Career Advice from a Disney Animator - Aaron Blaise Interview

Aaron Blaise animated for some of the most well known Disney films. We dive into a ton of interesting topics including how Aaron Blaise got his start as an artist, his experience working for Disney and some of his upcoming projects. Want more Aaron Blaise? Check out our latest vlogs where we sketch animals at the zoo. Zoo Sketching with Aaron Blaise:    • Zoo Sketching with Aaron Blaise - Drawing ...   Aaron’s Zoo Vlog:    • 2 Approaches to Drawing Animals at the Zoo...   Painting Aaron Blaise as Santa:    • Painting Aaron Blaise as Santa Claus using...   Make sure to check out his channel -    / aaronblaiseart   TOPICS: 00:50 Internship and working for Disney 05:11 How did you get good so fast? 07:33 How important were mentorships? 09:53 Is there anything you would do differently in the way you trained? 13:28 So you were good at color. Did you also color [on Beauty and the Beast]? 14:55 Aaron’s upcoming animation “Snow Bear” 17:26 Recent small projects - discussing “Bear and the Hare” 18:45 Speedround (not really…) 18:58 What do you enjoy more, quick sketches or longer efforts? 20:40 Favorite animal? 21:34 What medium do you want to learn? 25:16 What question do you hope I will ask you? 26:11 What can people expect from you in the next 5 years? 26:35 Where can people find your courses? 30:15 The importance of Sketchbooks 32:03 Doing anything else in the next 5 years? Subscribe to Proko: https://bit.ly/SubProko Watch More Proko:    • Growing as an Artist -  Steve Huston Inter...   The Bear and the Hare video - https://vimeo.com/78834424 The Bear and the Hare Making Of - https://vimeo.com/78254514 Full Access to Premium Videos - https://proko.com/store Don't miss new tutorials - https://proko.com/subscribe Course Package Deals - https://proko.com/package-deals Pose photo sets - https://proko.com/poses ----- Follow Aaron Blaise: Facebook -   / theartofaaronblaise   Instagram -   / aaronblaiseart   FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter - https://proko.com/subscribe   / prokotv     / prokotv     / prokotv     / prokotv   ----- Watch More Proko: Latest Uploads:    • Finger Drawing Mistakes You’re Making - Ha...   Figure Drawing:    • How to Draw Gesture   Art of Caricature:    • The Art of Caricature with Court Jones   Popular Videos:    • How to Draw the Head from Any Angle   ----- CREDITS: Host - Stan Prokopenko (https://www.stanprokopenko.com) Artist - Aaron Blaise - (https://creatureartteacher.com/ref/3/) Camera - Brandon Storer Editing - Yana Popova, Sean Ramsey, Stan Prokopenko About Proko: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. #AaronBlaise #DisneyAnimation #ArtInterview