The art of Automotive Clay Modeling starts the moment you decide that you want to be a car designer. As you may be aware, there are only so many positions for designers in OEM studios and not everyone is going to make it, but the alternative is to use that design background and become a clay sculptor instead. Many companies are only too willing to take on graduates from art schools who have the necessary qualifications and have minimal experience in clay modeling.

The first step is to enroll in your favorite design school and go from there.

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

The Academy of Art University is a private, proprietary institution of higher education offering professional study at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of art and design. 

Academy of Art University - Admissions Department
79 New Montgomery Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105- 3410

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California

Art Center College of Design has been a leader in art and design education for nearly 75 years. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines, as well as Public Programs offering design education to all ages and levels of experience.

Art Center College of Design
Hillside Campus | 1700 Lida Street Pasadena, CA 91103
South Campus | 950 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

Admissions 626.396.2373 admissions@artcenter.edu

College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning

Cincinnati, Ohio

The College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati is charged with undergraduate and graduate education in the design, environmental, and art disciplines.

Information on the whole college:
Postal Address
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning 
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210016
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016 

Phone
513.556.4933

Fax
(513) 556-3288 

Information on the School of Design:
Postal Address
School of Design 
College of DAAP 
6415 Aronoff 
University of Cincinnati 
PO Box 210016 
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016 

Phone
513.556.6828 

Fax
513.556.3288 

Email 
Dorothea Cloke 
dorothea.cloke@uc.edu

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Institute of Art was established in 1882. Over the years it has earned a reputation for being among the top ten professional colleges of art and design in the country.

The Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1710

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan

The College for Creative Studies, formerly known as the Center for Creative Studies, is one of the nation?s leading arts education institutions. CCS is a private, fully accredited, four-year college located in Detroit, offering Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in eleven studio majors.

College for Creative Studies
201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202-4034
T 313.664.7400
F 313.872.2739

Pratt Institute

New York

The School of Art and Design offers one of the finest and most comprehensive professional art and design educations available. With a distinguished faculty and exceptional technical and studio resources, gifted students from throughout the United States and the world come together at Pratt, forming an unmatched assembly of creative energy and opportunity. 

Pratt Institute
Brooklyn Campus
200 Willoughby Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
11205
718-636-3600

Manhattan Campus
144 West 14th Street
New York, NY
10011
212-647-7775

These  schools are the finest in Art and Design within the United States offering the best in Automotive Design.