Courses

Session 2: M-F, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. CT, July 03-14, Course #1011

Work alongside our incredible faculty of artists, designers, and scholars to continue to refine your work in this intensive course, intended for students who want to dive deep into the concepts and processes utilized in the production of 2D animation. You'll learn to turn your drawings into moving images using compositing, layering, collaging, and will build skills in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and other programs. The course will include online demonstrations geared to your passions, visiting artist presentations, online museum resources, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You'll engage in discussions and critiques with a vibrant online community of other students from throughout the country and around the world, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.

Session 1: M-F, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. CT, June 20-June 30, Course #1004

You bring your creative interests—2D animation, 3D animation, video, and more—and our incredible faculty of artists, designers, and scholars will work one-on-one with you to push your skills to the next level. You will build skills using software programs such as Adobe (Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects), and be introduced to both concepts and processes to storyboard and develop narratives. The course will include online demonstrations geared to your passions, visiting artist presentations, online museum resources, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You'll engage in discussions and critiques with a vibrant online community of other students from throughout the country and around the world, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.

Session 1: M-F, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CT, June 20-June 30, Course #1003

Session 2: M-F 1 p.m.-4 p.m., July 03-July 14, Course #1008

You bring your creative interests—traditional and non-traditional drawing and painting techniques, comics and graphic novels, and more—and our incredible faculty of artists, designers, and scholars will work one-on-one with you to push your skills to the next level. You may choose to work in a variety of media- wet and dry media, ink, pencil, charcoal, collage, observational drawing, storyboarding, or a combination of different materials. The course will include online demonstrations geared to your passions, visiting artist presentations, online museum resources, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You'll engage in discussions and critiques with a vibrant online community of other students from throughout the country and around the world, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.

Session 2: M-F, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CT, July 03-14, Course #1009

You bring your creative interests and drive to dive deep into traditional and non-traditional painting techniques—and our incredible faculty of artists, designers, and scholars will work one-on-one with you to push your skills to the next level. You may choose to work in a variety of media—acrylic, watercolor, gouache, oil sticks, paint makers, or a combination of different materials. Basic painting fundamentals such as temperature, contrast, color theory, surface, texture, glazing, canvas stretching and grounds, alternative tools, and working with both additive and subtractive methods are explored and expanded upon. The course will include online demonstrations of techniques geared to your passions, visiting artist presentations, online museum resources, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You'll engage in discussions and critiques with a vibrant online community of other students from throughout the country and around the world, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.

Session 2: M-F, 1-4 p.m. CT, July 03-July 14, Course #1007

This course covers the elements and principles of graphic design and provides students with the technical and conceptual tools to develop effective design strategies. Students expand their understanding of what surrounds them and learn how to look at and evaluate products, graphics, architecture, advertisements, and more. Class discussions challenge students to consider the world of design through a contemporary art lens, drawing upon the work of Saul Bass, Paul Rand, Paula Scher, and others. In addition to using traditional materials like sketchbooks, students use Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, and output work using high quality digital printers. Students can expect to create portfolio-quality works that explore symbols, logos, typography, layout, image and text integration, and sequential design. *NOTE* Basic computer experience required.