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: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Multimedia, Verbal Communication Skills, Photo Editing, Productivity Software, Microsoft Office, Technical Communication, Editing, Social Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Graphical Tools, Virtual Environment, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Performance Tuning, Content Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Languages and XML, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Mapping, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Brainstorming, Innovation, Design Thinking, Ideation, New Product Development, Product Development, Collaboration, Analysis, Project Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Customer Relationship Management, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Business Planning, Telecommuting, Business Strategy, Value Propositions, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Marketing Materials, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Advertising Campaigns
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JavaScript Frameworks, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Maintainability, Software Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Design Software, Digital Publishing, Marketing, Creative Design, Data Sharing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: React.js, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Architecture, Application Development, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Restful API, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Performance Improvement, Statistical Process Controls, Operational Analysis, Process Improvement, Statistical Methods, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Operations Management, Probability & Statistics, Problem Solving
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Model Deployment, Generative AI, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Continuous Deployment, AI Enablement, Cloud Deployment, Jenkins, Amazon Web Services, Terraform, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Microsoft Copilot, Requirements Analysis, Release Management, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Data Visualization Software, Databases, MySQL, Database Design, Database Systems, SQL, Database Management Systems, Database Management, Query Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Storage, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Data Collection, Display Devices
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months