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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Data Governance, Quality Assurance, Data Collection, Data Strategy, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Verification And Validation, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Mapping, IBM WebSphere MQ, Middleware, Business Process Automation, Process Driven Development, Data Integration, Scenario Testing, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Test Case, Development Testing, Data Validation, Java Programming, System Configuration, Debugging, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Typography, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Photo Editing, File Management, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Engineering, API Design, Software Development
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Typography, Interactive Design, Front-End Web Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storytelling, Content Creation, Multimedia, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Photo Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animation and Game Design, Graphical Tools, Design Software, Image Quality, Layout Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animations, Typography, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Decision Support Systems, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Extract, Transform, Load, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, React.js, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Servers, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Instructional Design, Digital pedagogy, Virtual Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Teaching, Education Software and Technology, User Centered Design, Student Engagement, Learning Styles, Technical Writing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, UI/UX Research, Online Advertising, Survey Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Virtual Environment, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks