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 California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Branding, Organizational Strategy, Brand Management, Organizational Structure, Recruitment, Fundraising, Brand Strategy, Constructive Feedback, Analysis
★ 4.5 (58) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Infrastructure, TCP/IP, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, General Networking, OSI Models, Wireless Networks, Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Network Switches, Local Area Networks, System Configuration
★ 4.3 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Data Persistence, Software Development, Virtualization, Application Security, Virtual Networking, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Command-Line Interface
★ 3.3 (9) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Project Portfolio Management, Design Thinking, Risk Management, Portfolio Risk, Market Opportunities, Business Modeling, Design Strategies, New Business Development, Experience Design, Business Architecture, Design, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Customer experience strategy (CX), Prioritization, Ethical Standards And Conduct
★ 4.8 (20) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design
★ 4.4 (11) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Installation, Web Analytics and SEO
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Niel Asher Education
Skills you'll gain: Exercise Therapy, Lifting Ability, Athletic Training, Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, Health And Wellness Coaching, Physiology, Human Musculoskeletal System, Occupational Therapy, Pain Management, Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Initiative and Leadership, Open Mindset, Education and Training, Leadership, Community Development, Empowerment, Teaching, Pedagogy, Self-Awareness, Collaboration, Family Support, Community Organizing, Personal Development, Professional Development, Relationship Building, Network Analysis
★ 4.9 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Languages and XML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Code Reusability, Data Validation, Data Import/Export, Data Mapping, Verification And Validation, Data Sharing, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interoperability, Computational Logic, Technical Documentation, Data Management, Scripting
★ 4.5 (80) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Operational Efficiency, Dashboard, Data Access, Force.com, Process Design, Application Design, Application Development, Cloud Deployment, No-Code Development, User Accounts, User Provisioning, UI Components, Business Process Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Business Logic, User Interface (UI)
★ 4.6 (14) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Khalifa University
Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Data Management, Model Deployment, Data Governance, Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Data Quality, Model Training, AI Enablement, Decision Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Literacy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Leadership, Data Integration, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Predictive Modeling, AI Product Strategy, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, User Centered Design, Requirements Analysis, Virtual Environment
★ 2 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks