Character Design Courses

Proko

The "Brain Dump" Method for Character Design

Master rapid character thumbnailing through the "brain dump" method while sketching a traveling merchant and generating unique silhouettes for concept art.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Skillademia

Digital Art Courses - Pixel Art, Procreate, Blender, Character Design, and AI Art Generation

Master pixel art, Procreate, Blender 3D, character design, and AI art generation through comprehensive beginner-friendly tutorials covering digital illustration, game development, and graphic design.

• YouTube
• 1 day 22 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pixologic ZBrush

ZBrush Hard Surface and Character Design - Season 13 Episode 1

Master hard surface sculpting and character design techniques with Ara Kermanikian in this live ZBrush demonstration featuring professional workflows and creative processes.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pixologic ZBrush

Hard Surface and Character Design with ZBrush

Master hard surface sculpting and character design techniques with Ara Kermanikian in this live ZBrush demonstration featuring advanced 3D modeling workflows and creative processes.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

School of Motion

3D Character Design in Illustrator - Turn Your 2D Designs into 3D

Learn to transform 2D vector art into 3D character designs using Illustrator. Explore texture mapping, 3D modeling techniques, and exporting to other 3D applications for enhanced design capabilities.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

BoroCG

Hair Cards in 3D Character Design: From Sketch to Final Result

Comprehensive tutorial on creating hair cards for 3D models, covering 2D and 3D techniques, sketching, and implementation for realistic hair rendering in digital art and game development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design

43 ratings

Explore engineering design fundamentals, from requirement gathering to problem-solving. Gain hands-on experience with real-world scenarios and develop essential skills for successful project execution and societal impact.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

42 ratings

The fundamentals of circular fashion unraveled, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain. From new textile materials and circular design all the way to business modelling.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 8-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Object-Oriented Design

42 ratings

Learn object-oriented design principles and UML to create modular, flexible software. Apply concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, and design patterns to improve Java coding skills and software architecture.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Functional Program Design in Scala

40 ratings

Explore functional programming in Scala, covering lazy evaluation, monads, type-directed programming, state management, and timely effects for building larger applications.

• Coursera
• 1 day 11 hours 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Beginners Guide to Graphic Design

43 ratings

From what graphic design is, Skills to be a graphic designer, Design theory, Education you need, equipment you need, to the graphic design portfolio and interview advice, this series is for anyone at any level.

• YouTube
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Product Design, Prototyping, and Testing

39 ratings

Translate product ideas into tangible assets by creating wireframes, 3D renderings, prototypes, and minimum viable products (MVPs) to test assumptions and validate customer interests

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cryptocurrency Engineering and Design

21 ratings

This course looks at the design of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how they function in practice, focusing on cryptography, game theory, and network architecture.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design of Computer Programs

14 ratings

Learn how to model problems, and how to optimize performance by using some of the advanced features of Python.

• Udacity
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Steven Spielberg's Harvard Commencement Speech on Character, Intuition, and Courage

10 ratings

Renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg shares insights on intuition, character-defining moments, and the power of storytelling in shaping humanity and fostering peace.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video