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: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Oral Expression, Data Storytelling, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Data Visualization, Business Communication, Storytelling, Client Services, Communication, Peer Review, Communication Strategies, Data Analysis
★ 4.5 (1.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphing, Visual Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Management, Business Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Decision Making, Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, People Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Leadership, Culture Transformation, Systems Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Business Modeling, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Market Analysis, Influencing, Value Propositions, Growth Strategies, Culture
★ 4.7 (4.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Electrical Power, Energy and Utilities, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Systems, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Basic Electrical Systems, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Simulation and Simulation Software, Sustainable Systems, Electrical Engineering, Simulations, Matlab, Mathematical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Control Systems, Statistical Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Responsible AI, Gemini, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Prompt Patterns, AI Enablement, AI Security, Agentic Workflows, AI literacy, Prompt Engineering Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
★ 4.7 (1.3K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android Jetpack, Android Development, Mobile Development, Kotlin, UI Components, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Code Reusability, Software Design, Animations, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Architecture, Maintainability, JSON, Data Visualization Software, Layout Design, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Writing
★ 4.7 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Data Management, Experience Design, Unsupervised Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, User Experience Design, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Quality, Model Deployment, Human Centered Design, Machine Learning, Project Management, Product Management, Product Design, Data Science
★ 4.7 (1.2K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Innovation, Creativity, Design Thinking, Creative Thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, Design, Brainstorming, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Peer Review, Design Strategies, Aesthetics, Case Studies, User Experience Design, Customer experience improvement, New Product Development, Business Modeling, Sustainable Design, Consumer Behaviour
★ 4.7 (4.2K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Theoretical Computer Science, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Network Routing, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Analysis, Computer Science, Probability & Statistics, Probability, Design Strategies, Logical Reasoning
★ 4.8 (6K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Test Automation, Generative AI, Engineering Software, Continuous Deployment, Development Testing, DevOps, Software Documentation, Test Tools, CI/CD, Software Testing, Code Review, Verification And Validation, Software Development, Software Design Documents, Application Deployment, Maintainability, AI Workflows, Software Technical Review, Cloud API
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Market Research, Business Research, Consumer Behaviour, Data Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Marketing Strategies, Research Design, Target Market, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Decision Making, Psychology
★ 4.4 (4.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks