Here is a special TIME LAPSE Video of my recent "Drawing Vecna in Krita" video. I wanted to share it with you here.
The full REAL TIME video Krita Tutorial is available also below for Creature Art Teacher Members or HERE for my Patreon Supporters.
Stranger Things: Drawing Vecna in Krita Time Lapse
I am very excited to announce that I will be attending a number of in-person workshops & events in the Spring of 2022!
I will be visiting The Netherlands, Austria, Germany & Belgium!
If you would like to attend any of these events please click the images below to be linked directly to their respective sign-up pages. Hurry, because some of these events are extremely limited capacity!
ALL EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT.
SOLD OUT! April 21st-22nd: The Art Department: Eindhoven
Description: This is a 2 Day fest on concept art, design and craftmanship in film, animation and games will take place again in the industrial venue Klokgebouw. In addition to myself, there are tons of events including a screening of “Wolfwalkers” with director Tomm More!
SOLD OUT! April 24th-25th: Two Day Animal Drawing Workshop | Graz, Austria
Description: I will be teaching two full days of animal drawing. The first day will be in the studio where I go over my approach & we draw together. On the second day we will go to the Herberstein Zoo and apply what we learn. I will be there drawing with you and providing feedback!
SOLD OUT! April 30th – May 1st: Two Day “Character Design in Animation” Workshop | Amsterdam
Description: Join a 2 day intensive workshop in which you can pick the brains of an artist that worked on some of Disney’s most loved animations such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Brother Bear and Mulan, among others.
SOLD OUT! May 12th – May 13th: Two Day “Character Design in Animation” Workshop | Berlin
Description: Join a 2 day intensive workshop in which you can pick the brains of an artist that worked on some of Disney’s most loved animations such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Brother Bear and Mulan, among others.
SOLD OUT! May 14th – May 15th: The Art Department: Berlin
Description: This is a 2 Day fest on concept art, design and craftmanship in film, animation and games will take place again in the industrial venue Klokgebouw. In addition to myself, there will be tons of events with dozens of professional artist from the game and film industries.
This is a little bit of animation that I did a little while back. Miss Violet is based on my old dog. She was such a sweetheart and so much fun. This story was developed by myself along with the incredible Vedanta Sproston and my business partner, Nick Burch. I had so much fun putting this together. I hope you enjoy it.
Hopefully by now you have had a chance to check out the amazing, award winning film Wolfwalkers directed by Tom Moore and Ross Stewart.
If not I encourage you to stop reading this and go watch it! (I’ve embedded the trailer below)It’s available on AppleTV+ which you can get on pretty much any streaming device with a free trial.
It was developed by the amazing team at Cartoon Saloon over in Kilkenny, Ireland whom I was fortunate enough to get to visit in 2019 on one of my last international trips before the pandemic. While I was there I was working with the team doing some animation demos & lectures and I was treated to a behind the scenes look at the progress of the film. It wasn’t finished yet but it was clear already that it was going to be something very special.
Myself & Nick Burch with Tomm Moore and some of the Cartoon Saloon Crew in Kilkenny, Ireland.
My history with Wolfwalkers goes back a little further than that though. In 2017 the team at Cartoon Saloon reached out to me to get some tips on wolf animation and design. At the time I provided a few small demos for them and some wolf illustration ideas. From there it evolved into them wanting to see some takes on how I would approach designing the two main characters of Mebh & Robyn in their wolf forms. I was sent an early draft of the script and had a go at some designs.These were just meant for exploration. The model sheets were my attempt to find a middle ground between the flat graphic design of the film and a more 3 dimensional look. I was trying to strike a balance between a more “realistic” wolf and the beautiful 2D style that Cartoon Saloon is known for. I’m glad they stuck with the more graphic look. Ultimately, I think the final look of the characters in the film are much stronger than these early concepts but I wanted to share them with you. In the end, I was only on the project for a few days but it was great fun and I was happy to help.
Flash forward to December 2020 and my jaw hit the floor after watching the film. Both because of how beautiful of a movie it was but also I was shocked to see my name listed in the credits. There I am under the Visual Development/Concept Design section. This is a huge honor and a was a truly unexpected surprise. Most people don’t realize that simply doing work on a film does not guarantee you will get a credit. Film credits are not handed out like candy. Typically it is a negotiated part of a contract and requires some substantial contribution. In my case I did not request a credit and certainly didn’t expect one.
So a HUGE THANK YOU goes out to the directors and to everyone at Cartoon Saloon for producing such a beautiful film and for allowing me to have be connected with it in anyway. Now go watch the movie already!
I often travel the world giving demos & lectures and get the opportunity to work with aspiring artists, illustrators and animators from all walks of life. I am continually impressed by the talent out there as well as the questions that I get.
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Well, Lightbox 2020 was a huge success but has now come to a close.
Below you can find replays of each of the four workshops I did over the weekend! You can also view SIX New prints that are now available and never before published online!
Show Exclusive Prints:
Special for Lightbox, I have released these prints for the first time ever online. Some are Signed & Numbered
Animator and Director, Aaron Blaise walks you through his approach to how to animate 4 legged animals. He explains his thought process and animates for you in Real Time!
Join Aaron and Manny as they recap a recent Camp and Draw trip to Yellowstone. Learn about some of the parks’ wildlife, get some sketching tips and a listen to a few hilarious stories about a group of artists seeking adventure in Montana.
USING PHOTOGRAPHIC TEXTURES IN DIGITAL CHARACTER RENDERING
Sunday 4:30 pm – Sunday 6:30 pm EST (GMT -4)
Presenter(s): Aaron Blaise
Aaron Blaise (Brother Bear, Aladdin, The Lion King) is a world renowned digital artist. Watch as he shows you his tips & tricks for digital drawing that looks like a frame of a finished film!
I am very excited that we are moving into a new year and a new decade! To celebrate I create a New Year’s Moose in yesterday’s live stream. Watch it below if you missed it. Also, this weekend I am running a sale on the site. ALL LESSONS & TUTORIALS ARE 25% OFF!
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