Courses

Develop and enhance your hand-drawing and digital-drawing techniques, and apply your skills using computer 2D and 3D animation software. Create your own animated shorts from ideation, storyboarding, character development to pencil sketches


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025, W*006, W*008, T*720
Design your own app and a visual brand campaign. Students will learn app design from Apple Academy Experts and graphic design concepts from CCS faculty to create print, UXD and motion graphics for your portfolio.


July 14, 2025 to August 2, 2025, T*820
Generate characters for a movie, video game or an animated series with complete back stories. Students will create visual representations of these characters and the world that they live in.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025, T*614
Solid foundational drawing skills are key to every discipline of art and design. Learn the basic concepts of observational drawing and develop a more volumetric approach. Students will work from live clothed models, still life and reference material.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Create your own brand and design apparel and accessories that captures your aesthetic.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Capture the vibrant people and places that make Detroit unique in still images and video. Experiment with lighting and fashion models in the studio. Work with digital tools, music and sound effects to enhance your projects.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Use both digital and hand-drawing techniques to express yourself visually and tell a story. Experimentation is strongly encouraged as students develop their own style using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, chalk pastels and more.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025, T*610 and T*614
Express yourself freely through various media in a supportive environment. Stretch your own canvas and paint with acrylics. Experiment with wheel throwing and hand building ceramics. Design and create your own jewelry.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025, C*110, B*304, and B*211
Have you ever envisioned that something or someplace could be so much better if it only did (enter solution) ? Learn how to use your artistic and creative skills to identify and solve those everyday problems. You will sketch and draw out wild ideas and make simple mock ups while creating new products and designing interior spaces.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Experience the challenge and excitement of designing your own concept car. Learn the fundamentals of gestural sketching and perspective for both interiors and exteriors, as well as how to translate designs into 3D models. You will receive feedback on your vehicle concepts from automotive design professionals.


July 13, 2025 to August 2, 2025, T*1012