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: Ideation, AI powered creativity, Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Organizational Skills, Prioritization, Productivity, AI literacy, Database Development, Document Management, Generative AI, Database Management, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Project Management, Content Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, Editing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills you'll gain: Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Engagement, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Negotiation, Business Workflow Analysis, Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, Conflict Management, Talent Management, Change Management, Performance Management, Strategic Leadership, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Creativity, Workflow Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Creative Design, Design, Graphic Design, Visual Design, Collaboration, Process Optimization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Experience Design, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, Design and Product, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Strategic Prioritization, Usability, Resource Allocation, Product Improvement, Process Design, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Product Testing, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Frontend Performance, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Performance Tuning, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Mobile Development Tools, iOS Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Design, Information Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Interaction Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Swift Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mobile Development, Cross Platform Development, Unit Testing, Application Design, Development Testing, Knowledge of Apple Software, Application Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Code Reusability, Maintainability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interactive Design, Usability, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Interaction Design, UI Components, Usability Testing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: PL/SQL, Oracle Databases, Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Persistence, Database Development, Database Management Systems, Web Services, Data Storage Technologies, Authorization (Computing), File I/O, Debugging, File Management, Network Protocols
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Education Software and Technology, AI Integrations, Design Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Content Creation, Professional Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Drafting and Engineering Design, Mechanical Design, Assembly Drawing, 3D Modeling, Verification And Validation, Computer-Aided Design, Industrial Design, Functional Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks