Description
Instructor Critiques for Full Participation Students will be uploaded for viewing approximately one week after each class.
Date : Mar. 15th – Apr. 12th
Length: 5 Weeks
Videos Uploaded: Friday at 12pm PT.
Level : All Levels Welcome
This course will focus on understanding the structure and form of various animal species through the art of Sketchbooking. Students will study a different group of animals each week, including birds, big cats, ungulates , canids, and reptiles. Through the use of various sketchbooking mediums, students will learn to indicate texture and musculature, with an emphasis on shape design as well as page composition. Instructional demonstrations paired with informative talks on the species themselves makes this class a wonderful choice for fine artists, illustrators and concept artists alike!
Necessary materials:
Sketchbook (toned and/or white)
Graphite pencil (wood, various hardness)
Mechanical pencil
Kneaded eraser
White eraser
Ballpoint pen
Optional materials:
Mixed media/wet media sketchbook
Walnut ink/sepia ink
White charcoal pencil
White out pen/white paint pen
Brush pen
Tom Babbey
Tom Babbey has studied at the Watts Atelier for over a decade, and has taught at the atelier for nearly as long. As an avid naturalist, Tom’s love for wildlife led him to discover his passion for animal art and creature design at an early age. Tom currently works as a freelance illustrator and concept artist for clients such as Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Publishing, Wizkids, Cubicle 7, Fantasy Flight Games, Sony Online, and Griffin Road Games, and is the lead Art Director for Draco Studios “Dragonbond’ setting.
