Teen Courses: Ages 14-18 courses - College for Creative Studies

HAND DRAWN ANIMATION

Is your sketchbook full of characters who just... sit there? Get ready to give them a serious upgrade! You'll learn the secrets to making them move, mastering principles like squash and stretch, timing, and exaggeration as you create a hand-drawn animated short video.

October 3, 2026 to November 21, 2026, W*008

FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP: DRAMATIC POSING FOR COMICS

Explore how to craft expressive, high-impact poses that leap off the page. Through targeted exercises in gesture drawing and anatomy, you will discover how to capture tension, weight, and personality to create compelling visual narratives.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026, ONLINE

GRAPHIC NOVELS ONLINE

Learn the various elements that make up a graphic novel and web comic such as story, framing, movement, image content, and text. Traditional and digital tools will be used to create various layouts. Ages 14+

October 14, 2026 to December 2, 2026, ONLINE

FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP: FASHION BUSINESS - DESIGN A POP-UP STORE

In this interactive workshop, students will select an existing fashion brand and reimagine it for a new generation of consumers.

Thursday, October 22, 2026, ONLINE

FAMILY PROJECT: WET FELTED MITTENS

Learn the ancient craft of wet felting to sculpt your own custom-fit, seamless mittens.

Saturday, November 7, 2026, B*307 and B*308

FAMILY PROJECT: BLOCK PRINTED HOLIDAY CARDS AND GIFT WRAP

Learn block printing techniques while creating your own custom holiday cards and gift wrap.

Saturday, November 14, 2026, B*307 and B*308

FREE ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN WORKSHOP

Learn tricks and tips to demonstrate your vision of the future of automotive design on paper. In this 90 minute automotive design workshop. Participants will learn about the proportions of various vehicles from a side view.

Wednesday, January 13, 2027, ONLINE

FREE ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN WORKSHOP

Explore fundamental visual communication principles, including light direction, highlights, bounced light, reflections, and sky tone. Each participant will receive a printable line drawing underlay to serve as the foundation for their own rendering.

Thursday, December 3, 2026, ONLINE

FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP: DRAWING AND SHADING

Learn how to draw images with more depth and drama by using light and shadow techniques. Students will work from 2D reference images.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, ONL