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Ten years ago today Disney's Atlantis: the Lost Empire came out in theaters. The movie greatly affected my life. Because of the film, I made lasting friends, learned to draw the human form, had my interest in Disney really re-ignited and I even lost weight. It's been creative fuel for years and will always be a love of mine.

Time always has a habit of getting away from me. I'd hoped to actually get a full-color epic piece done. I didn't get the time. (I feel slightly better knowing that a cosplay from something else I started in early March is STILL unfinished...) However, last weekend, I made a random decision. James Arnold Taylor, the voice actor for Milo in the sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return, was attending Star Wars Weekends here in Disney's Hollywood Studios. Though I'd met him the previous weekend, through a lot of chaos and lack of sleep I'd managed not to bring something for him to sign for myself. So I planned on going back and getting my copy of the sequel finally signed. Besides, he was a really nice guy, I sure didn't mind meeting him again.

And then I decided I wanted to give him something. He was an integral part of realizing the stories of Atlantis, after all, and would have been part of Team Atlantis had the series not been scrapped. So I decided to stay up later than I should and draw him a picture (which is why the coat here is the sequel version and not the original coat). It's a little off-model, un-inked, and uncolored, but the best I could do with the time I had. And Mr. Taylor really seemed to like the sketch, saying he wanted to frame it! My sister said that it may have been a role he really enjoyed that just doesn't get much attention. (This could be supported by the fact that Atlantis is prominently featured at a brief point during his show at Star Wars Weekends.) I'm really glad I scanned the sketch, now.

So no epic movie poster piece. But considering the memory I gained less than a week ago, I think I can live with that.

Atlantis: the Lost Empire, Atlantis: Milo's Return and Milo Thatch are copyright Disney

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Ten years ago today Disney's Atlantis: the Lost Empire came out in theaters. The movie greatly affected my life. Because of the film, I made lasting friends, learned to draw the human form, had my interest in Disney really re-ignited and I even lost weight. It's been creative fuel for years and will always be a love of mine.

Time always has a habit of getting away from me. I'd hoped to actually get a full-color epic piece done. I didn't get the time. (I feel slightly better knowing that a cosplay from something else I started in early March is STILL unfinished...) However, last weekend, I made a random decision. James Arnold Taylor, the voice actor for Milo in the sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return, was attending Star Wars Weekends here in Disney's Hollywood Studios. Though I'd met him the previous weekend, through a lot of chaos and lack of sleep I'd managed not to bring something for him to sign for myself. So I planned on going back and getting my copy of the sequel finally signed. Besides, he was a really nice guy, I sure didn't mind meeting him again.

And then I decided I wanted to give him something. He was an integral part of realizing the stories of Atlantis, after all, and would have been part of Team Atlantis had the series not been scrapped. So I decided to stay up later than I should and draw him a picture (which is why the coat here is the sequel version and not the original coat). It's a little off-model, un-inked, and uncolored, but the best I could do with the time I had. And Mr. Taylor really seemed to like the sketch, saying he wanted to frame it! My sister said that it may have been a role he really enjoyed that just doesn't get much attention. (This could be supported by the fact that Atlantis is prominently featured at a brief point during his show at Star Wars Weekends.) I'm really glad I scanned the sketch, now.

So no epic movie poster piece. But considering the memory I gained less than a week ago, I think I can live with that.

Atlantis: the Lost Empire, Atlantis: Milo's Return and Milo Thatch are copyright Disney