Sketching in the Wild with Aaron Blaise

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Aaron Blaise took me on a drawing adventure to sketch animals in the Florida marshes. After walking in circles we were able to spot the ever-elusive alligators hiding in the water. I had a blast learning about the wildlife and hanging out with his crew.
While I was in Florida, I also got a chance to record Aaron’s masterpiece demo of a lion. We recorded the whole two-day process of drawing a large animal portrait, plus a lesson on big cat anatomy. You can find that at proko.com/blaise.
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CREDITS:
Artist - Aaron Blaise (creatureartteacher.com/ref/3/)
Artist | Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com)
Production Assistance - Brandon Storer
Editing - Tyler Spaid, Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh , Rebecca Bozza ( / rosesuniverse )
Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

[@ProkoTV]

Do you prefer to sketch in the wild, or at the zoo?

[@starpanda6397]

Wild imo

[@shivajoshi9068]

Never tried either :(

[@dadije]

Wild. No crowd, only nature.

[@partingmist8550]

In the wild, the zoo makes me sad to see the caged animals

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Wild. Aaron Blaise is awesome..

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

This was such a great day! So happy to have got to show you my little slice of the world :)

[@shivajoshi9068]

Teach me!

[@shivajoshi9068]

You r awesome !

[@lizzywatercolor5647]

I like it how you both seem to have become great buddies

[@bradfordyorks5055]

What is the white marker you use?thanks

[@ominouslybakedart1974]

Almost feels like he's under a mentorship with you? :D

[@jaceyking5015]

"This isn't very inspiring." "You have to learn to _look."_ Sage advice.

[@Theoanim]

boomer wisdom

[@dsadsa726]

@@Theoanim good luck in life

[@AbiNomac]

Brilliance right there

[@kslade3320]

Yeah, I loved this comment .

[@killynx]

four seconds in and hes already poured coffee over himself 🗿🗿

[@ralphdonn9518]

I enjoy Aaron's narration like morning coffee

[@Hadesthief]

I want it all over me

[@ralphdonn9518]

@@Hadesthief I bet you do man hehehe I bet

[@ColoredMud]

@@Hadesthief XD

[@DustinBlaise]

Wow....! 0.0 This was my very first first Wildlife Photography experience during that walk that inspired me to pursue Photography to where I am now! So glad I was part of the experience with you guys and definitely looking forward to next time!

[@DustinBlaise]

@@nendu4316 Thank you very much :)

[@01lei]

I like how it shows how artists do things differently and how differently each artist sees things. I love it.

[@averagekirbyenjoyer7909]

1:37 Lovin' that Aladdin reference 😏

[@TheArtofKAS]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@MabinogiSheep]

I know this was more of a promotion for Aaron's demo but I would enjoy alot more vlog drawing type of videos like this! Also I'm enjoying the portrait course!

[@shannonjazz]

I want see Proko, Marshall and Aaron all together in one video

[@ravenphd7061]

Nice to see Aaron here! And good timing too, just bought one of his courses. He strikes me as a real good dude

[@malachijames]

OMG! I had no idea you went to a wildlife refuge! Most amazing place to sketch animals from life. And what better person to go there with than Aaron Blaise (the master of animal art)

[@nicolaszaia]

how to recognize aaron blaise: a happy man with a pinapple shirt and using flip flops all the time what a lovely human being :3

[@weill6872]

6:44 Aaron seems a panda chewing bamboo :D

[@veronicafensel926]

Yess I love watching how you both draw in the wild and also the zoo! Would love more videos with the two of you like this :)

[@Leikjarinn]

From ALL the great videos on this channel, when you two hangout and draw, it’s gold!

[@xenevox1801]

This is such a bliss you are like father and son

[@danielwilliams1445]

Watch out for Florida Man!

[@antnauman]

I Loved this one! Please do more like these. It feels so raw and natural.

[@amyvanzi9845]

Really cool to see you draw out of your comfort zone Proko. PS. Loving Aaron's shirt

[@holadonkey]

excellent wild life art drawing session . love the way Aaron draws grass , so fluid . Stan beautiful tree .

[@geoffreyblackmer]

These Proko/Blaise episodes are the best

[@dracolizard4636]

Love you guys. Been following Aaron’s work for a while now as well

[@mudassar84]

thank you for showing those life drawings truly inspiring

[@wildfood1]

Watching good artists draw is very inspiring.

[@chaewonjeon2787]

Wow. I'm early. And also thank you Proko, for the videos! I'm learning soo much from the figure drawing course :D

[@shivajoshi9068]

Proko you do awesome work!

[@DarinKarkawatli]

I love these kinds of videos!

[@sandwich336]

Aaron blaise is like the beast master of Art!

[@irisgiles3612]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! THANK YOUUUU

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

WAIT hol the phone, can we address that he used a brush pen WHILE STANDING UP HOLDING HIS SKETCHBOOK? I can't control the damn pressure on one while sitting with a desk under my book and he just did that in like a minute xD

[@stilo398]

I used to use a bottle of ink taped around a finger splint, Soo I could hold my sketch pad.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

@@stilo398 I would have spilled the ink, some how injured myself, and ended up in a splint.

[@johnpaulbruh7909]

I feel sad I ran out of paper now I can't draw 😭

[@eliannevdlinden6047]

I love videos with both of you!!

[@guilhermeramos6907]

Thank you for sharing these videos man, it's very inspiring!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@m.i.miller8008]

Loved this... thanks

[@BigDomski]

This was so awesome, we need nore videos like this where Stan just draws outdoors, or anywhere tbh 😭

[@petrstranik1770]

reminds me of Sargent's watercolour of Alligators...similar pose but more of them. That watercolour is stellar...

[@Angie_P]

Florida summer: Locals - shorts, light shirt; Tourists - jeans. Did you at least remember sunscreen? :-)

[@summerbee80]

2 best anatomy artists on youtube ^^ you guys rule!

[@PaintingWithSamir]

great artist. love his videos. big Like! cheers

[@TheWeredude]

Awesome living in the same city as this amazing artist.

[@Di-qh8cr]

So much fun to watch 😄

[@vaughan2632]

Im begging you on my hands and knees to make more life drawing videos with artists, Aaron or any other artists, by far my favourite videos

[@ProkoTV]

Noted!

[@Tomorrow64]

Love this guy!

[@alphonzosolorzano5011]

Wild if possible.

[@chubbycakes6145]

Florida is beautiful, i live in utah so i cant really go in the wild and sketch exotic animals but we do have beautiful winter type landscapes a lot😀

[@macgal74]

I could watch this on repeat! :D Yall were like an old married couple in that Florida forest..."Can we stop here?" "How bout now?" Wanna draw here?" "Whats wrong with this spot?" "Well yeah we can draw here" "Nah its fine"

[@eliannevdlinden6047]

This made my day yasss!

[@resatdemir701]

Hello proko. You are a funny character. I watch your videos..

[@taylorstrickland5325]

This needs more views

[@TheMightyWumbo]

Aaron should sell sketchbooks of his drawings 👌🏾

[@another505]

Amazing video :) would like to see more live drawing outside of a studio. I just started this wednesday myself so would love more examples to learn from

[@inkstickart]

that looks like a nice walk loop, I woudnt complain!

[@user-wg5nq9px5h]

Great sir

[@kakashi1992e]

great sketches!

[@AbiNomac]

WOW you got to draw with Aaron Blaise!!

[@antonioblanco3086]

Aaron and Proko. Instalike!

[@nivad75]

proko's palm tree sketch was dope

[@kiriappeee]

3:42 ... Say it with me... "Florida man...."

[@ashutoshk11]

I was literally waiting for a video by Proko. From last couple of weeks.

[@trimamu]

when will be prokochallange for may?

