Aaron Blaise (born February 17, 1968) is an American painter, animator, film director and art instructor.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Brother Bear with Robert Walker.
Starting in 1997, he worked as a director for 12 years, and co-directed Brother Bear, a nominee for the 76th Academy Award for Animated Feature.
After its release he relocated to Disney's Burbank animation studios where he developed several projects.
[2] In 2012, with his business partner, Nick Burch, he started CreatureArtTeacher, offering lessons and tutorials based on Blaise's long career.