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How To Draw Polar Bears, with Legendary Animator Aaron Blaise

December 9, 2024

Legendary animator Aaron Blaise has recently finished work on his new short film, Snow Bear. Inspired by the austere beauty of the arctic, and the graceful movement of bears in general and polar bears specifically, the soon-to-be-released animated short film centers around themes of isolation, found family, and the power of creativity.

Along with his team, he animated the entire short film on his own using his Wacom Cintiq Pro 32. From inspiration, to research, to storyboards, to rough animation, to finished drawings, to backgrounds, to color and lighting. In a previous video, he showcased his entire process. Click here to view that behind-the-scenes footage.

In this video, Blaise discusses his inspiration and process for designing and developing the primary polar bear character for his film. It all started with the inspiration, and then he moved into research: reading books, watching video, and even going to the zoo to watch a polar bear live. But how does he approach taking a very realistic polar bear design and turn it into an expressive character for his new short film? Watch along to find out.



Want even more insight into Blaise’s process and the film? Check out this recent webinar he collaborated on with us as part of Wacom Connected Ink 2024:


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Sobre o artista

Aaron Blaise passou 21 anos na Walt Disney Feature Animation, ajudando a criar alguns dos melhores filmes de animação já feitos. Durante esse tempo, ele trabalhou como animador ou supervisor de animação em “The Rescuers Down Under”, “A Bela e a Fera”, “Aladdin”, “O Rei Leão”, “Pocahontas” e “Mulan”. Em 2003, foi codiretor de “Brother Bear”, pelo qual recebeu uma indicação ao Oscar de Melhor Filme de Animação.

Depois de “Brother Bear”, ele ajudou a desenvolver vários projetos, mas acabou deixando a Disney em busca de uma oportunidade na Flórida. Atualmente, Aaron está envolvido em vários projetos de filmes para vários estúdios. Ele também desenvolveu recentemente um curta-metragem de animação chamado “Snow Bear”.

Ele publica muitos conteúdos de vídeo e transmissões ao vivo em seu canal do YouTube, e você pode segui-lo nas redes sociais no X (Twitter), Instagram ou Facebook. Ele também tem inúmeros tutoriais e aulas de arte em seu site, Creature Art Teacher.

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