The return of Friday Night live, This Friday, July 8th!

  Join us this Friday, July 8th, at 7pm PST for the return of our Friday Night Live feature! Watch and participate in the conversation as Jeff shows you the process behind his gouache sketches, while exploring the inspiration he finds in his travels. For more information and to tune in, please visit our Friday… Continue reading


New Friday Night Live with Lucas Graciano, August 28th, 7-10pm PST

Join illustrator and Watts Atelier instructor Lucas Graciano on Friday, August 28th from 7-10pm PST for a special from-the-studio edition of our Friday Night Live Workshop. Watch and ask questions live, as Lucas works on his largest painting to date; A 6-foot dragon illustration. This workshop is part of our ongoing, free “Friday Night Live”… Continue reading


Beginning this Friday: “In the Studio” podcast series, with Jeff Watts

  We are thrilled to announce the start of a new ongoing feature for our online school; our “In the Studio” podcast series, premiering this Friday at 7pm PST on our Youtube station.  .  This exciting series of video podcasts takes the viewer into the at-home studios of the artists and instructors of the Watts… Continue reading


Livestream Guilds Q&A, this Saturday, December 6th at 6:30pm PST

This Saturday night at 6:30pm pacific time join Jeff Watts, Greg Goodman and Tom Babbey, creators of the recently unveiled Guilds Program for Watts Atelier Online, for a special Live stream Q&A. Ask questions and get answers from the people who created this ground breaking new study program for Online Art Training. The Watts Guilds… Continue reading


Special Halloween Edition of Friday Night Live, With E.M. Gist

Happy Halloween, From the Watts Atelier!  Join Watts Atelier instructor and renowned horror illustrator E.M Gist on October 31st from 7-10pm Pacific Time, for a special Halloween edition of our Friday Night Live workshop. In the spirit of the season, Gist will be painting a monster portrait, live for our viewers.  The finished portrait will… Continue reading


“Friday Night Live,” figure drawing with Jeff Watts

      Join us this Friday at 7pm PST for another free Friday Night Live session with Jeffrey Watts. Jeff will be working from a live model and demonstrating the abstractions, rhythms and techniques he uses when drawing the female figure. Join in the conversation during the live stream, and ask your questions to… Continue reading


“Friday Night Live” special guest; Gouache painting with Robert Watts!

  Join us this Friday at 7pm PST for a special Friday Night Live event, as Robert Watts Demonstrates his Gouache painting skills.  In his own words, Robert is going “to dance with the devil, and take a hand drawing of Captain Teague, to some sort of finish in gouache transparent to opaque.” If you’ve ever… Continue reading


“Friday Night Live,” Quicksketch edition, August 29th 7-10pm pst

Join us this upcoming Friday, August 29th, from 7pm-10pm PST for a special Friday Night Live event. Jeff Watts will be demonstrating his quicksketch process live, while viewers watch and ask questions. Working from a model, Jeff will show the viewers the type of drawing instruction that’s included in our Figure Phase III online lessons.… Continue reading