[@sama9574]

Today i learned some lessons from you

[@kamiko8021]

Aaron is one with nature

[@yusrahabib7753]

Awesome

[@sonseraedesigns7167]

You guys crack me up!!😂😂😂

[@kieranpierce3373]

That heron is chill, all the ones I've seen would fly away if I got within a 100 meters.

[@myfanwynia]

So much fun going out on an adventure to make art! 💗✨🖐

[@libbysmithstudio]

Welcome to my stomping grounds! Florida is great for wildlife, lush landscapes, waterscapes, and bugs! Big bugs. 🤣

[@benedictwendelldantes770]

Damn drawing in the wild is so relaxing

[@Noufalsart]

I like it 😍

[@HajraMeeks]

Master Artist: "I'm wondering if I could fix mine..." [9:49] Pal, also Master Artist: "No, dude, that looks good!" Both silently: (mine needs fixing) me: XD XD XD...and that's why they're great at art, peeps!

[@marymaheco]

We ate that grass too when we were young. In Myanmar, the school infrastructure wasn't very good so many tall grasses around. 😋

[@theanimartist2299]

This must have been a while ago since Aarom still had his hair uncut.

[@305_atharvadhoke9]

It's like mufasa and simba hanging out while aron Blais being mufasa sharing life lessons with simba(proko)

[@SilverFoxForestsDesigns]

When you go drawing with a go pro can i ask what clamp you use to clamp it to your drawing board love your work by the way

[@felipafalcon1814]

La mejor manera de aprender a dibujar.

[@Matt-oz4co]

I would have liked more instructions here and teaching and what materials you guys are using.

[@EmmyMW]

Aaron has the best shirts. Also TIL... Proko does not like walking in circles

[@damianstewart3885]

Stan seemed awkward and out of his element here. Aaron seems annoyed lol

[@aldorenteria5105]

What was that white marker? Never seen one

[@zorcbar]

Mr Blaise seems like a granpa telling stories to proko heheheh

[@kreativia]

Awesome video! Can I ask what the name of the white ink is? Is it from Faber Castell?

[@sdrake5176]

What materials were you guys using?

[@RaymondOreFineArt]

Great video, I think I'd find it to frustrating to try and sketch in the wild, lots of ref photos and sketch at home

[@oloneyzzz5812]

I ain't gonna lie, proko been hitting the gym and it shows.

[@srinivasaramanujan977]

hi proko im from india my name is abhi iam big fan of your art thanks for giving the knowledge of art

[@LeanneFan8]

When will the results for the may proko challenge be out?

[@felixxs24]

What books do you recommend for the art enthusiast?

[@TheArtofKAS]

I'm genuinely missing Aaron's hair.😭😭😭

[@Pistaschek]

Sketching in the wild with Aaron Blaise - The comedy

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

You and Aaron should do more stuff together :D

[@jakejackson9341]

What pens/markers are you using for the whites/highlights?

[@eddio9466]

Can somebody tell me the supplies they used to sketch please?

[@dailyrecipe8023]

Wow

[@ellathrad]

2:03 I thought this bird was really on the shot lol

[@randriavahimananahenintsoa1429]

Hello Proko, what type of paper/sketchbook do you use here? Thanks

[@Bhodisatvas]

That coffee stain actual became kinda normal by the end of the video.

[@isaiahhayward482]

What is your favorite animal to draw?

[@tannusketches8511]

Wow amazing #tannusketches

[@nyctonihilanth]

Dose anyone know when the next proko challenge is coming out?

[@ProkoTV]

The results for May challenge will be announced ok June 25th. Sorry for the wait. We are working on editing James's reaction video now and also trying to get the foot anatomy lesson out. We will skip June challenge and start the next one in July.

[@ProkoTV]

Change of plan. We're probably posting the challenge results next week on June 18th

[@nyctonihilanth]

@@ProkoTV oh really? Huh. Thanks for taking time out if your day to tell me this. It means alot

[@coreyholt8522]

Proko: can we stop walking now? ;)