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: Energy and Utilities, Electrical Power, Electrical Systems, Electric Power Systems, Sustainable Technologies, Thermal Management, Power Electronics, Climate Change Mitigation, Mechanical Engineering, Materials science, Chemistry, Engineering Calculations, Sustainability Standards
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Gemini, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Image Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Security Awareness, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Social Impact, Media and Communications, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Restful API, Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), .NET Framework, C++ (Programming Language), Video Game Development, ASP.NET, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Engineering, Web Services, Application Development, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Web Applications, Application Development, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, User Interface (UI), Databases
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, Web Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), No-Code Development, UI Components, Development Environment, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Web Content, Web Design and Development, Content Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Transformation, Business Communication, Business Acumen, Customer Service, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Acumen, Customer experience strategy (CX), Stakeholder Communications, New Product Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication, Engineering Management, Business, Innovation, Employee Onboarding, Strategic Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Business Solutions, Growth Strategies, Business Process, Business Strategy, Innovation, Sustainable Business, Product Design, Design, Market Analysis, User Experience, Customer experience improvement, User Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, User Flows, User Experience Design, Usability, Miro AI, User Centered Design, Process Mapping, User Research, User Feedback, Brand Awareness, Business Intelligence
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: React.js, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Programming Principles, Javascript, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Team Management, Systems Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Scrum (Software Development), Systems Development Life Cycle, Teamwork, Configuration Management, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Systems Development, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Engineering Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Leadership and Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months