Animal Painting: Gesture Portrait
Class | Registration opens 2/24/2025 9:00 AM PST
This class will focus on the art of gesture painting with animal portraits. Students will paint a new animal each week, and learn techniques used to indicate and render various textures and patterns commonly found in the animal kingdom. This will be a great class for loosening up but also familiarizing yourself with the various structures that are present in the animal of the week. The instructor will also share insights into animal behavior and biology, which can subtly influence and guide the artistic decisions we make when painting animals.
- Please note:
Tom will be gone for the week 4 class on 4/4/25.
As a result, a class will be added into the break week.
Makeup class:
Friday, 4-18-25 at 10am
- This class will use oil painting materials.
For a comprehensive list of materials, please visit https://www.wattsatelier.com/materials
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.