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.

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Research Design, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Statistical Analysis, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Health Care, Research Methodologies, Risk Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Architecture, Architectural Design, Building Design, Environmental Engineering, Thermal Management, Sustainable Design, HVAC, Building Services Engineering, Climate Change Adaptation, Simulations, Materials science, Physics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Building Codes, Building Design, Construction Engineering, Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Analysis, 3D Modeling, Technical Standard
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Design, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Human Centered Design, Style Guides, Color Theory, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Usability, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Semantic Web
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Workflow Management, Content Management, Collaboration, Scalability, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, UI/UX Research, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI), User Centered Design, Responsible AI, Design Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Reviews, Prompt Patterns, User Story, Storyboarding, Professional Development, Presentations
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Color Theory, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Electronic Systems, Verification And Validation, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronic Hardware, System Design and Implementation, Program Development, Technical Design, Computer Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Computational Logic, Hardware Architecture, Embedded Software, Integrated Development Environments, Microarchitecture, Programmable Logic Controllers, Development Environment
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Project Design, Public Policies, Program Implementation, Program Development, Resource Allocation, Systems Thinking, Needs Assessment, Qualitative Research, Stakeholder Engagement
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Game Theory, Design and Product, Design, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months