Creature Art Teacher

Overview

Creature Art Teacher is an online art education service combining a large video-course catalog with standalone courses and digital resources. It is best suited to artists building skills in animation, drawing or painting, particularly those who need animal-motion references. Its broad subject range is a strength, but individual-use terms make it a poor default for shared classroom access.

The catalog spans more than 850 hours across animation, traditional art, animal drawing, painting, character design and storytelling. Buyers can choose a membership or purchase courses, brushes and downloads one at a time, a useful distinction for learners who want a specific resource rather than another subscription. The Locomotion Reference Library adds nearly 400 movement clips from more than 55 species, with search, movement filters, looping, favorites and optional high-resolution downloads. That focused reference collection is especially relevant to animators and animal artists.

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

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Key features

• Wide-ranging courses: More than 850 hours cover several art disciplines and storytelling. The breadth suits learners exploring multiple skills, though it is less focused than a single-subject course.
• Standalone purchases: Courses, brushes and downloads can be bought individually, so occasional learners can avoid committing to a membership.
• Animal locomotion references: Nearly 400 clips across 55+ species can be searched, filtered by movement, looped and saved. Optional high-resolution downloads make the library a practical reference resource, not just another lesson collection.
• Learning support: Guided projects, instructor feedback, live classes and progress tracking are supported. These features give learners more structure than a video catalog alone, while the individual-use restriction still applies.
• Subscriber software discount: The TVPaint discount is redeemed on the TVPaint website, a useful extra for subscribers already considering that software.

Pricing

The service is freemium, with a free plan and paid access advertised from $14.99/mo. The three membership choices differ substantially in access and commitment.

• Streaming Membership Plan — 9.99 USD per month: Streaming access to most courses, new courses 60–90 days after release and offline access through the iOS app. The offer is $9.99 for the first six months, then $14.99 per month. This is the lower-commitment option for learners who mainly stream and can accept delayed access to new releases. Android learners do not get the stated offline access.
• Annual Premium Membership — 189.00 USD per year: Streaming and downloads for courses, brushes and lessons, plus access to new courses; it renews annually. It suits regular learners who want downloads and immediate new-course access, but requires an annual commitment.
• Lifetime Premium Membership — 549.00 USD per once: A one-time payment for lifetime access to courses, brushes and lessons, with streaming and downloads. It is the largest upfront outlay, best justified for someone expecting to use the library over the long term.

Classroom and bulk use are not included in ordinary individual access. The terms require applying for an exception or discount before using lessons, videos or files with a group; teams should resolve that before choosing a plan.

Platforms

Creature Art Teacher is available on web, Android and iOS. The monthly streaming plan specifies offline access through the iOS app and says Android is coming soon, so Android availability should not be mistaken for equivalent offline use. The privacy policy says passwords are encrypted, forms use SSL, and card data is not stored on the site’s servers; payments are accepted through PayPal and Stripe. Account holders can request a personal-data export or deletion, subject to identity verification and retention exceptions. Support directs users to a help center, while its contact form is for order support only.

Who it's for

Choose it if you want a broad art-learning catalog, the flexibility to buy individual resources, or a dedicated animal-motion reference collection. It is also a plausible fit for individual learners who value guided projects, feedback or live classes. Look elsewhere if you need routine shared classroom access, or if offline study on Android is essential.

Pros and cons

• Pro: More than 850 hours across animation, traditional art and related subjects provide room to build several skills in one library.
• Pro: Individual purchases let learners target a course, brush or download without subscribing.
• Pro: The searchable, filterable locomotion collection offers a substantial animal-motion reference set with looping and optional high-resolution downloads.
• Con: Lessons and files are restricted to individual use; classroom or bulk buyers must seek an exception or discount.
• Con: The monthly plan delays new courses by 60–90 days and states offline access only through iOS.
• Con: The annual plan renews yearly, while the lifetime plan requires a much larger one-time payment.

Alternatives

DigitalPainting.School is a web-based freemium option with free courses and introductory chapters of paid courses; consider it if you want to start with free course material. Drawspace offers more than 50 free lessons and adds three more free lessons each month after registration, with a Member plan at 9.50 USD per month for learners who prefer a lower-cost monthly lesson plan. Learn Squared sells featured individual courses for 55.00 USD per once and has enterprise plans, making it worth considering when a course-by-course purchase or enterprise route better fits.

Art Explora Academy is a free Android, iOS and web option centered on 11 thematic e-learning courses and an art-history library; course certification requires passing all 11 quizzes and a minimum €5 donation. Love Life Drawing offers a 59.00 USD per month membership with Study Group courses, monthly live lessons and exercises, and regular one-to-one drawing feedback, a stronger fit for learners prioritizing that drawing-study format. Proko sells Drawing Basics for 159.00 USD per once, including 185 lessons and 82h 2m of course video with forever access, for someone seeking that specific course rather than a broad membership.

Drawabox offers free drawing lessons, though community feedback is not guaranteed. Art Prof is another alternative.

Verdict

Creature Art Teacher is a strong choice for individual artists who want a varied lesson library and, especially, a searchable animal-motion reference collection. Standalone buying keeps it useful without a subscription, while premium memberships add downloads and broader access. Choose another service if your learners need shared classroom rights or dependable offline study on Android.