Character Design Courses and Certifications

Character Design Basics for 2D Animation

Learn essential techniques for designing 2D animation characters using simple shapes and digital tools. Covers head, face, torso, limbs, and stylized details to create visually appealing and animation-friendly designs.

• Skillshare
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Design for Concept Art

Comprehensive guide to character design and concept art, covering figure drawing, stylization, painting techniques, and portfolio development for aspiring digital artists in animation and gaming.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Papercraft Art: A Cutting Edge Guide to Paper Illustrations

Explore papercraft art with Laura K Sayers, creating vibrant 3D illustrations using simple tools. Learn cutting techniques, color selection, scene planning, and character building to craft eye-catching paper vignettes.

• Skillshare
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Design for Animation: Design and Craft Memorable Personalities

Learn to design captivating animated characters with Toniko Pantoja. Explore reference gathering, character exploration, posing techniques, and expression creation to craft memorable personalities for your animation projects.

• Skillshare
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Exploration for Expressive Illustration

Learn how to draw characters with personality by exploring shapes, movement, proportions, and scale to amplify their expressiveness

• Domestika
• 2 hours 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Expressive Character Design with Watercolor & Dip Pen

Learn to create quirky characters full of personality by combining drawing exercises with watercolor and dip pen techniques

• Domestika
• 2 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Character Design: Develop Your Own Style

Learn how to play with the proportions, shapes, and expressions of your protagonists using professional stylistic techniques

• Domestika
• 7 hours 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Captivating and Dynamic Character Creation

Learn to design characters and apply strong colors, shapes and lighting.

• Domestika
• 3 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Introduction to Concept Art For Expressive Character Design

Learn to create a lively original character from start to finish by exploring the fundamentals of color, light, and design

• Domestika
• 9 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

An Immortal Design: Character Design Theory and Development

58 ratings at Pluralsight

In this course, you'll learn to move from character concept, to sculpting, to the final textured asset. Learn to build a realistic and iconic character.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing

Learn to use reference images to design and create digital illustrations of captivating characters that tell a story

• Domestika
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Evan Cheng Character Designer

21 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Evan Cheng, character designer for Sesame Workshop, explains how a daily drawing practice and an alter ego helped him evolve his artwork and his career.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Designing Appealing Cartoon Characters in Photoshop

21 ratings at Pluralsight

We'll get started by exploring three very simple shapes and how they should play a role in every cartoon character we draw. Software required: Photoshop CS6.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Stylized Texturing in Substance Painter

20 ratings at Pluralsight

Throughout these lessons, we'll investigate how we can use Substance Painter to quickly and easily texture a creature stylistically. Software required: Substance Painter 1.6.1.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Fantasy Character Illustration with Japanese Influence

Learn to transform real-world inspiration into captivating characters designs influenced by Japanese culture.

• Domestika
• 2 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course