Drawing Animals on Earth Day at Animal Kingdom! (Disney Artist meets his characters in Real Life!)

On Saturday, April 22nd 2023 I visited Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom Park. It was a magical day! I did some animal drawing and met up with some old friends!
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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/7874...)
Aaron currently is working on his mission to bring affordable art education and animation training to the world through his website: CreatureArtTea...

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

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[@electronstudios1411]

gonna check this out!

[@ramizshould]

Thank you sir.

[@Velociiraptor]

I love your courses! So far I bought, wolves coyotes and foxes, birds of prey and character design!

[@leethememerwolf]

so wholesome! Brother Bear was a fun cute film.

[@ScOtty_46]

I watched Brother Bear 17 years ago and it's one of my favourite Disney features since then. Seeing you walking in Animal Kingdom and meeting "your guys" Kenai and Koda was wholesome. Thank you again for making this movie, Aaron! :)

[@chelsearunyan]

Man I really I could've been there. I freaking love Brother Bear it's also one of my favorite Disney too.

[@ciwanski]

"Brother Bear" is one of my all time favorite Disney 2D animated movies.

[@chelsearunyan]

Same here.

[@crayonzii]

These costumes are amazing. I'm currently working on a mascot costume for my college and it was nice seeing such well made characters

[@DustinBlaise]

Make sure to have some fans or something in the suit to keep you cool 😆

[@JordanWheeler1999]

cool! how do i contact you?

[@Ttown151]

One of my favorite videos from Aaron

[@luisaalfonso9921]

I'm not crying... you are crying. The hug with Kenai and Koda, was emotional. ALL was beautiful... and that photos, Dustin ¡wow!

[@jeanclaudejunior]

May the force be with you, Aaron

[@DustinBlaise]

May the Force be with us all.

[@jesterbargus333]

Koda and Kenai hugging you was a treat! Daying hello to poppa!

[@danielarivera4412]

Your take on Brother Bear will always be my most cherished childhood 🥰

[@fili9279]

I can´t imagine the feeling to seeing your own character and hugs them. Absolutely amazing. I love your classes and your drawings. ¡Saludos desde Cancún Quintana Roo, México!

[@Marques2000]

Brother Bear is my top Disney movie

[@ember1794]

Beautiful animals and drawings ❤❤

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

Thank you 😊

[@battonic6856]

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing your day with us at Disney's Animal Kingdom Aaron! I hope you take us on more animal sketching outings sometime ♡

[@pieterlouw9073]

What great photos of the family reunion! 😄

[@Techno-Universal]

One of the most wholesome things I’ve seen in a while! What would also be amazing is if the original traditional artworks you did for Disney in the past such as storyboards you did on movies like Beauty And The Beast were on public display at a Disney exhibition! It also got me thinking of what if you got to physically see those production pieces again after possibly not seeing them for decades! :)

[@juliasperopoulos]

Officially my favorite video! ❤

[@DustinBlaise]

This was definitely the most challenging and yet most rewarding video to edit and for that it's my favorite too :) Glad you like it

[@FA3WILDES]

This was so wholesome to watch omg 😭 Aaron i absolutely love your all your artworks and all of the lovable characters you’ve created and worked on with Disney, this literally just made my day lol

[@glassmonkeyface8609]

The lady looking over at YOUR drawing at 2:20 LOL. I find it funny with you sitting taking the class when you could teach an entire course there on a whim ;-) Great video! I just watched Brother Bear a couple weeks ago for the first time in a long time. Always better than I remember each and every time. Such a wonderful movie and such feelings throughout.

[@chelsearunyan]

Aw, what great reunion😊 Kenai and Koda were so excited to see Aaron.

[@Slanderbot]

Wow those are some top tier costumes. Great film!

[@CaptainNim]

Great video!! Would love too see more like this too

[@mikemanning8253]

Such a fun video to watch. The emotions you must have been feeling walking around the Disney grounds again. You can tell by the look on your face you were having an amazing time being back. The drawings are always great. I look forward to your next visit video, thanks for taking us along.

[@drewby4701]

I didn't know they had Kenai and Koda!! Guess I know when to plan my trip someday. Earth day!

[@33teo33]

imagine walking around and then seeing your favorite animator and artist

[@themightierpencil]

Wait stop I’m crying at the Kenai and Koda meet 😭😭😭. You’ve inspired me to create a sketchbook dedicated to animal studies which I’ve been taking to my local zoo along with my camera for reference photos.

[@gabriellesnow_ui]

This was such an amazing video!

[@UnknownFilipino]

Love your channel, so heartwarming to see your characters come to life and actually hug them.

[@seraphinajane2389]

Tysm for sharing this with us, absolutely loved watching it

[@stephbytibbs]

Incredible video. I cried. Love! and I would love to see you not only draw animals but characters/environments in the theme parks. And Dustin, your photos are amazing.

[@DustinBlaise]

Thank you very much 😊

[@nathanieltheoneandonly5933]

It's like Koda and Kenai finally met their long lost father

[@AlphaProto]

Meeting characters you drew in person must be a fulfilling experience. That the closest we could feel to being Walt Disney walking through Disney World.

[@lozza1874]

This was lovely to watch, I was there myself in January and I did the Animation Experience 5 times at Animal Kingdom! and twice at Epcot! Going to have to go watch Brother Bear again now....Thanks for the beauty you put into the world Aaron!

[@buddahbud1]

Thanx all for filming your day in the wild kingdom

[@zadkungch5789]

love the video!

[@lizbecker1677]

This was so much fun! It's nice to see a video featuring Disney World that isn't focused on negativity. I loved Aaron's sketches and seeing him meet the characters he designed!

[@valion3]

Favourite artist! Glad to see you there!

[@SamVS67]

AMAZING EXPERIENCE...,THANKS AARON FOR YOUR ART...!!!!

[@AlwaysAlice]

What a great experience to be able to meet your characters come to life. Thank you for sharing the fun with us!

[@AO-ip8iz]

love that video! great edit !

[@DustinBlaise]

Thank you 😄. definitely had a lot of content to go through to make it work but very happy with the outcome.

[@m.i.miller8008]

Love this video... those drawings were amazing as were the photographs. Very gifted family.

[@frankmiddleton6276]

I'd Love to see more videos of you drawing at the Disney Parks!

[@wavespeech1973]

Beautiful video Aaron, what a great day. Thanks for sharing.

[@marktan2932]

This was absolutely amazing. Exactly what I needed right at this second. Thank you Creature Art team!

[@LisaMarieFord]

More videos like this sounds absolutely wonderful! I have always wanted to go to Disney World. Maybe someday.

[@jessicaking5480]

Omg i wanna meet them!! 🥹

[@polarti711]

Wonderful drawings Aaron! So happy that you had fun!

[@Cohencottage]

This was a really fun video 🎉 Thanks for sharing that all with us.

[@waynestanley8402]

I really appreciate and enjoy your art work, and your videos. Thanks for the great art work. And showing how you do it.

[@IAmGnomie]

So beautiful Aaron!!

[@sauronunyuzukparmagi]

I would like to have more such content if possible, it is very enjoyable to watch, I watch it again every time I get bored 👏

[@Velociiraptor]

The pictures and drawings are really nice!

[@funfilmanimations]

It seems like you are your family had a great time!

[@DustinBlaise]

We had an absolute blast!

[@stiles3337]

I like that guy

[@fuzzydragons]

looked like such a fun day!😀🥰

[@Pernambucano1537]

Génial 😃

[@lauriesawyer2615]

Thanks so much, I am coming to Disney in November, and I will be sure to check out The Animation Experience, and sketch animals!

[@rebeccalilienfeld4519]

I loved this!

[@swamp6825]

I’ve been in an art block and this video inspired me soo much! There’s so much joy to creation

[@RLTeo]

This is awesome!

[@SirThilliomAnimations]

Imagine walking up to them and saying "I helped CREATE YOU, and Thanks to me, you have a job here as a character I helped create... your welcome"

[@lotusflowerpassion]

aww so kool would love to go to Disney love your animation fabulas

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

Oh man this was amazing to see! It was so wholesome ashame I miss the premiare tho as I was napping. ^ ^" But this was amazing to see and it makes me wish to go there and travel like this, and I didn't know Aaron designed those characters. 😱 I thought he only animated them / directed the movie. That's amazing! Man those who gotten his drawings are lucky I envy them. Also I'd love to see more like this never thought I needed this in my life from his channel, it just amazing all together. ♥ Keep up the amazing work btw Aaron, whoever edit this did so well on the editing. ♥

[@DustinBlaise]

Thank you for the edit compliment. It definitely was a challenge with all the footage and content we all got from the day but it made it a more satisfying outcome.

[@marcostsuna1]

My cat's name is Koda.

[@DustinBlaise]

We once had a Cat named Kenai

[@Velociiraptor]

That’s awesome!

[@gwenwantstodoodle]

What camera is Dustin using? Those pictures look fantastic!

[@DustinBlaise]

Thank very much 😄. I mainly used the Sony A1 with the 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens. However the photo of the Gorilla resting it's feet on the glass was with the Sony a6400 with the 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens.

[@Talagoat1]

This is so sweet

[@sardaana9558]

Thank you!!! 😍😍😍

[@Lionkiid]

Qow, this is amazing! I’ve bough your big cats course and I absolutely love it!

[@piplowp]

I've been waiting for you to post drawing vlog ever since the one you posted years ago with Proko! Very fun watch, I love seeing you draw animals from life!

[@TheCrudcrayon]

i love his content.

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

Thanks for watching :)

[@nicholashughes4342]

Awesome,its neat when people want you to draw something for them, stay blessed all in Jesus shalom

[@ManOfSdeel]

Dude, I remember seeing the promos for AK opening when I was a kid. The 90s was the best era for the Mouse

[@LancerX916]

Hopefully they still give you the employee discount. Great stuff.

[@JohnAJohnson]

I'm so glad this video happened. I feel like this should go viral or at least it would form my repeat views alone ;)

[@danthiel8623]

cool

[@DarronJames-jd1uv]

I can draw all of those animals in cartoon style!!! ✍️😎

[@komojo]

I was at Animal Kingdom on Earth Day! I wish I'd known you were there, I'd have tried to say hi.

[@nicholaskarako5701]

Drawing is great but sculpting is something I also enjoy doing. Love your channel and confused your channel doesn't have more subscribers.

[@purrfectdesignstm]

Must be awesome to see your characters walking around! Loved your gorilla drawings - can I ask what was the white pen you were using and what brand mechanical pencil do you recommend?

[@ember1794]

Aaron and Dustin 😃😃

[@DustinBlaise]

You rang? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ember1794]

@@DustinBlaise Hi, Dustin 🛎📞😆! So nice to talk to you 😆! Glad you were "hired again" in today's livestream 😆! I just loved seeing you and your Dad together in this video, both so ensync and immersed in your art(s), it probably sounds cheesy, but I really could kinda feel the connection there for a moment! Wow, that's one amazing camera lense(?)/Objectiv you have there! I have a way smaller one and still my photos turn out wobbly sometimes because it is quite heavy for me 🙈😅

[@DustinBlaise]

@@ember1794 Thank you very much! We had a lot of fun in our own ways out there. My camera tends to wobble too especially with the longer 200-600 Lens which I used for most of the photos in the video. Thankfully both the Lens and Camera have Stabilization to soften the wobble a bit but I also shoot at a much higher Shutter Speed to help get rid of Motion Blur from the wobble. I could also recommend getting a Mono-Pod which is also useful when you're on the move and need a quick stable platform.

[@ember1794]

@@DustinBlaise Thank you very much for the tips, Dustin 😃!! (Glad I "summoned" you 🛎📞😆😅!!)

[@DustinBlaise]

@@ember1794 glad to be "summoned" for advice XD

[@stormy3813]

Amazing video!! What drawing utensils you were using?

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

This is mostly pen & ink. The white ink is a Sakura Belly Roll Pen

[@stormy3813]

@@AaronBlaiseArt ty!

[@electronstudios1411]

nice video!

[@MrPipos1234]

OwO

[@the_universal_player]

O_0

[@crayonzii]

I was expecting this

[@lloydkuijs]

God If only people know who they are walking past. I'd be be following you like a crazy fangirl.

[@Leikjarinn]

My girlfriend asked me, why are you groowing and dancing around?? i answered, NEW video from Blaise AND this music tho !

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Allin p'unchaw Aaron, hatun llank'anku ruwanki.

[@edwinrodriguez4418]

What’s that music you were using for this video?

[@DustinBlaise]

It's music I found on PremiumBeat.com. It's a great site if you want to buy music for videos and not worry about Copyrights and Royalties. We use the site all the time for music to put into the videos.

[@edwinrodriguez4418]

@@DustinBlaise I meant the beginning song. The jungle beat, it is so good. What is the title, because now I want to listen to it on loop.

[@DustinBlaise]

@@edwinrodriguez4418 the opening is "Let's Create" from PremiumBeat.com

[@OldRaspy]

👣

[@jatingulati2092]

i know nobody will notice but in the whole video if aaron showed his way of making sketches instead of his face that would be really good.... sorry but it seriously wouldve helped i meen remove all the cool content out of it and if aaron would explain his stuff only that would still be good ....

[@YC305]

You’re amazing Sir. I hope someday I could draw like that. 😉👍

[@samaphantNovaJewelX]

I wish you can continue directing the Legend of Tembo since 2012 so the Elephant movie could be Released I have a note for you and Chuck Williams Dear Aaron Blaise & Chuck Williams I love your directing for Brother Bear and I love your animation but the only thing that I hate is movies being canceled. That Movie is about The legend of Tembo. Movies being canceled and being unproduced is not gonna happen. The Legend of Tembo fans are counting on you. I want you to continue producing The Legend of Tembo so it can be released. And 1 more thing. I want you to direct Babar and the adventures of Badou The Movie because it’s Babar’s 90th anniversary and I had an idea which is to make the movie 90 to 120 minutes long. So keep following your dreams and reproduce movies and do the impossible Yours truly Samuel Preston aka Nova X Jewel