The Art of Aaron Blaise

The Art of Aaron Blaise

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Aaron Blaise is an animation feature film director and wildlife artist. Focused animal art, animation, concept design and art education.

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.

06/24/2026

A running animal is more than legs moving back and forth.

Watch what happens to the torso. As the legs gather beneath the body, energy is stored. As the spine extends, that energy is released. The entire animal becomes a living spring.

This is the kind of thinking I’m exploring throughout my new book, Through the Eyes of an Animator: Drawing Animals the Aaron Blaise Way.

My goal isn’t just to teach anatomy. It’s to teach you how to see movement, structure, and life beneath the surface.

Preorders are open now at:

CreatureArtTeacher.com/books

DrawingAnimals AnimalAnatomy Sketchbook

06/23/2026

I’m running a bit behind on my upcoming new book, Through the Eyes of an Animator: Drawing Animals the Aaron Blaise Way. But it will have everything I know in it.

06/22/2026

We set out for one destination.
The journey has a way of changing that.
More soon.

06/21/2026

🌞 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 sale is LIVE! • Instant Discount Link In Bio

🔥 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘𝟱𝟬
𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝟱𝟬% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 ANY Course, Brush Set, or Photo Pack... 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀!

That’s over 𝟴𝟱𝟬 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 of Animation & Art Lessons from Aaron Blaise and more!

⏳ 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uS2iCW [Or Link In Bio]

06/21/2026

🌞 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 sale is LIVE! • Instant Discount Link Below ⬇️

🔥 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘𝟱𝟬
𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝟱𝟬% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 ANY Course, Brush Set, or Photo Pack... 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀!

That’s over 𝟴𝟱𝟬 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 of Animation & Art Lessons from Aaron Blaise and more!

⏳ 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uS2iCW

06/19/2026

Watch as Aaron draws LIVE and answers your questions!

06/18/2026

🦖✏️ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐓. And once it’s gone… it’s gone. [LINK IN BIO]

On July 11-12, legendary creature designer 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 is teaching a 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝟮-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 focused on 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿𝘀

This is 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 instruction, live demos, Q&A, and Terryl walking you through how she designs believable prehistoric creatures using real anatomy, gesture, structure, and motion.

What you’ll dive into:
🦴 Dinosaur anatomy that actually makes sense
🦖 Turning skeletal structure into powerful designs
✍️ Gesture, weight, and movement that bring dinos to life
🎤 Live demos + direct insight from one of the world’s top creature artists

⚠️ 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how pros really approach dinosaurs... this is the moment.

👉 Reserve your spot Today!
https://creatureartteacher.com/LIVE

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝘁! 🦕🔥

06/18/2026

🦖✏️ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐓. And once it's gone… it's gone. [LINK BELOW]

On July 11-12, legendary creature designer 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 is teaching a 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝟮-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 focused on 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿𝘀

This is 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 instruction, live demos, Q&A, and Terryl walking you through how she designs believable prehistoric creatures using real anatomy, gesture, structure, and motion.

What you'll dive into:
🦴 Dinosaur anatomy that actually makes sense
🦖 Turning skeletal structure into powerful designs
✍️ Gesture, weight, and movement that bring dinos to life
🎤 Live demos + direct insight from one of the world’s top creature artists

⚠️ 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀.
If you've ever wanted to learn how pros really approach dinosaurs... this is the moment.

👉 Reserve your spot Today!
https://creatureartteacher.com/LIVE

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝘁! 🦕🔥

Photos from The Art of Aaron Blaise's post 06/18/2026

My new book is available for preorder: CreatureArtTeacher.com/books

For years, I’ve taught artists to stop memorizing anatomy and start understanding it.

When you realize that a horse’s front leg is built from the same bones as your own arm...
When you see that a wolf is walking on its fingers...
When you understand that the ribcage is a simple barrel and the shoulder blade floats on muscle instead of being locked to the skeleton...

..drawing animals suddenly becomes logical.

That’s what I’ve poured into this book.

It’s not just pages of anatomy. It’s the way I’ve learned to see after a lifetime of studying wildlife, animating for Disney, and drawing thousands of animals.

My goal isn’t for you to memorize every muscle.

My goal is for you to be able to sit down with a blank sheet of paper and draw an animal from imagination and breath life and character into the drawing, because you understand how that animal is put together.

Here are a few pages from the latest chapter on shoulders, front legs, and the ribcage. I’m incredibly excited with how this book is coming together.

I can’t wait to get this into your hands.

06/16/2026

🐲Join 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 and 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 in Orlando, Florida for our first-ever 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽. Spots are limited. Learn more at https://CreatureArtTeacher.com/LIVE [or LINK IN BIO]

It’s a 𝟰-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 where Terryl will teach creature design, and Aaron will show how to simplify those designs for animation and prepare them to move.

📅 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬–𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯
📍 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮
🏨 Hotel included
🍽️ Meals included
🎨 Hands-on instruction

✨ 𝑵𝑬𝑾: 𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆!

Whether you’re interested in dinosaurs, fantasy creatures, animal anatomy, animation, or visual development, these are rare chances to learn directly from one of the world’s leading creature designers.

Spots are limited. Learn more at https://CreatureArtTeacher.com/LIVE

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