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: Customer experience strategy (CX), Service Design, Design Thinking, Change Management, Process Mapping, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Service, Hospitality Management, Hospitality, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, Continuous Improvement Process, Feasibility Studies, Digital Transformation, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Blended Learning, Course Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Education Software and Technology, Learning Management Systems, Language Learning, Technology Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, No-Code Development, UI Components, Data Import/Export, Process Driven Development, Microservices, Business Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Conceptual Design
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Adobe
Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Photography, Generative AI, File Management, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Editing, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Sample Size Determination, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Reporting, Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Teaching, Design Strategies, Chemistry, Design, Physics, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storyboarding, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Usability Testing, Design Thinking, Prototyping, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Conceptual Design, Virtual Environment, Human Centered Design, User Research, Wireframing, Data Ethics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Mobile Development, UI Components, Performance Tuning, Typography, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workforce Management, Advanced Analytics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, System Monitoring, Workflow Management, Application Performance Management, Tool Calling, Continuous Monitoring, Scalability, Prompt Engineering, Business Software, Test Tools, Code Review, Integration Testing, User Feedback, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Microservices, Service Level Agreement, Kubernetes, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Storage, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Network Architecture, Restful API, API Design, Systems Architecture, Scalability, Load Balancing, System Monitoring, Disaster Recovery
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months