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 Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Finite Element Methods, Semiconductors, Electronic Systems, Computer Architecture, Manufacturing Processes, Process Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling, Electronic Components, Micrometer, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, User Experience, Application Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Analysis, Sustainability Standards, Business Systems Analysis, Process Mapping, Complex Problem Solving, Innovation, Problem Solving, Interviewing Skills
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Storage, Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Applications
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Video Game Development, Performance Testing, Programming Principles, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, C (Programming Language), System Programming, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Computer Programming Tools, Software Installation, Data Structures, Program Development, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media, Collaborative Software, Social Media Marketing, Video Editing, Instagram, Graphic Design, Advertising Campaigns, Animations, Design, Brand Awareness
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development, Test Script Development, Maintainability, Network Routing, Test Case, Unit Testing, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Application Security, Configuration Management
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Graphics, Web Components, Animations, Typography, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Storage, Identity and Access Management, System Configuration, Telecommunications, Inbound Calls, Outbound Calls, User Accounts, Customer experience improvement, Regional Sales
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Adult Education, Community Development, Pedagogy, Compassion, Lifelong Learning, Discussion Facilitation, Growth Mindedness, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Security, Data Governance, Generative AI Agents, Metadata Management, Data Ethics, Interoperability, Data Store, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Embeddings, Taxonomy, Data Storage, Data Processing, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning, Zero Trust Network Access, Agentic systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months