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: Usability Testing, Usability, User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, Mockups, Systems Design, UI/UX Research, Design, Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Application Design, Design, Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Information Architecture, Style Guides
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, User Flows, Interactive Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, User Research, Persona Development, Solution Design, Ideation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Software Design Documents, Software Documentation, Functional Specification, Technical Documentation, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Technical Communication, Style Guides, UI Components
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Multimedia, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Logo Design, Cinematography, Video Editing, Post-Production, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Photo/Video Production and Technology, Visual Storytelling, Graphical Tools, Creative Design, Typography
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Color Theory, Computer Graphics, Post-Production, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Graphical Tools, Model Optimization, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Creative Design, Creativity
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Photo Editing, Data Import/Export, Graphical Tools
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Creative Thinking, User Research, Journey Mapping, Human Centered Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Design Research, Project Scoping, Planning, Persona Development, Design Strategies, Project Planning, Value Engineering, Product Development, Strategic Thinking, Creativity
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Visual Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Ideation, User Interface (UI), Experimentation, Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Computer Interaction, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Code Review, Software Architecture, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Software Technical Review, Java Programming, System Design and Implementation, Java, Diagram Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, Application Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Anthropic Claude, Claude Code, Visual Storytelling, AI powered creativity, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, Game Design, Work Breakdown Structure, Storytelling, Procedure Development, AI Workflows, Project Scoping, Ideation, Generative AI, Design Research, LLM Application, Brainstorming, Creativity, Project Documentation, Content Creation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Layout Design, Creative Design, Visual Design, Usability, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, AI powered creativity, Adobe Firefly, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Design Software, Collaborative Software, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI Agents
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks