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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Meeting Facilitation, Virtual Teams, Organizational Skills, Telecommuting, Experience Design, Business Process Management, Virtual Environment
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Virtual Environment, Graphical Tools, Design Elements And Principles, Data Sharing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Human Centered Design, Environmental Regulations, Sustainability Standards, Design Thinking, Sustainable Business, Product Development, Product Design, Corporate Sustainability, Product Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Requirements, Design Strategies, Design Research
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Instructional Design, Virtual Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Learning Management Systems, Teaching, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Storyboarding, Student Engagement, Learning Styles, Technical Writing, Human Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Information Architecture, Online Advertising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Mockups, Usability Testing, Wireframing, User Experience, Product Design, User Centered Design, User Feedback, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Student-Centred Learning, Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, Needs Assessment, Collaboration, Constructive Feedback, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Wireframing, Persona (User Experience), Application Lifecycle Management, Application Design, Technical Communication, Web Design and Development, Prototyping, UI/UX Research, Web Development, User Research, Mockups, Usability Testing, Application Development, Responsive Web Design, Version Control, Brainstorming, Javascript, MongoDB
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Responsible AI, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI/UX Research, Design Thinking, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Artificial Intelligence, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Design Reviews, Wireframing, Prompt Patterns, User Story, Prototyping, Presentations, Professional Development, Storyboarding
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Mapping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Workflow Management, JSON, Fraud detection, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Metadata Management, Process Design, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Integrity, Anomaly Detection, Data Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Tool Calling, Software Design Patterns
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Compensation Strategy, Talent Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Compensation Management, Performance Management, Organizational Development, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Employee Retention, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing, Manufacturing Processes, Production Process, Internet Of Things, Manufacturing Operations, Computer-Aided Design, Digital Transformation, Automation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Network Infrastructure, Product Lifecycle Management, Real Time Data, Cloud Computing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks