Mythophoric Character Design was taught by Shanth Enjeti in two courses titled Character Creation. One was taught by Shanth's at Montserrat College of Art where he was an Associate Professor in the college's Illustration Concentration before leaving the college in 2021. The other was taught for 15 years at Rhode Island School of Design where Shanth rose to the rank of Senior Critic until he left the college in 2018. Character Creation was the first course dedicated to the subject of character design to be taught at RISD in both the Illustration and FAV Departments and was the most popular course in both departments for almost every semester Shanth offered the course.