6 elements I think about with every illustration

In this full real time demonstration, I take you through the 6 things I always think about when creating an illustration.
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About Aaron Blaise:
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Aaron Blaise is an animation feature film director and wildlife artist.
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.
After "Brother Bear" he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity back home in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the "The Bear and the Hare" an advertisement loved by millions around the world. (vimeo.com/78740926)
Aaron currently is working on his mission to bring affordable art education and animation training to the world through his website: CreatureArtTeacher.com/?src=yt

[@breezyart3452]

I really like how you talked about not being afraid to stay loose in the beginning stages. Knowing that the artwork doesn’t have to look finished and neat in every stage is very useful.

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

I always say, "Trust the process!" You work toward the details.

[@PeachyPrincess123]

As someone who is self-educating because they cannot go to art school, I appreciate your content so SO much. Your insights are incredibly valuable and well presented. Thank you!

[@bladechild2449]

It's a treat to see a no nonsense, yet streamlined take from someone with years in the business discuss this kinda thing. There's a lotta good artists doing tutorials on YT, but it's all very clickbaity and not all that informative when they're just giving you a bullet-point strategy with no actual insight.

[@DownSyndromeReading]

Aaron, I adore this. I'm one of the annual membership people on your site, and no matter how many of your videos I watch, I ALWAYS learn something wonderful. This video is my new fave. THANK YOU!!!

[@meganm4567]

Thank you so much for this! I love your approach so much; it's simple but the result is such amazing and visually beautiful works. I often want to draw but get so overwhelmed with the whole piece that I don't know where to start. Your method is formulaic, almost scientific, but still maintains the freedom and art of the drawing process. I think I will come back to this video a lot so I'm timestamping the steps :) : Composition 1:20 ; 8:12 Thumbnail 3:10 Base drawing 10:35 Local colour 14:22 Shadows 20:28 & Light 27:11 Details 33:32 ; 41:02 ; 44:02 Summary 45:23

[@kcshawart]

AAron this is fabulous. I watched the quick version earlier and every now and then an image for some reason gets to you and the light and expression really got to me. I want this as a print if ever you do that. Your brilliant and the Dumbledore of illustration.

[@DownSyndromeReading]

Yes, our FAVORITE Dumbledore!!!

[@colinreid325]

It's like watching a magician at work. ♥️🙏🐎

[@brianjwilson281]

Genuinely the best tutorial I have ever seen, following along I really started to understand digital painting in a whole different light (pun intended). Thank you for this free tutorial, I wish you all the best.

[@curtis1997]

This has to be the best tutorial I’ve ever seen, it does a wonderful job of going over six important elements. Thank you Aaron.

[@fluidexpressions6856]

you are a huge inspiration. and a great teacher. thank you for helping all of us with these videos and the courses available on your website

[@l.e.brentwood3137]

You are amazing!!! So happy I found you❤

[@INKonix]

I have been watching Aaron for years. Thanks for the inspiration !!!!

[@Sailor1010]

First of all I love your artwork. Secondly, you’ve got an almost Bob Ross approach to digital painting and you make it look so easy lol. You’ve got a new subscriber!

[@theberrby6836]

Thank you so much Mr. Blaise , this might've given me a bit of a road map towards feeling 'finished' with my pieces

[@Howardtrn]

Thank you for doing all these videos 😍

[@OfirWasHere]

thank you so much aaron

[@you60yearsagoand91]

Yay another amazing video

[@MrNoe1993]

Awesome video and very informative. I would love to see this same type of video for a traditional painting, to see how it changes your process or how its adapted to a traditional media.

[@grimsonforce7504]

This is fantastic I love seeing your process I can't wait to apply your elements to my illustrations.

[@Eathual]

Love this!

[@ebier72]

I just love you. Thank you, Aaron ❤️

[@Alli.Kelley]

Thank you so much! This is absolutely phenomenal help

[@yicewang176]

So cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@walidmakki]

Amazing 👏 Amazing work, thanks 😊

[@TheVeyZ]

You make painting grass look so easy

[@Ghostrob2023]

Thanks for the video and the amazing artwork of the Lion. I just received my book today and wanted to thank you for it. Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family.

[@MayanksArtWorld]

This is fantastic

[@geraldineleleannec8351]

Thank you Sir, you are a Master!

