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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Organizational Structure, Graphical Tools, Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Organizational Skills, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Enterprise Architecture, AI Enablement, Metadata Management, Data Science, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Social Skills, Training Programs, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Program Evaluation, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Case Studies, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Data Sharing, Educational Materials, Education and Training, General Science and Research, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Research, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Experimentation, Peer Review, Data Access, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Store, Interoperability, Metadata Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Team Building, Team Motivation, Team Management, Team Leadership, Teamwork, Honesty, Relationship Building, Empathy, Collaboration, Professional Development, Storytelling, Mindfulness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, Cloud Security, Server Administration, Web Servers, Encryption, Authentications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Python Programming, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, API Testing, Spring Boot, Authentications, Test Automation, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Script Development, Application Deployment, Spring Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Test Case, Software Quality Assurance, Business Logic, Back-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Software Engineering, Java Programming, Java
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
CertNexus
Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Performance Tuning, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Javascript, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, API Design, Programming Principles, Web Development Tools, Data Structures, Development Environment, Maintainability, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning Algorithms, Computational Thinking, C++ (Programming Language), Data Architecture, Random Forest Algorithm, Performance Tuning, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Network Analysis, Program Development, Problem Solving, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Application Security, Security Testing, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Data Validation, Encryption, Security Controls, Data Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Verification And Validation, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Database Application, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Web Servers, Web Development Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months