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.

[breezyart]

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.

[PeachyPrincess]

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!

[bladechild]

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!!!

[meganm]

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

[JoyfulStitching]

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.

[brianjwilson]

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.

[fluidexpressions]

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

[INKonix]

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

[curtis]

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.

[colinreid]

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

[theberrby]

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

[Sailor]

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!

[MrNoe]

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.

[grimsonforce]

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

[Ghostrob]

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.

[Alli.Kelley]

Thank you so much! This is absolutely phenomenal help

[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! :)

[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 :)

[simonbelmont]

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