[@BlancaVarguesArt]

Very beautiful digital drawing!!😍

[@Techno-Universal]

While compared to grass concrete is almost like at the other end of the spectrum due to how you can do almost anything with it when it comes to more abstract structures trying to simulate natural elements. It would be something that comes down to the looping conflict between the natural and unnatural which is a concept that I’ve always been obsessed with as an artist! :)

[@juustinkanava5844]

Keep up the good work

[@duraxuss7552]

this was very inspiring to look at. i wanna be as good as aaron someday. but his levels are beyoond

[@cesarreyes4845]

Amazing :)

[@jasigcarhrihlaldea752]

Wowww

[@priamplay]

Aaron I don't know about you, but I noticed your voice sounds quite different. I just wish you nothing but the greatest health for you. Really love how you put your heart and soul in every painting you do. Your work has been so amazing since I knew you years ago. Stay healthy Aaron! Really love to see how you think about my artwork someday :)

[@rockon8174]

🙄 Dude...you do know he has a life outside KZbin? That life entails talking with people. Think.

[@amrsaed.]

WOW

[@nikolaicho1234]

Great tips, thank you! And you expressions remind me a little of how Bob Ross used to talk while he painted. I realy enjoyed it!

[@sejdailkbahar3801]

Wauuhhh❣️❣️

[@stevekobb3850]

The Master Blaster.

[@simonbelmont1986]

aye! i do the grey background technique too but mainly cause looking at a white screen hurts my eyes XD

[@mionleblanc4839]

Thank you so much! You are the best teacher. Which zbrush brush do you use?

[@FD-io4pk]

The work on the foreground grass was just another painting with the base shadows taking their real meaning with all the grass layered atop them, dark and light, one layer at a time, that's the secret !

[@McCloud23892]

So when are the larger models for these new Cintigs coming out?

[@ahmettarkansalman9485]

Hello how are you. I enjoy watching your work. I have a lot of respect for you. I have a question for you. How can I get the brush sets you use? I would really apreciate if you help.

[@jinhanja8185]

Hey is that stand and frame that you're using for your cintiq and monitor custom made?

[@ANUBHAVSN9]

Sir Please make a course on traditional animation which is done on paper!!!!!!!!!!

[@steliosstanis2125]

🦁🎨🤩😉👍

[@hmarji]

you are really my only motivation destination one question please why you don't trace the image instead of drawing freely and try to guess the proportions

[@eterno1610]

trace lmao.

[@CR250rSMITH]

what kind of sweater is that??

[@lisadamron8876]

Is thumbnail envy a thing?

[@Vizible21]

I just gave up in my art. I don't know if it's laziness or my Anxiety maybe both.

[@nicholashughes4342]

Great new video this soon,thanks, be blessed,saved in Jesuse shalom

[@marcosgomezolivos]

sorry, somebody can resume the six elements? please!

[@marcosgomezolivos]

i just finished wathing the video... lest see: composition (thumnail), solid draw, local colors, shadows, light, details. its ok?

[@boop004]

how can one man add so many layers

[@richardbaker112]

A thumbnail? You didn't use a thumbnail for those pen and ink drawings for your book.

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

You're right.

[@richardbaker112]

Sorry Aaron. I was just a little frustrated. I just can't figure out how to draw my charecters the right size. I tried to draw loose. To not worry so much about getting every contour line. I feel like I'm doing the same thing expecting different results. I almost always draw the head to big leaving not enough room for the body.😞

[@jarosbodytko6462]

@@richardbaker112 sounds to me like you’re drawing the head first, go into detail and then move on to the rest of the body. Don’t do that. Just start by lightly sketching the full figure first, no details, just basic shapes for the body. After that you can start focusing on the separate parts like the head.

[@richardbaker112]

@@jarosbodytko6462 so just draw the shape of the head and the shape of the body. Don’t go into the details of the head immediately. Am I right? I try not to go into the details of the head until I get the shape of the body down however, I still make the head to big sometimes. I can’t seem to visualize how big I think the body will be if I put in the shape of the head down first therefore, the body’s to big or off the page somewhat. Also what about gesture?

[@richardbaker112]

@@AaronBlaiseArt how do you know where everything is supposed to be placed if you don’t have a thumbnail?