Character Design Courses and Certifications

Complex to Confident: Christmas Characters to Enhance Your Repertoire

Demystify complex holiday characters using shape-based approaches, watercolor techniques, and composition tips to confidently create unique Christmas illustrations for various applications.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Playful Character Design: Get Creative with the Exquisite Corpse Game

Unleash creativity through the Exquisite Corpse game, discovering hidden characters and refining them into unique designs for illustrations, animations, or storytelling projects.

• Skillshare
• 35 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

Gestalte einen design

Gestalte gruselige Charaktere für Horrorgeschichten: Von Skizzen bis zur fertigen Illustration. Lerne Charakterdesign, Rendering-Techniken und erschaffe dein eigenes Monster.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Design Fundamentals Part 1: Shape Language and Basic Construction

Learn shape language and basic construction for character design. Create compelling heroes and villains using psychological principles, motifs, and visual techniques. Develop foundational skills for storytelling through design.

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

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

Skillshare Live: Whimsical Sun and Moon Illustrations

Create whimsical sun and moon illustrations using simple shapes and colors. Learn playful character design techniques inspired by art deco and vintage children's books, applicable across various artistic mediums.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Creating Human Characters for Beginners- Faces & Expression

Aprende a crear personajes humanos, enfocándote en la cabeza y expresiones faciales. Ideal para principiantes, usa Procreate o cualquier software. Incluye recursos como hojas de trabajo, pinceles y videos extra.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 43 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

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

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

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

Creative Inspirations: tokidoki, Character Illustrator

12 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Explores Simone Legno's techniques and methods for creating his wildly popular tokidoki characters using Illustrator.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 2 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