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: Packaging and Labeling, Competitive Analysis, Presentations, Design Strategies, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Design, Branding, Market Analysis, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Photoshop, Design Elements And Principles, Personal Development, Ideation, Process Development, Strategic Thinking, Design Research, Professional Development, Creative Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Timelines, Prototyping, Visual Storytelling, Design Strategies, Data Import/Export, Layout Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Application Deployment, Creative Design, Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Typography, Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Marketing Collateral, Visual Storytelling, Layout Design, Visual Design, User Feedback, Marketing, Brochures, Digital Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Constructive Feedback, Photo Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Drive Engagement, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Adobe
Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Creative Cloud, Content Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Reviews, Branding, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Computer Graphics, Color Theory, Image Quality, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Editing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Typography, Digital Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Maintainability, Mockups, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphics Software, Design and Product
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, Cloud Hosting, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Software Documentation, Interactive Design, Conceptual Design, Creativity, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Design Research, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Interactive Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Graphic and Visual Design, Persona (User Experience), Ideation, Design, Peer Review, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Interaction Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months