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".

Here’s an imaginary bird creature I created last night. It’s been a while since I’ve done any of these. It was a lot of fun. It started with a doodle while on the phone. I then decided to finish it. See more of my concept work at http://creatureartteacher.com/fantasy-creature-gallery/

Here’s an imaginary bird creature I created last night. It’s been a while since I’ve done any of these. It was a lot of fun. It started with a doodle while on the phone. I then decided to finish it. See more of my concept work at http://creatureartteacher.com/fantasy-creature-gallery/

 

 

Langur Monkey Digital Sketch

Here’s a new digital painting done today. This is a Langur Monkey that I followed through the forest while visiting Chitwan National Park in Nepal. See more of my work at creatureartteacher.com