, Operating Systems, Data Import/Export, Development Environment, Scripting, File Management, Scripting Languages, Data Processing, Virtual Machines, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OAuth, JSON, Data Wrangling, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Application Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Storyboarding, Writing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks