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Aaron Blaise on Traditional Animation, Disney, and Creating CreatureArtTeacher

Draftsmen by Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff

Sep 19, 202332:30Arts

Former Disney animator Aaron Blaise discusses his rapid journey to animating major characters at 21, losing his wife and leaving Disney, and starting an art education website to pass on artistic knowledge. Blaise also ta...

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Aaron Blaise on Traditional Animation, Disney, and Creating CreatureArtTeacher is an episode from Draftsmen by Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff . Former Disney animator Aaron Blaise discusses his rapid journey to animating major charac...

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