Precollege Courses
CCS offers courses year-round for the high school artist (age 15-19) who wants to explore and develop their talents. Through short courses, weekly studios and summer intensives, you can find out more about various majors, create and refine work for your portfolio, get insights into applying to an art school and meet CCS faculty, staff and students. There are lots of options- choose what’s right for you.
Short Courses
- Portfolio Preparation
- Glassblowing
- Automotive Design
- Fashion Croquis
- Manga: Beyond the Basics
- Animated Character Development
- Basic Perspective Drawing
Portfolio Preparation
The core of a strong art college application is a solid portfolio. Build or enhance your portfolio based on the professional critiques and targeted drawing assignments offered in this course. You will learn how to best present your talents. Bring your portfolio or examples of your work to the first class.
APRP 100 PC
at Taubman Center
Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m.
March 10 - April 28, no class March 31
(7 sessions)
$285 plus $15 material fee $35 model fee
Glassblowing
Learn the magic of shaping hot glass. This course, open to both beginning and advanced students, teaches the glassblowing techniques required to create vessels and sculptural forms. Advanced students refine their skills and learn more advanced techniques. Please wear a long-sleeve shirt and bring sunglasses to the first class. Enrollment is limited to eight students per section.
AVIS 285 C
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
January 26 - March 2
(6 weeks)
$365 plus $65 material fee
AVIS 285 D
at Ford Campus
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 16 – April 27, no class March 30
(6 weeks)
$365 plus $65 material fee
Automotive Design
Students are introduced to the aesthetics, standards and methods used when designing vehicles. Practice auto-specific rendering techniques.
AEXP 101 PC
at Taubman Center
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 16 - 30
(3 sessions)
$149
Fashion Croquis
Create colorful, whimsical and inspiring fashion illustrations with watercolors. Learn to depict the quintessential elements of your unique fashion designs.
AEXP 070 PC
Sunday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 20 - May 4
(3 sessions)
$149
Manga: Beyond the Basics
Using Manga as a starting point, learn illustration techniques that will add polish and depth to take your drawings to the level.
AGRC 135 PC
Friday, 6 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
March 15 - April 26, no class March 29
(3 sessions)
$285 plus $10 materials fee
Animated Character Development
Use illustration drawing and ideation techniques to create distinctive characters with unique traits and personality on paper and in 3D.
WKSH 254 PC
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
January 26 – March 2
(6 sessions)
$285 plus $10 material fee
Basic Perspective Drawing
This course will focus on everyday objects with an emphasis on realistic representations of space.
ADRW 090 PC
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
January 26 - March 2
(6 weeks)
$285 plus $15 material fee
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3-Credit Courses
Courses available for college credit may be eligible as Dual Enrollment courses. Students may be able to get the course tuition paid for by their school district. Ask your high school Counselor about your eligibility.
Foundation Drawing I
This course is an undergraduate, freshman level foundations course. Instruction in this course does not assume students have any strongly developed drawing skills. It is further assumed that experienced students profit by exposure to a systematic exploration of drawing methods. Its primary purpose is to introduce students to basic concepts in drawing and then, begin to develop more creative and expressive responses. Drawing I moves the student into a more volumetric understanding of drawing as well as considerable emphasis on observational and formal composition and design.
PCS 101 X (3.0 credits) at Ford Campus
Saturday, 8:30 am – 3 pm
(half hour lunch break; bring a bag lunch)
September 8 - December 15, 2012
$800
Instructor: D. Keller, Foundation Dept. Adjunct Faculty
Students wishing to enroll in Foundation Drawing I must submit art samples and get the approval of the CCS Foundations Department Chair prior to enrolling. Inquire directly with the CE Department to get your samples reviewed and necessary paperwork filed.
Dual Enrollment Application
Dual Enrollment Form (9 KB, PDF)
Dual Enrollment Application Criteria Letter (83 KB, PDF)
