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 Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Local Area Networks, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Protocols, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Wireless Networks, Graph Theory, Telecommunications, Software-Defined Networking, Algorithms, System Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Spreadsheet Software, Accounting Records, Investigation, Variance Analysis, Financial Statements, Accounts Payable, Financial Controls, Financial Auditing, Fraud detection, Analysis, Verification And Validation, Payment Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cross-Channel Marketing, Return On Investment, Marketing Budgets, Campaign Management, Marketing Channel, Data Presentation, Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Effectiveness, Performance marketing, Performance Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Budget Management, Lead Generation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Research, Web Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Web Content, Semantic Web, Content Management Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Milestones (Project Management), Project Schedules, Dependency Analysis, Project Controls, Risk Management, Project Scoping, Project Management, Smart Goals, Project Performance, Decision Making, Project Planning, Estimation, Verification And Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Blogs, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Management, Copywriting, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Marketing Automation, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Digital Content, Email Marketing, Web Development, Digital Publishing, Web Design and Development, Content Marketing, Productivity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Keyword Research, Prioritization, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Content Strategy, Data Integration, User Research, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Vision Transformer (ViT), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Keras (Neural Network Library), Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Network Model, Network Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Compliance Management, Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Analysis, Case Studies, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Risk Management, Accountability, Regulatory Requirements
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SAP Analytics Cloud, Data Access, Data Modeling, Real Time Data, Stored Procedure, Data Warehousing, Database Development, Data Security, Data Integration, SAP Applications, SQL, Predictive Analytics, Business Reporting, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Web Analytics and SEO, Blogs, Search Engine Optimization, Copywriting, Google Analytics, Google Gemini, Search Engine Marketing, Web Content, Anthropic Claude, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Web Analytics, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Content Creation, Google Ads, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, SQL, YAML, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Mart, CI/CD, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Technical Documentation, Maintainability, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks