Nathan Fowkes is a veteran entertainment industry artist as well as a popular teacher of color, lighting and design. He attended the Art Center College of Design where he studied traditional painting and entertainment design and graduated with honors. Nathan teaches at the Laguna College of Art and Design and The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art and is a regular guest lecturer at Art Center College of Design and Concept Design Academy. He has also taught at Studios and Game Houses including Disney, Blizzard Entertainment, Infinity Ward, Big Fish Games and THQ. Nathan has worked on 11 feature films including: The Prince of Egypt, Spirit, several projects within the Shrek Universe, How to Train Your Dragon and The Legend of Puss in Boots. His upcoming projects are with Blue Sky Studios, Digital Domain and Disney.

Designing with Color and Light

Environment Design

Pictorial Composition

Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache