More than anything else, confident straight lines come from deliberately trained muscle memory - e.g. an exercise you can do is draw two points, “ghost” the line a few times before you mark the paper, then connect them in one purposeful stroke. I would recommend reading Scott Robertson’s How to Draw or if you don’t want to shell out the money, check out Moderndayjames and his perspective basics vids. Good luck!
Man every time I see Aaron enjoying his life, his skills, his journey i get deeply inspired, seriously his works inspires me profoundly!, even before knowing him i knew all his fantastic works and i feel so fortunate to be able see how successful and wholesome artist he is!.. this is life's goals for me!
This was great. Thanks Proko and Aaron Blaise for the visit and tour. When he said "I've got piles more... we'd be here for hours", I thought bring it on. I could have sat and listened for several more hours. So inspiring to see his drawing and collection.
@@YUI.03 um dude , I know its not related to the specific content of the video in specific , but its just weird to me that he shows such great adoration to the video in the comments before watching it
I've heard Aaron's story on the Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast and he truly seems like one of the nicest guys in the biz. Always happy to see more of him.
Thanks Proko for doing this interview and the studio tour. I love Aaron Blaise. I am taking his character design course right now, it's amazing. I painted window splashes/ storefront signs for the past 42 years. My splashes have a heavy character design influence so I am always trying to improve my skills in that arena. Although I recently retired from commercial work I still teach on youtube and do a weekly video on how to paint characters for window paintings. I really enjoy it and I have about 1000 videos on the subject on my channel. I am turning 64 soon but feel like I am just really getting into drawing! ha! I can never learn enough. I have watched dozens of your videos as well, so informative and entertaining.
Thank you mr Proko and Aaron Blaise for sharing this! This is legendary and very inspiring! Keep on inspiring and keep sharing. Love both of your artworks. Absolutely inspiring!
I hope no one would ever grow out of such wonderful talent. I hate that some people when they " grow up " don't continue it on. It's such a tragedy! Don't let it happen to you and always encourage people to stay with and continue on with the Arts!
This tour was soo much fun. It unlocked some memories i forgot i had and it had me rethinking some things. So much to say about this video, but all in all fun and incredible
Really enjoy the visit to Aaron Blaise's studio. I wanted him to explain his drawing board; was that a light box or did that round thing turn? I worked for Walt Disney World in Florida from Construction to opening. I was in the purchasing department, buying everything from construction materials to art supplies, etc, etc. etc.
Sally Browning Pearson his drawing board is a light box and the black round plate holds the paper in place, it is used in traditional paper animation hope this helps!😁
That's BEAUTIFUL. Wow, you're SO talented. Such magnificent talent...love it! Those big Kats are my favorite, and wow, you do such inspirational work...makes we want to start drawing hahahaa. (I have a lot of sewing projects right now) Oh my gawd, thank you for showing us the handmade art bags! I'm going to use that as inspiration (makeup bag!).
i am.. kenyan, and i dont have half the love Aaron has for the wildlife here. just today i walked by a herd of elephants and didnt bother pulling out my phone!! you amaze me!
Love seeing this tour of Aaron Blaise studio!! I love seeing the drawing✍️ and the cast of different animals skulls. Thanks for making this video!!!😁🐅🦅🦉👏
Very cool video...I love Aaron's work and have purchased several of his online tutorials. Just one question: how does he keep charcoal dust from getting all over everything in his studio? In every video, his studio always looks so clean (if cluttered). And assuming charcoal dust does get everywhere, what does he clean with? I have a lot of white surfaces in my studio and it's hard to get off of them.
It's from his time in Disney! They only made a handful of them! They were custom-made ONLY for the animators at the time. Once they started to get rid of the 2D animation department, he ended up buying his desk! Pretty much a one of a kind!
@@gmcubed I can agree with you on that haha~ It must be a premium cost due to it being custom OR the fact it's intended use was for producing high cost animation. Also, for the time it was made, 2D animation was still in its teenage years, so those types of desks probably weren't made all that often. Whatever the case though, I want one 🤣
Hey I m just watching ur face drawing tutorial and it had boosted my skills way to much compared to any other tutorial U may be wondering why did I commented in this vid I just thought u ll not read them as they r older vid I love ur tutorial Love ya frm India
What’s your favorite part about Aaron’s studio?
you
mushi mushi
Everything!
this is the prove: size is not important
@@vadimbelov8016 Mushi-Shi
This was a great time! Thanks so much for visiting. Let's do it again soon :)
Put yah cart away!!
Can't wait to meet you at Lightbox Expo. Yr the best.
Aaron you are great artist. I only wish I could discipline myself to be as efficient and skilled as you are.
The Art of Aaron Blaise You’re one of the nicest human beings out there. Authentic and immensely generous. Kudos to you.
I love your work and now studio :D
15:27 When he said “that was just a crappy drawing” and tossed aside carelessly,what appeared to me to be a masterpiece. 😭
One thing ive noticed about animators, is that their lines are so confident.
I think it's because they don't think of them as lines, but as movements
That's cuz they learned gesture and got good at it.
More than anything else, confident straight lines come from deliberately trained muscle memory - e.g. an exercise you can do is draw two points, “ghost” the line a few times before you mark the paper, then connect them in one purposeful stroke. I would recommend reading Scott Robertson’s How to Draw or if you don’t want to shell out the money, check out Moderndayjames and his perspective basics vids. Good luck!
@@willheydecker6179 can I use a PDF? Because there are official sites for digital books
@@neguinlk yeah 100%. A digital copy of How to Draw is perfectly viable
What a great quote about his grandkids : “They’re still at the age where they love to draw, either kids grow out of it, or they don’t like we”
When both said "Lion around" it shows that both are Dads saying Dad jokes.
"That was just a crappy drawing" (tosses masterpiece to the side)
HAHAHA I literally laughed out so loud!!! What an observation lol
Yes, the camera was surprised too hahhahaha was looking at the picture for a while after hearing that.
Yeah Even Compared To His Own Stuff Its Not Like The Worst Its Realy Good.
15:29
Two legends speaking art
Aaron Blaise is my inspiration to keep drawing everyday. His words really speak volumes to me. Thanks so much for more videos with Aaron.
Man every time I see Aaron enjoying his life, his skills, his journey i get deeply inspired, seriously his works inspires me profoundly!, even before knowing him i knew all his fantastic works and i feel so fortunate to be able see how successful and wholesome artist he is!.. this is life's goals for me!
Aaron is just one of my favorite people ever. I'm so glad the two of you get the chance to collaborate!
This was great. Thanks Proko and Aaron Blaise for the visit and tour. When he said "I've got piles more... we'd be here for hours", I thought bring it on. I could have sat and listened for several more hours. So inspiring to see his drawing and collection.
The history in that tiny room is just mindblowing! wow. Loved this tour a lot. Best wishes to both of you guys.
4:24 was gold!
This video is a real treat!
You are among my Mount Rushmore of the greatest artists of all time Mr. Blaise. Keep bringing beauty into the world.
" I'm always on the lookout for N E W S K U L L S" -Aron Blaise, Herald of Death, 2019
“See how I can smuggle a child” - Aron Blaise
My inspiration!!! he is the reason I began animation and I learn from his videos a lot!!!!
you didn't even watch the video !
@@Golliver- dude read his comment again and then think about your answer
@@YUI.03 um dude , I know its not related to the specific content of the video in specific , but its just weird to me that he shows such great adoration to the video in the comments before watching it
@@Golliver- how do you knew that he didn't even watched the video?
@@Golliver- I was just confused why you attacked him for a comment that was so general that it wasn't necessary for him to watch the video
I love everything about his studio
I wish I had this much beautiful art just lyin' around. "JUST LION AROUND!!"
I've heard Aaron's story on the Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast and he truly seems like one of the nicest guys in the biz. Always happy to see more of him.
All the artists are uniquely different and lovable... Thanks for these videos Proko
Aaron blaise out here lookin like grandpa max 😂😂
😂
Agreed😂
Thanks Proko for doing this interview and the studio tour. I love Aaron Blaise. I am taking his character design course right now, it's amazing. I painted window splashes/ storefront signs for the past 42 years. My splashes have a heavy character design influence so I am always trying to improve my skills in that arena. Although I recently retired from commercial work I still teach on youtube and do a weekly video on how to paint characters for window paintings. I really enjoy it and I have about 1000 videos on the subject on my channel. I am turning 64 soon but feel like I am just really getting into drawing! ha! I can never learn enough. I have watched dozens of your videos as well, so informative and entertaining.
This was so cool to see! :] Thanks Proko and Aaron!
I always watching aaron blaise. Thanks proko you introduced him to me.
Thank you mr Proko and Aaron Blaise for sharing this! This is legendary and very inspiring! Keep on inspiring and keep sharing. Love both of your artworks. Absolutely inspiring!
Love Aarons art work, he's in my favourites.
I absolutely love Aaron’s watercolors! Watercolor is my medium of choice (gouache is my second) his work is quite inspirational. Thanks for posting!
15 hours only for that leopard? My god. The mastery of craft is real!
Oh my gosh!!! I would love to sit in there and admire all those drawings and books!!! So lucky!!!
I hope no one would ever grow out of such wonderful talent. I hate that some people when they " grow up " don't continue it on. It's such a tragedy! Don't let it happen to you and always encourage people to stay with and continue on with the Arts!
Aaron is awesome. Thanks for bringing him into your group
So not only is he an incredible artist but turns out he's an incredible photographer too.
Isn’t Aaron the NICEST MAN ON EARTH? Love this guy.
Man Aaron is Awesome! Great stuff thanks Proko!
WOW!! We got to see Nick!! He does exist!! Looking good, Nick!!
God I love youtube. Where else would we get to hear a legend talk for 30 minutes +
I vote yes to Aaron's Art Ranch!
“That was a crappy drawing-“ after pulling out a beautiful portrait of a cougar that most artists will never match in craftsmanship in their lifetime.
Typical artist
It's all relative and typical for artists at any skill level.
So cool to see Proko and Aaron together in Aaron's Studio!!
A cat drawing by Aaron Blaise, with cat prints on it, is purrrrr gold
Thank you Aaron, and Stan!
WOW! Aaron is much more awesome than I thought!
Finaly. Been waiting along time for this
That proko skull had me bursting in tears. Awesome vid as usual stan.
This tour was soo much fun. It unlocked some memories i forgot i had and it had me rethinking some things. So much to say about this video, but all in all fun and incredible
Really enjoy the visit to Aaron Blaise's studio. I wanted him to explain his drawing board; was that a light box or did that round thing turn? I worked for Walt Disney World in Florida from Construction to opening. I was in the purchasing department, buying everything from construction materials to art supplies, etc, etc. etc.
Sally Browning Pearson his drawing board is a light box and the black round plate holds the paper in place, it is used in traditional paper animation hope this helps!😁
I'd love other artists studio tours with you guys! that'd be so sick!
Cesar Santos, Jeremy Mann etc~
4:24 that just made my whole year
Aaron himself has something of a lion in him
I agree , his face looks so much like a lion!
how can somebody dislike this video?
By clicking the dislike button. Duh.
go away.
RUclips bots, dw about it
Aaron blase is a monster. Thank you Proko!
Wow living the dream! What a great guy and fantastic inspiration!
This is an amazing video... I'm amazed by Aaron's skull collection...WOW!!
By far the best what's in my bag video
Maybe if Aaron was on the Cats movie project, it would've been less nightmarish ;P
Pieter Louw wouldn’t have been a nightmare at all, haha
THank u so much for the video!!!
That's BEAUTIFUL. Wow, you're SO talented. Such magnificent talent...love it! Those big Kats are my favorite, and wow, you do such inspirational work...makes we want to start drawing hahahaa. (I have a lot of sewing projects right now)
Oh my gawd, thank you for showing us the handmade art bags! I'm going to use that as inspiration (makeup bag!).
