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 Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Graphic Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe InDesign, Design Software, Design Research, Web Design and Development, Adobe Photoshop, Image Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, Animations, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI) Design, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Ideation, Conceptual Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Digital Design, Web Design, Usability, Motion Graphics, Adobe XD, No-Code Development, Prototyping, Graphic Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Style Guides
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Software Documentation, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Presentations, Creativity, Collaborative Software, Target Market
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Logo Design, Typography, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Figma (Design Software), Adobe Illustrator, Design Reviews, Wireframing, Usability, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Adobe Photoshop, User Experience, Graphic Design, User Centered Design, Photo Editing, Peer Review, Game Design
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Design Strategies, Prototyping, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Usability, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Threat Modeling, UI/UX Strategy, Interaction Design, Application Security, Authentications, Human Centered Design, Security Strategy, Usability Testing, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Security Awareness, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cybersecurity, Safety Standards, Information Privacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, 3D Modeling, Computational Logic, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design, Generative Model Architectures, Python Programming, Animations, Scripting, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Production, Virtual Environment, Storytelling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Animations, Motion Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks