Hello Everyone!

This Fall 2026 semester, we will continue to offer some of our in-person classes at our CDA Campus in Pasadena, CA.

Besides the in-person classes, we will continue to offer our online courses as options as well so our out-of-state and international students can continue to study with us in the future.

We would like to thank you all for your support over the years and are looking forward to continuing serving your educational and portfolio-building needs in the future~!

FALL 2026 IMPORTANT DATES

EARLY ENROLLMENT DATE: Monday, August, 31st, 2026 at 12 PM PDT (noon) (E-mailing list subscribers only. Password Required)

**If you are interested in early enrollment, please visit our “Contact Page” to sign up for our E-mailing list.

PUBLIC ENROLLMENT START DATE: Tuesday, September 1st, 2026 at 12 AM PDT (midnight)

SEMESTER START DATE: Saturday, Oct., 3rd, 2026

SEMESTER END DATE: Friday, Dec., 18th, 2026

** Please allow 1~2 weeks cushion time for the end of the semester.

School Holiday: Thursday ~ Sunday, Nov 26th ~ 29th, 2026 (Thanksgiving long weekend)

FALL 2026 10-WEEK ONLINE CLASSES + IN-PERSON CLASSES

All CDA class days/times listed below are based on the Los Angeles PDT & PST time zone.

** = 6 week courses
*** = 8 week courses

SATURDAY

[SATURDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#100  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Vis Com 2: Vehicle Sketching Techniques with John Frye / $820

#101  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Intro to Animation Storyboard with Sam Szymanski / $820

[SATURDAY] HYBRID CLASS (IN-PERSON / ONLINE)

#102 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sketching for Environment* with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - CDA CAMPUS) / $800

* = Field trip required classes

#103 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sketching for Environment with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - ONLINE - ZOOM) / $800

(For the online students during the 4 field trip weeks, Ed will be uploading videos with short demo lectures, supplement drawing reference materials and explanation of the field trip drawing assignments that he wish the online students to practice during the field trip weeks.

On the Friday before field trips, Ed will meet with the online students (Friday, 5PM-6PM PDT or times TBD) to go over the previous week HW crit, review the lecture for the week and kick off the online field trip assignment for online students. During the field trip weeks, Ed or his TA will be on Discord during set time to work together on the field trip assignment and to help answer additional questions.)

SUNDAY

[SUNDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#104     9:30 AM - 12:30 PM   

Intro to Perspective with Robert St. Pierre / $800

#105     9:30 AM - 12:30 PM       

Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching with Andrew Cano / $800

#106     8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (4hrs)

Storyboard for TV Animation with Alan Wan / $840

[SUNDAY] IN-PERSON (CDA CAMPUS)

#107     2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (4hrs)

Analytical Figure Drawing (Sun) with Kevin Chen / $840

[SUNDAY] HYBRID CLASS (IN-PERSON / ONLINE)

#108     2:00 PM - 5:00 PM   

 Vis Dev for Animation & Games with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - CDA CAMPUS) / $820

#109    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM   

Vis Dev for Animation & Games with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - ONLINE - ZOOM) / $820

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Uninstructed Figure Drawing Workshop / $15 cash payment per session due at entry.

(First Fall uninstructed figure drawing workshop will start on September 20th, 2026.)

MONDAY

[MONDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#110 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs) 

Analytical Figure Drawing (Mon) with Kevin Chen / $840

#111 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Composition & Layout Design with Mike Hernandez / $820

#112 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Character Design for Game Production with Alex Chen / $820

(This class will start 1 week later on Oct 12th.)

TUESDAY

[TUESDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#113 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)

Head & Figure Drawing (Long Pose) with Kevin Chen / $840

#114 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Fundamentals of Color & Lighting with Mike Hernandez / $820

WEDNESDAY

NO CLASS

THURSDAY

[THURSDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#115   7:00 PM - 10:00 PM    

Gesture Drawing for Animation with Adam Dix / $800

#116 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM  

Intro to Key Frame Illustration with John Staub / $820

FRIDAY

[FRIDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)

#117 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)

Intro to Character Design with Kevin Chen & Joshua James Shaw / $840

#118 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)

Action Adventure Storyboard with Jay Oliva / $840

#119 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Background Design for Animation with Court Chu / $820

< SPECIAL WORKSHOP EVENTS >

TBD

< Uninstructed Figure Drawing Workshop >

Sunday, 7PM~10PM, $15 per person, per session
(Starting date: September 20th, 2026)

(*** Attendees need to be 18 years of age or over to attend the uninstructed workshop with nude model without parent’s signed consent. Please email us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com for questions. ***)

< For “SOLD OUT” Classes & Workshops >

Waiting List Tickets are Available

There is a waiting list ticket available on our enrollment store once a class is sold out. The students who purchased the waiting list tickets for the classes they wish to enroll in will be notified when there are any last-minute openings available from cancellations.

If we have enough students on the waiting list for a class or workshop, we will check with the instructor for the possibility to open up a second identical class to meet the demand. We will keep you updated if that happens and give the enrollment priority to the students on the waiting list.

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