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Author: Aaron Blaise
For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more.
In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
After "Brother Bear" he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity back home in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the "The Bear and the Hare" an advertisement loved by millions around the world. He is currently also working on a new animated short film, once again involving bears called "Snow Bear".
I was inspired by my friend Boris Andreev to create something alien…
Aaron’s Art Tips 6 – Finding Beauty in the Mundane
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Here are a couple of character drawings I did of Young and Grown Tembo from the movie I was co-directing, "The Legend of Tembo"
Young Osprey – This is a young osprey that came to visit me at my dock a while back.
Elliot 2-Here’s a second drawing done of Elliot today. Drawn from life…35 minutes.
Elliot – My cat was sitting in front of me as I was working at my computer…so I drew him.
Aaron’s Art Tips 5 – Finding the Gesture and Line of Action
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Here’s a digital painting I just completed in preparation for a large oil painting I’ll be starting soon. This is a scene I often see on my morning walks. I’ve been wanting to paint this for a while.
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| “Sanderlings” digital |
Aaron’s Art Tips 4 The importance of thumbnailing!
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