We at Watts Atelier believe that building a strong foundation of skills is the most important endeav
10/27/2022
20 Minute Figure Lay-ins
5 Week Streaming Class
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This class will focus on drawing the figure 20. You’ll learn about the essential things you need to get on the page to set yourself up for a strong drawing.
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Demos by: .m.gist
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10/27/2022
Figure Quicksketch
5 Week Streaming Class
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This class will focus on drawing the figure for short periods of time ranging from 3-5 minutes. Students will learn to be efficient in their observation and economical with their mark making.
Demos by: .m.gist
Critiques by:
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Registration is now open!
10/26/2022
Drawing from the Masters: Rockwell
5 Week Streaming Class
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Improve your fundamentals by observing and studying the work of master draftsman: Norman Rockwell.
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Demos by: Brian Knox ()
Critiques by: Travis Wilson ()
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10/24/2022
Painting From the Masters
5 Week Streaming Class
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The work of Edgar Payne and Jules Bastien-Lepage will be examined and studied in this class. Doing master-studies is an age old technique for developing an artist’s skill in the fundamentals.
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Demos and Critiques by: Meadow Gist
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10/18/2022
Registration Opens:
Wednesday, 10/24/22 @ 8AM PT
We look forward to seeing you all in class STREAMING soon!
10/18/2022
Registration Opens:
Monday, 10/24/22 @ 8AM PT
We look forward to seeing you all in class IN PERSON soon!
STREAMING CLASS: Head Quicksketch
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Head Quicksketch, much like Figure Quicksketch, is a great way to develop one’s ability to skip steps and judge proportions, distances, and angles accurately and without the need to stop and measure. Gaining these abilities requires an intuitive understanding of plumb lines, negative shapes, and angles. The first half of the term will focus on the use of these tools to create gesture and structural type quicksketch head drawings. The second half of the term will focus on how to skip key steps and use a more shadow mapped and tonal approach. The human head is every bit as complex as the body, possibly even more so. The localized complexity of the head necessitates its study both on its own and in conjunction with the body. This class will focus on studying the human head by itself and without the body and will consist of 5 minute, 3 minute, and 2 minute figure poses at different times throughout the term.
DEMOS BY: Erik Gist (.m.gist)
CRITIQUES BY: Erik Gist (.m.gist)
Registration is open NOW
- Audit: $49
- Watch 5 Instructor Warm ups and Demos
- Receive Weekly Photo reference
- Full Participation: $235
- Watch 5 Instructor Warm ups and Demos
- Receive Weekly Photo reference
- Receive Weekly Personalized Instructor Critiques
- Watch Classmates Instructor Critiques
STREAMING CLASS: Bridgman’s Anatomy
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In Bridgman’s Anatomy, you will learn how to study the works of George Bridgman, using the book George Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life. You will look at converting Bridgman’s scratchy, chaotic drawings into clean tonal interpretations, focusing on basic forms and shapes, as well as basic anatomical origins and insertions. You will then use photos of bodybuilders to extrapolate the Bridgman information, while also looking at the works of Frank Frazetta to see how to use Bridgman’s concepts in an illustration. Simply put, this is anatomy for artists, not for surgeons! To get the most out of the course, pick up the Bridgman book. We will provide online resources for you to go to for Frazetta’s works and photos of body builders.
DEMOS BY: Erik Gist (.m.gist)
CRITIQUES BY: Ben Young (._young)
Registration is open NOW
- Audit: $49
- Watch 5 Instructor Warm ups and Demos
- Receive Weekly Photo reference
- Full Participation: $235
- Watch 5 Instructor Warm ups and Demos
- Receive Weekly Photo reference
- Receive Weekly Personalized Instructor Critiques
- Watch Classmates Instructor Critiques
STREAMING CLASS: Gouache Masterstudies: Landscape
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this class we will explore many different artists, from old masters to contemporary ones. Each week we will explore how each of these master painters uses value, shape, and color to compose their images. Doing gouache thumbnails in 1-2hr increments will help us understand the general foundation into what makes their work so compelling. The focus will be on establishing mood, lighting, and textures through short-hand indications. If you’ve never worked in gouache that is OK. There will be frequent instructor demonstrations.
DEMOS BY: Robert Watts ()
Registration is open NOW
- Audit: $49
- Watch 5 Instructor Warm ups and Demos
- Receive Weekly Photo reference
06/15/2022
Another In-Person Term is just around the corner at Watts Atelier!
Registration opens June 27th, 2022 at 8am PT.
We’ve got a great schedule and roster of great instructors teaching this term, featuring:
- Jeff Watts ()
- Erik Gist (.m.gist)
- Meadow Gist ()
- Ben Young (._young)
- Robert Watts ()
- Travis Wilson ()
- Evan Collene ()
Classes meet once a week for 5 weeks and are $375:
Monday Classes: From 11-Jul To 8-Aug:
- 10:00am - 1:00pm:
- Figure Drawing Fundamentals with Evan Collene
- Drawing Hands in Charcoal with Erik Gist
- 2:30pm - 5:30pm:
- Fundamentals Anatomy: Arms, Legs, Torso with Evan Collene
- Gouache Portrait with Erik Gist
Tuesday Classes: From 12-Jul To 9-Aug:
- 2:30pm - 5:30pm:
- (NEW) Sci Fi Environments Explored with Robert Watts
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm:
- 20m Head Layins with Ben Young
Wednesday Classes: From 13-Jul To 10-Aug:
- 10:00am - 1:00pm:
- 20m Head Layins with Jeff Watts
- 2:30pm - 5:30pm:
- (NEW) Painting from the Masters: Portrait with Jeff Watts
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm:
- Portrait in Oil with Ben Young
Thursday Classes: From 14-Jul To 11-Aug:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm;
- Long Pose Figure Drawing - Female with Jeff Watts
Friday Classes: From 15-Jul To 12-Aug:
- 10:00am - 1:00pm:
- Head Drawing Fundamentals with Travis Wilson
- Figure Drawing with Evan Collene
- 2:30pm - 5:30pm:
- Head Drawing: Features, Eyes, Nose, Lips, Ears, Hair
- Figure Drawing (same pose as morning) with Jeff Watts
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm:
- Life Drawing/Painting Workshop
Saturday Classes: From 16-Jul To 13-Aug:
- 9:00am - 12:00pm:
- Plein Air Painting with Ben Young
- 10:00am - 1:00pm:
- Figure Quicksketch with Erik Gist
- 2:30pm - 5:30pm:
- Costumed Figure Painting: 5 Week Pose with Meadow Gist
- Figure Drawing with Ben Young
Sunday Classes: From 17-Jul To 14-Aug:
- 10:00am - 1:00pm:
- Uninstructed Workshop (Full time only - 6 Classes or more)
Any and all skill levels are welcomed! See you in class!
06/09/2022
Draconic Lore, Oil on Board, 16x20.
SOLD!
For Magic the Gathering’s () upcoming set, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, which drops TOMORROW.
Done by Watts Atelier’s very own instructor, Tom Babbey (
Notice the curious rats cohabitating with the baby dragon?
“The wyrmling studied the ancient carvings and dreamed of a day when her own exploits would be immortalized in stone”
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This painting was created using black and white reference!
The colors were INVENTED by utilizing the principles of color theory!
Term 3 starts this week! There’s still time to register for Ben Young’s Color Theory class via our Streaming Program.