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.

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Solution Design, Business Modeling, Business Planning, Business Strategies, Market Opportunities, New Business Development, FinTech, Case Studies, Professional Networking, Business Development, Growth Strategies, Financial Regulation, Fundraising, Intellectual Property
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École normale supérieure
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Geospatial Mapping, Graphic and Visual Design, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Data Mapping, Graphics Software, World History, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Simulation Software, Control Systems, Simulations, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Change Management, Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Issue, Business, Economics, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Performance Tuning, SQL, Query Languages, Database Design, Stored Procedure, Database Management, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Systems, Health Promotion, Value-Based Care, Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Preventative Care, Epidemiology, Risk Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Data-oriented programming, System Programming, C and C++, Computer Architecture, Algorithms, Development Environment, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, No-Code Development, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Application Design, Automation, Business Process, UI Components, Data Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Surveys, Research, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Research Design, Data Analysis, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences, Case Studies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Cinematography, Videography, Video Production, Storyboarding, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Python Programming
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, GitHub, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Git (Version Control System), Infrastructure Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Animations
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months