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.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Processes, Materials science, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Production Process, Equipment Design, Laboratory Experience, Experimentation, Prototyping, Process Development, Analytical Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Hibernate (Java), Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Dependency Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Kubernetes, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Google App Engine, Terraform, Cloud Computing, Microservices, CI/CD, Service Level Agreement, Cloud Management, API Design, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Processes, Process Control, Lean Manufacturing, Production Management, Operational Efficiency, Continuous Improvement Process, Sustainability Standards, Collaboration, Innovation, Adaptability, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, Building Design, Hazard Analysis, Environment Health And Safety, Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Environmental Regulations, Materials science, Risk Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), digital literacy, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Real Time Data, Scala Programming, Data Integration, Command-Line Interface, Apache Hive, Machine Learning Algorithms, Apache Cassandra, Big Data, Data Processing, Apache, Applied Machine Learning, Data Pipelines, System Design and Implementation, Java, IntelliJ IDEA, Enterprise Application Management, MongoDB
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Business Leadership, Responsible AI, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Market Opportunities, Customer experience improvement, Corporate Strategy, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Business Metrics, Customer Engagement, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Email Automation, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Initiative and Leadership, Tool Calling, Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Automation, Responsible AI, Marketing Automation, Business Solutions, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Prompt Engineering, IT Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Software Design, Linux, System Design and Implementation, OS Process Management, C (Programming Language), Verification And Validation, Mathematical Modeling, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

MongoDB Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, MongoDB, Data Manipulation, NoSQL, Data Migration, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Data Preprocessing, Data Structures, Network Analysis, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks