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: 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

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Gemini, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Tool Calling, Multimodal Prompts, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Software Development Tools, Cloud Platforms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Virtual Reality, Data Import/Export, File Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Content Creation, Photo Editing, Graphics Software, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Report Writing, Probability & Statistics, Analytical Skills, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Business Process Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, Apple iOS, Swift Programming, Data Persistence, JSON, Application Deployment, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Software Design, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Application Programming Interface (API), Ajax, Web Development, General Networking, Web Applications, Javascript, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Server Side, Real Time Data, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Javascript, Application Deployment, Interactive Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Usability, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Project Controls, Project Scoping, Agile Project Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Sprint Planning, Team Leadership, Project Implementation, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Lean Methodologies, Design Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months