LOVE that bag for the newsprint!
This was awesome to watch! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Proko !.. Thank you Aaron !.. 👍 💖 🕊
Aaron looking alot like GRAMPA MAX on that shirt😂
yeees 😀😂😂
Ah all this talk of traveling! miss it so much! cool video
wow ! the charcoals are breathtakingly beautiful . thankyou for an amazing inspiring video ! i am going to get out my charcoals now
i am.. kenyan, and i dont have half the love Aaron has for the wildlife here. just today i walked by a herd of elephants and didnt bother pulling out my phone!! you amaze me!
Awesome studio setup. Really like that animation table area and the digital art setup. Man, pretty much the whole studio lol
Love seeing this tour of Aaron Blaise studio!! I love seeing the drawing✍️ and the cast of different animals skulls. Thanks for making this video!!!😁🐅🦅🦉👏
'Lion around' killed me 😂😂😂
My two favourite people, who just happen to be my two favourite you tube art tutors
amazing 😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻thank you so much to you both!!☺️❤️❤️
Thank for upload this kind of videos! 💓👏🏻
I can't wait to have a studio like that.
This is amazing. I love sketching pictures of animals I have captured with colored pencil 🥰 Amazing!
Very cool video...I love Aaron's work and have purchased several of his online tutorials. Just one question: how does he keep charcoal dust from getting all over everything in his studio? In every video, his studio always looks so clean (if cluttered). And assuming charcoal dust does get everywhere, what does he clean with? I have a lot of white surfaces in my studio and it's hard to get off of them.
I love those charcoal drawings, and I really need a lilo rosh bag!
How much luck you have Proko, cheers and hugs man!
Awesome video!
I really like the gaint bag.....
Very inspiring uncle Aaron!
Favorite part? Aaron, of course :) Great chat, very nice and inspiring to see. Thanks!
settin up a biiig tent because those watercolor paintings are so rad
This video has led me to subscribe to Art of Aaron Blaise. Great job!
Proko and Aaron= my baes 😉
the flipping is so mezmerizing at 20:38
I love these collaborations between you and Aaron!! You2 are definitely in my top 5 of favourite artists. (Marshall too, I mean he’s cool)
This is so lovely
Proko your the best bro! 😂 oh that rhymes😂 i support u bigtime!$
gave me the chills when aaron said he could smuggle a child with that bag 😂😂
I had no idea aaron lived so close. Im like an hour away!
Me too. I'm halfway around the globe
That animation desk is 5k??? Why? How? I want one, but that'd be my entire savings.
It's from his time in Disney! They only made a handful of them! They were custom-made ONLY for the animators at the time. Once they started to get rid of the 2D animation department, he ended up buying his desk! Pretty much a one of a kind!
@@JRBCubed sure, but its just wood. Seems like it would be a quarter that cost.
@@gmcubed I can agree with you on that haha~ It must be a premium cost due to it being custom OR the fact it's intended use was for producing high cost animation. Also, for the time it was made, 2D animation was still in its teenage years, so those types of desks probably weren't made all that often. Whatever the case though, I want one 🤣
my favourite part or two favourite psrts were the skulls and the drawings ! so inspiring
I love the animation drawings the most! 23:17
Awesome tour, great skull collection
Only thing that sucks about being early for proko is "Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available" on mobile.
17:00 what is this box? Is it possible to purchase these? Pretty cool for flipbooks.
This seems like a very intresting man, I like it! Also Brother bear is one of my favoritedisney movies, no joke.
Please do a studio tour with Cesar Santos! :D
Hey I m just watching ur face drawing tutorial and it had boosted my skills way to much compared to any other tutorial
U may be wondering why did I commented in this vid
I just thought u ll not read them as they r older vid I love ur tutorial
Love ya frm India
I saw that guy! He is really awesome and fun! =D
Highly skilled artist to work only 15 hours on such a large piece👍