Virtual Camps
Welcome to DAAPcamps Virtual Camps!
Due to restrictions on gathering in groups during the summer of 2020, the DAAPcamps’ Crew worked to create and offer individualized programs in many of our most popular disciplines of study. Each Virtual Studio is a combination of synchronous (live online group settings) and asynchronous (pre-recorded teachings, presentations, tours, etc.). Most live engagements are recorded as well, so if the participant’s schedule does not allow for them to be a part of the live engagement that day, they are able to access the session and content after it is completed. Virtual Studios are the ideal opportunity to get your friends and family from around the country (or the world) to join you for a Virtual Studio! The response to our first offerings in the Summer of 2020 were very positive so we hope to have this opportunity in the future, in the summer or possibly during the school year as well.
Explore all 8 Virtual Studio offerings below:
Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Mike Gasaway
This virtual experience will teach students the cutting-edge animation techniques used by Hollywood. This virtual Animation Studio is taught by Emmy Award-winning director, Mike Gasaway. Mike is a UC graduate who has directed several shows for Nickelodeon (Jimmy Neutron, Back at the Barnyard, and Planet Sheen) and loves to teach this art to camp students.
In this virtual Animation Studio, students will learn how 3D animation software works by creating and utilizing two of the main effects that all animators learn when they begin the process. The presentations are streamlined and easy to understand. Throughout the sessions, students will have time to interact with the instructor as they are working.
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Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Stephen Slaughter
In this virtual studio, students will be able to dive into life as an architecture student at University of Cincinnati. This immersive, virtual experience introduces the discipline of architecture. Students will receive instruction in architectural abstraction and guidance through workshops on drawing, model building, and computer-aided design (CAD).
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Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Samantha Haring
Drawing is at the heart of every creative practice. Whether your passion is graphic design, architecture, interior design, fashion, animation, or any other design discipline, excellent drawing skills will be your constant companion.
This remote camp will provide you with the opportunity to explore a wide range of drawing experiences, including cast drawing, master copies, and an introduction to color, all from the comfort of home. Students will have access to multiple prerecorded demos for each project as well as live group video discussions each day, giving the student the flexibility to draw at their own pace. No prior experience is needed. All work produced during this week-long Drawing Intensive experience will be geared toward building a portfolio for future school or scholarship applications.
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Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Calle Evans
The virtual Fashion Design Studio will be dive into the essential elements of the fashion design process. Students will begin by exploring trend forecasting and concept development and then move through drawing and fabrication teachings. At the end of the studio, students will deliver their own final original collection. Further exploration in this virtual studio experience will include the garment production cycle, future-casting, sustainability, and the many careers within this massive industry. The Fashion Design virtual studio will be led by DAAP alumna and California fashion designer, Calle Evans.
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Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Edward-Victor Sanchez
The Fine Art Virtual Studio provides an overview of facts, details, and stories of what makes up “studio art”. Each day focus on the study of a different media– drawing, painting, sculpture, installations and mixed media. Students will examine and learn what makes each of these unique. The virtual studio will explore the works of some key figures of each discipline and apply the findings to their own project work. In this unique experience, students will connect
with artists from different parts of the country and share their ideas and views.
This virtual studio will promote conversations and teamwork among its participants and will offer student the opportunity to receive personal feedback to develop and enhance their craft and skills.
Click the image below to meet Edward-Victor Sanchez!
Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Patti Bresler
This virtual studio will focus on the following areas of design: Understanding Branding through Logo Design, Understanding 3D Packaging Design, Understanding Signage through Way-finding Design, and Understanding Interactive Design. Throughout the process students will be interacting with DAAP Alumni, from each area of expertise, who will share their experiences and passion. Student work will be constructively critiqued and shared with peers in the studio.
This virtual studio will be taught by Patti Bresler. Patti is a passionate DAAP Alumna from the Graphic Design program that has practiced in the field of Branding and Package Design for over 30 years. A Board member for the UC DAAP Alumni Association since 2009, Patti has
been involved in a variety of events within DAAP that promote the programs and she hired UC Co-op students for Brandimage Cincinnati, for over 15 years. She started her own business in 2019, PB Design, and works with a variety of clients in branding and consumer packaging.
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Intended for: Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Josh Haldeman
This program is designed to afford discovery and/or enhancement of the student's understanding of the field of industrial design as well as the opportunities that the world-renowned Industrial Design program at DAAP has to offer. Through this course, students will get a virtual sampling of the full DAAP experience, including: Live Q&A with DAAP faculty, staff and students, Tours of the DAAP library, studios, labs, shops, open spaces, and more, Tutorials and demos from UC ID alumni currently working in the field, Professional design office tours from around the country,Lectures from a variety of design leaders and other industry experts, and Social interaction with other like-minded participants from across the country and around the world.
Students will use these resources and more to complete a real-world design challenge that will culminate in the creation of a physical real-world product. This challenge will walk you through the steps of a design process, including: Identifying and defining problems, Conducting design research, Brainstorming ideas, Creating 2D sketches and 3D models,
Evaluating ideas through testing, Creating your physical product, and Presenting your solution.
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Intended for: Rising 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Students
Camp Lead: Edward-Victor Sanchez
The Middle School Virtual Art Experience is a virtual art-making and art-sharing experience. It will focus on the development of projects that integrate originality with copying; the use of traditional art materials with found or “not-art” materials; and the mix of different media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and installations.
Each day you will learn about details that make each of these disciplines and techniques unique, the artists that use such techniques, and you will be given a series of exercises and guidelines that you will use to develop ideas of your own. You will also have the opportunity to talk to artists from different parts of the country and hear about their experiences.
This virtual camp will promote conversations and teamwork among the participants and will give you the opportunity to receive personal feedback on how to develop and enhance your craft and skills.
Click the image below to meet Edward-Victor Sanchez!
