Will Weston
Weston teaches drawing and composition workshops for professional artists at DreamWorks Animation, Blizzard Entertainment and the Animation Union. He also conducts workshops across America and Europe.
About Will Weston
I was originally an advertising illustrator with agents in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I eventually entered the entertainment field, where I was trained in Walt Disney Studio’s excellent Feature Animation training program. In the following years, I worked as a layout artist, background painter, and a visual development artist for Disney Feature and TV Animation, Nickelodeon Animation, Warner Bros., and Sony Feature Animation.
I have an MFA from the Claremont Graduate University in California. I am retired from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where I taught in the Entertainment Arts and Entertainment Design programs. I won ArtCenter’s Great Teacher Award in 2012, an award granted by student vote.
I teach workshops internationally on figure drawing, costumed figure drawing, drawing on location (plants, architecture, furniture, vehicles, etc.), landscape drawing & film composition. Also, Photoshop painting, composition for animation & film, and style development for animation.
I teach professional workshops for Dreamworks Animation, Blizzard Entertainment and other professional organizations as well as offering online courses through Drawing America.
– Will @willwestonstudio
Will Weston Advanced Projects Summer 2021
Advanced Projects is a portfolio-building class that allows students to demonstrate their …
Will Weston Mad Science Summer 2021
Students learn to draw everything using cylinders (pipes & pipe fittings), balls, …
Will Weston Figure Drawing Summer 2021
In this 6-week (7 lessons) workshop, students will learn basic figure construction …
Will Weston Drawing for Composition
This is a recorded version of Drawing for Composition, a 6-week class that I’ve taught in the US and in Europe.
Will Weston Costume Drawing
2-hour drawing session plus a 2-hour live lecture focused on costume drawing.
Will Weston Figure Drawing Class
Shot live on location in NYC this two-hour session begins with strategies for drawing the figure.
Will Weston Composition Lecture
This Lecture is great for multi-figure paintings, film design, animation, and entertainment arts.
Will Weston Figure Drawing Lecture
This High-Quality Video is a live illustrated-lecture by artist and educator Will Weston filmed live in New York City for Drawing New York.
Will Weston's Work
Todd
Thanks a lot, I’m really getting a lot out of these videos. I keep watching them all over and over and they are helping me more than almost anything else has, I really appreciate it
Alesky
I definitely learned a lot already. Holding the pencil the way Will Weston showed in the videos has helped me do construction and not push too hard as well.
Rosanna
Thank you very much for the demo. Greatly appreciate the clarity of explanation on the structure of the hip relating to the leg. Awesome teaching!
Giovanni
Drawing based on Will`s system for structuring the figure. It is sooooo helpful!!!
Rebecca
Brilliant. The images on Insta were a bit of a mystery so this has cleared them right up. So many ace tips!
Ruesell - Drawing Instructor
Extremely informative and clear videos indeed. Thanks Will. I pass on the drawing techniques to my drawing students.