Here are some of my initial first pass designs for the John Lewis Christmas advertisement, "The Bear and the Hare". The goal was to keep them real looking (not overly caricatured) but also appealing and animatable.

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About 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".

5 thoughts on “Here are some of my initial first pass designs for the John Lewis Christmas advertisement, "The Bear and the Hare". The goal was to keep them real looking (not overly caricatured) but also appealing and animatable.

    1. Thank you Paschalis!!

    2. Breathtakingly beautiful and inspiring :)

  1. You are an expert at expression!

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