Figure Invention

Figure Invention

Class | Registration opens 2/24/2025 9:00 AM PST

All Levels Welcome
3/11/2025-4/8/2025
2:30 PM-5:30 PM PST on Tue
$375.00

Figure Invention

Class | Registration opens 2/24/2025 9:00 AM PST

This class will focus on developing a system for breaking down the human figure, so that you can more easily draw from your imagination. In this class we will focus on simplifying complex anatomy into more iconic forms by way of manequinization. Once mastering these simple forms we will learn to position and manipulate them to achieve a better sense of dynamics. Figure invention is a priceless skill for any figurative artist looking to pursue a career in fine art, illustration or visual development.

  • Student choice:
    -Charcoal on Newsprint
    -Sketchbook

    For a comprehensive list of materials please visit http://www.wattsatelier.com/materials
Gist, Erik
Erik Gist

Erik M. Gist received his B.A. from SDSU in 1998. He began studying with Jeff Watts in 1996, three years later he began to teach and has done so ever since.. Erik has worked in the video game industry as a concept designer and 3-D artist and is now working as a freelance illustrator. Erik's clients include Marvel Comics, D.C. Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Disney, Audible, Wizards of the Coast, Upperdeck, Boom! Studios, Palladium Books, Blizzard Entertainment, Viking Childrens Books, Monkey Brain Books, Quart Publishing, and Chiat-Day. His work can be seen in Spectrum: the best in fantastic art including a nomination in 2018, and Aphrodesia: art of the female form 1 . Along with a Spectrum nomination, he has been nominated for an Illie Award, a Pulp Ark Award, a Chesley Award, and multiple Horror Comic Awards including one win. For more information about Erik's art please visit his website at www.erikgist.com.