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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Event Marketing, Presentations, Video Editing, Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Color Matching, Color Theory, Typography, Storytelling, Marketing Collateral, Marketing Design, Interactive Design, Brand Strategy, Social Media, Logo Design, Layout Design, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Branding
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Middleware, OpenAI API, UI/UX Research, Frontend Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Apple Xcode, Application Deployment, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Knowledge of Apple Software, Image Analysis, Real Time Data, Mobile Development, Model Deployment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Classification Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Document Management, Microsoft Windows, Productivity Software, Email Automation, Writing and Editing, Writing, Business Writing, Technical Documentation, Productivity, Collaborative Software, Web Content, Computer Literacy, Editing, Report Writing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Collaboration, Business Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Apache Kafka, Data Architecture, Generative AI, Data Infrastructure, Root Cause Analysis, Dataflow, Solution Architecture, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Software Architecture, Data Integration, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Failure Analysis, Data Processing, Dependency Analysis, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Human Capital, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Management, Analytics, Performance Measurement, Employee Performance Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Analysis, Network Analysis, Employee Retention, Performance Management, Collaboration, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Niel Asher Education
Skills you'll gain: Sports Medicine, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Care Plans, Nutritional Assessment, Athletic Training, Nutrition Education, Meal Planning And Preparation, Needs Assessment, Physical Therapy, Manual Therapy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Behavior-Driven Development, DevSecOps, Agile Project Management, Backlogs, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Test Driven Development (TDD), Sprint Retrospectives, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Software Development, Kanban Principles, Risk Management, DevOps, Continuous Integration, Lean Methodologies, Management Reporting, Project Coordination, Scrum (Software Development)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Content, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Web Development Tools, Software Development, Embeddings, Software Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Case Studies, Fraud detection, Project Design, Project Risk Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Scalability, Content Strategy, Quality Assessment, Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Content Creation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Microsoft Power Platform, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Pipelines, Analytics, Data Governance, Advanced Analytics, Data Security, Data Management, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Exploratory Data Analysis, Apache Spark, Application Deployment, SQL, Governance, Version Control
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Team Leadership, Decision Making, Leadership, Trustworthiness, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Teamwork, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Relationship Building, Strategic Decision-Making, Diversity and Inclusion, People Development, Collaboration, Personal Development, Self-Awareness
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks