Creature Art Teacher

Overview

Creature Art Teacher is an art-learning service offering courses, tutorials and digital resources across animation and traditional art. It suits learners who want a wide-ranging lesson library, especially artists who draw or animate animals. Its strongest distinction is pairing that catalog with a substantial animal-movement reference library; the trade-off is that access terms and individual-use restrictions deserve a close look.

The catalog spans more than 850 hours of lessons in animation, traditional art, animal drawing, painting, character design and storytelling. Courses, brushes and downloads are also sold individually, so a membership is not the only way to buy material. The Locomotion Reference Library is a more specialized resource: nearly 400 clips across 55+ species can be searched, filtered by movement, looped and saved as favorites, with optional high-resolution downloads.

The service is operated by The Art of Aaron Blaise, LLC, a Florida-based business. Aaron Blaise’s biography says he spent 21 years at Walt Disney Feature Animation and co-directed Brother Bear, which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Subscribers are also offered a TVPaint discount, redeemed on the TVPaint website.

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Key features

• Extensive course range: The broad mix of subjects makes a membership useful for artists exploring several disciplines, though learners focused on one narrow skill may prefer a course bought on its own.
• Animal movement references: Search, movement filters, looping and favorites make the Locomotion Reference Library useful for studying motion rather than relying only on static examples. Optional high-resolution downloads add flexibility for reference work.
• Individual purchases: Buying courses, brushes or downloads separately lets occasional learners avoid committing to a membership, but does not provide the breadth of subscription access.
• Learning support: Guided projects, instructor feedback, live classes and progress tracking are offered. The monthly streaming plan delays access to new courses by 60–90 days, so learners who want new releases promptly should consider a higher tier.
• Mobile and offline use: The monthly streaming plan provides offline access through the iOS app. Android is a supported platform, but offline access through that app is not promised.

Pricing

Creature Art Teacher is freemium, with a free plan and paid access from $14.99/mo. The monthly streaming offer is shown at $9.99 per month for the first six months, then $14.99 per month. It streams most courses, gives access to new courses after 60–90 days, and includes iOS offline access. This is the flexible entry point for learners who want to explore the library, but it is streaming-focused and does not include the annual plan’s stated downloads.

The Annual Premium Membership costs $189 a year, billed at $189.00 / year, discounted from $249.00 / year. It includes streaming and downloads for courses, brushes and lessons, access to new courses, and renews annually. It fits regular learners who value downloads and current releases, but the recurring annual renewal is a meaningful commitment.

The Lifetime Premium Membership costs $549, paid once, billed as a one-time payment of $549.00, discounted from $799.00. It includes lifetime access to courses, brushes and lessons, with streaming and downloads. It suits buyers expecting long-term use; the higher upfront cost is less attractive if their interest is short-lived.

Individual purchases offer another route when only a particular course or resource is needed. Lessons, videos and files are for individual use and may not be shared with third parties. Classroom or bulk use requires applying for an exception or discount, so memberships should not be treated as team or classroom licenses.

Platforms

Creature Art Teacher is available on Android, iOS and the web. The stated offline-access benefit applies to the iOS app on the monthly streaming plan. Payments are accepted through PayPal and Stripe. The privacy policy says passwords are encrypted, forms use SSL, and credit card data is not stored on the site’s servers. Account holders can request personal-data export or deletion, subject to identity verification and retention exceptions.

Who it's for

This is a strong fit for independent artists who want variety in one learning library, particularly those working with animal drawing, animation or movement reference. Learners who want to sample most-course streaming month to month may prefer the streaming plan; committed students who need downloads and new courses promptly have a clearer case for annual access. It is less suitable for classrooms or shared accounts without prior approval, and less compelling for someone who needs only a single focused course.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Broad subject coverage: More than 850 hours across art and animation topics support learners whose interests may shift over time.
• Purpose-built motion reference: Nearly 400 clips across 55+ species, with looping and movement filters, offer a focused resource for animal studies.
• Several buying routes: Individual purchases, monthly streaming, annual access and lifetime access let learners match commitment to likely use.
• Learning and privacy provisions: Guided projects, feedback, live classes and progress tracking accompany stated account data controls.

Cons

• Streaming has a release delay: New courses arrive 60–90 days after release on the monthly plan, while timely access requires a more expensive commitment.
• Offline access is limited by plan and platform: The monthly plan specifies iOS offline access, not Android offline use.
• Individual-use terms constrain sharing: Classroom and bulk use need an exception or discount, making ordinary memberships a poor fit for groups.
• Annual access renews: The $189.00 yearly plan renews annually, so buyers need to account for recurring billing.

Alternatives

• Proko is worth considering for a focused drawing course: its Drawing Basics Full course is a one-time 159.00 USD purchase for 185 lessons and 82h 2m, with access to those course videos forever.
• Art Explora Academy is the alternative to consider for free art-history learning, with 11 thematic e-learning courses and an art-history library.
• Drawspace suits learners who want a web-based option with over 50 free lessons and three more free lessons each month after registering; its Member plan is $9.50 per month.
• DigitalPainting.School is another web-based freemium option, with free courses, resources and introductory chapters of paid courses.
• Learn Squared offers individual course enrollment, with featured courses shown at $55 as a one-time purchase.
• Love Life Drawing may suit learners seeking a monthly membership built around study groups, live lessons, exercises and one-to-one drawing feedback.
• Art Prof is another freemium art-learning option.
• Drawabox offers free drawing lessons, though community feedback is not guaranteed.

Verdict

Choose Creature Art Teacher if you want a deep, varied art-and-animation library and will make particular use of its animal movement references. The mix of courses, resources and access options gives independent learners room to choose how much to commit. Look elsewhere if you need shared classroom access, guaranteed Android offline use, or a single tightly focused course rather than a broad catalog.