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: Sprint Planning, Azure DevOps, Backlogs, Collaborative Software, Issue Tracking, Kanban Principles, Microsoft Azure, Agile Software Development, Project Management, DevOps
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Health Care Administration, Health Administration, Governance, Medical Management, Health Systems, Presentations, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Organizational Structure, Health Care, Organizational Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, New Business Development, Adaptability, Lean Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Digital Design, Design and Product, Design Elements And Principles, Product Design, Creative Design, Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Layout Design, Digital Assets, Intellectual Property, Web Analytics, Sales Enablement, Graphic Design, Journals, Marketing, Business Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Project Design, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Risk Mitigation, Case Studies, Cost Management, Earned Value Management, Project Scoping, Project Controls, Project Schedules, Project Management, Project Closure, Milestones (Project Management), Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation, Risk Control, Scope Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Data Modeling, GIS Software, SQL, Geospatial Information and Technology, Database Design, Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Database Management, Spatial Analysis, Geostatistics, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Software, Land Management, Data Store, Environmental Science, Data Capture, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Email Marketing, Paid media, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Social Media Campaigns, Digital Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing Tools, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Design and Development, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Teaching, Education and Training, Pedagogy, Formal Learning, Human Learning, Working With Children, Child Development, Instructional Strategies, Childhood Education and Development, Learning Theory, Collaboration, Cultural Diversity, Substance Abuse
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Adobe
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Adobe Express, Target Audience, Promotions and Campaigns, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Product Promotion, Driving engagement, Lead Generation, Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Advertising, Diversity Marketing, Target Market
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Engineering, Application Security, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Coverage, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Documentation, Build Tools, Technical Documentation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Climate Change Adaptation, Social Impact, Influencing, Stakeholder Management, Research, Strategic Partnership, Communication Strategies, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Research Design, Stakeholder Analysis, Organizational Change, Policy Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Science and Research, Environmental Policy, Systems Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Security Controls, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Infrastructure Security, Emerging Technologies, Data Science, Embedded Systems, Network Infrastructure, General Networking, Network Planning And Design, Amazon Web Services, Middleware, Communication Systems, Health Technology, Cloud Platforms, Digital Communications, Hardware Architecture, Computing Platforms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks