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Character Design Courses

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.

Popular Character Design Courses and Certifications


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    EDUCBA

    3DS Max Texturing: Apply, Create & Refine

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Autodesk, Workflow Management, Design, Design and Product, Research and Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mockups, UI/UX Strategy, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Design and Development, Web Language, UI/UX Research, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, HTML and CSS, Design Strategies, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    923 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Maintainability, Layout Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, User Experience Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Animations

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Designing for User Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Ideation, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, User Flows, Creativity

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    120 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Design Elements And Principles

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Human-Centered Security: Designing Usable & Safe Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Human Factors (Security), User Experience Design, Usability, User Experience, Threat Modeling, UI/UX Strategy, Application Security, Authentications, UI/UX Research, Human Centered Design, Security Strategy, User Story, Security Controls, Design Research, Multi-Factor Authentication, Security Awareness, Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, Safety Standards, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Coursera

    UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), UI/UX Research, User Research, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Research, Prototyping, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, Digital Design, User Centered Design, Design, Experience Design, Usability Testing, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    3DS Max Character Modeling: Build & Refine

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Animations, Animation and Game Design, Autodesk, Geometry, Anatomy, Design, Follow Through

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 2: 2D Platformer

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Experience Design, Storytelling, User Experience Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    125 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of London

    Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Non-Verbal Communication, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Interpersonal Communications, Agentic systems

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    UX: Interaction Design

    Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Persona (User Experience), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Flows, Wireframing, Digital Design, Software Design Patterns, Apple iOS, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular character design courses

  • 3DS Max Texturing: Apply, Create & Refine: EDUCBA
  • Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes: California Institute of the Arts
  • Learn UI Design: Scrimba
  • Designing for User Experience: Microsoft
  • Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus: EDUCBA
  • Human-Centered Security: Designing Usable & Safe Systems: Packt
  • UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions: Coursera
  • 3DS Max Character Modeling: Build & Refine: EDUCBA
  • Game Design and Development 2: 2D Platformer: Michigan State University
  • Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States: EDUCBA

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