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A partial revamp of the old piece here: gorgaidon.deviantart.com/art/H…
I won't be updating this one anymore - if I plan on doing another Disney piece later on then I might make an addition to here, but otherwise I'd prefer to do individual pieces instead cause this one takes too long!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Aladdin - I tried looking for concept art for Agrabah but I could find nothing decent on Google which sucked...so I kinda had to improvise and as a result i'm not pleased with the background. As for the character himself, I sort of used Arjun Rampal as a reference www.google.com.au/search?q=nie…

Ariel - the idea was to make her look alluring and mysterious like mermaids are SUPPOSED TO BE In the original drawing I even got rid of her purple bra which I've always found to be tacky.

Aurora - for Sleeping Beauty, I think I was going for a doll-like look for Aurora which accounts for her golden curls and small mouth. I also wanted to make her look peaceful in her sleep...almost dead-like in a beautiful way which sounds a bit creepy. Also, I wanted to make her dress softer looking compared to the jaggedness of the dress in the animated film.

Beast/Adam - I still can't believe that the Beast's name is Adam...it doesn't sound right in my ears for some reason. Maybe because I was expecting a more gothic sounding name for Beast. Anyway, the point of his piece is to show the dual sides of his character - the Beast who despairs at his fate, and the prince who is meant to look snobbish like he was at the beginning... I used a photo of Stuart Townsend from Queen of the Damned as a reference here www.thevampirelestat.net/cast/…

Belle - I had a gothic romantic idea for this one, and the final result is pretty much how I pictured it (save for the ridiculously messy background...still practising as you can see) . The idea was always to have Beast in human form in the shadows, but in beast form in the light. I am also pleased with how Belle looks - she is one of my favourite Disney characters after all

Prince Caspian X and Aslan - Yup, I wanted to add Chronicles of Narnia characters in too just to add some variety. I'm quite pleased with how Aslan turned out since I normally don't draw animals. Anyway, I simply used the Prince Caspian poster as a reference, and pictured the beach near Cair Paravel at the beginning of the movie as a background reference for this one. Funny that this is the only background I'm content with so far

Cinderella - I did this one in July and watched the animated film again. The cool thing about Disney films is that the animations fit the era - Cinderella was released in 1950 and the way the animators created the main character made her look like a 50s actress. So I used Grace Kelly as a reference for Cinderella since she kind of has the facial features that the character has. Not entirely happy with the pose though - could've been better

Esmeralda - I wasn't sure what to do with Esmeralda's design, but I also wanted to take advantage of this project to practice backgrounds...as we can see 'practice' is the keyword here cause I think it looks kinda horrible. It was based on the Hunchback of Notre Dame concept artwork for Paris.

Giselle - I wanted to work with the animated Giselle rather than Amy Adams as a model this time. As far as I can see from watching Enchanted, Giselle sort of reminds me of Rapunzel but with her head higher in the clouds really. I wanted to make her look carefree and somewhat childish like her character is at the beginning of the movie.

Li Shang - I wasn't sure how I pictured Li Shang, so I used Nie Yuan as a reference www.google.com.au/search?q=nie…

Mulan - The aim with Mulan was to be more unconventional - by that I mean, don't make her sweet and pretty like Disney princesses are usually portrayed as...make her the fierce warrior she would be on the battlefield. I imagine that if she was such a brave soldier as the original Chinese ballad describes, she would have to be as fierce as the men on the battlefield to survive.

Pocahontas - Just did something simple for this one - I couldn't really think of a good idea for Pocahontas, but I did want to play around by putting on the chieftain's headdress on her I know it's probably culturally inaccurate..but it does make a good design, and technically she's a princess - the chieftain's daughter yeah?

Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Barbossa - Knocking out four with one stone here. I used the Curse of the Black Pearl poster as a reference. Not too happy about the paint job - I preferred it in B&W but leaving it that way for this piece didn't work well.

Tinkerbell - Little to say about this one but I wanted to keep it simple. I also decided to change her hair and give her a short pixie haircut

Description
A partial revamp of the old piece here: gorgaidon.deviantart.com/art/H…
I won't be updating this one anymore - if I plan on doing another Disney piece later on then I might make an addition to here, but otherwise I'd prefer to do individual pieces instead cause this one takes too long!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Aladdin - I tried looking for concept art for Agrabah but I could find nothing decent on Google which sucked...so I kinda had to improvise and as a result i'm not pleased with the background. As for the character himself, I sort of used Arjun Rampal as a reference www.google.com.au/search?q=nie…

Ariel - the idea was to make her look alluring and mysterious like mermaids are SUPPOSED TO BE In the original drawing I even got rid of her purple bra which I've always found to be tacky.

Aurora - for Sleeping Beauty, I think I was going for a doll-like look for Aurora which accounts for her golden curls and small mouth. I also wanted to make her look peaceful in her sleep...almost dead-like in a beautiful way which sounds a bit creepy. Also, I wanted to make her dress softer looking compared to the jaggedness of the dress in the animated film.

Beast/Adam - I still can't believe that the Beast's name is Adam...it doesn't sound right in my ears for some reason. Maybe because I was expecting a more gothic sounding name for Beast. Anyway, the point of his piece is to show the dual sides of his character - the Beast who despairs at his fate, and the prince who is meant to look snobbish like he was at the beginning... I used a photo of Stuart Townsend from Queen of the Damned as a reference here www.thevampirelestat.net/cast/…

Belle - I had a gothic romantic idea for this one, and the final result is pretty much how I pictured it (save for the ridiculously messy background...still practising as you can see) . The idea was always to have Beast in human form in the shadows, but in beast form in the light. I am also pleased with how Belle looks - she is one of my favourite Disney characters after all

Prince Caspian X and Aslan - Yup, I wanted to add Chronicles of Narnia characters in too just to add some variety. I'm quite pleased with how Aslan turned out since I normally don't draw animals. Anyway, I simply used the Prince Caspian poster as a reference, and pictured the beach near Cair Paravel at the beginning of the movie as a background reference for this one. Funny that this is the only background I'm content with so far

Cinderella - I did this one in July and watched the animated film again. The cool thing about Disney films is that the animations fit the era - Cinderella was released in 1950 and the way the animators created the main character made her look like a 50s actress. So I used Grace Kelly as a reference for Cinderella since she kind of has the facial features that the character has. Not entirely happy with the pose though - could've been better

Esmeralda - I wasn't sure what to do with Esmeralda's design, but I also wanted to take advantage of this project to practice backgrounds...as we can see 'practice' is the keyword here cause I think it looks kinda horrible. It was based on the Hunchback of Notre Dame concept artwork for Paris.

Giselle - I wanted to work with the animated Giselle rather than Amy Adams as a model this time. As far as I can see from watching Enchanted, Giselle sort of reminds me of Rapunzel but with her head higher in the clouds really. I wanted to make her look carefree and somewhat childish like her character is at the beginning of the movie.

Li Shang - I wasn't sure how I pictured Li Shang, so I used Nie Yuan as a reference www.google.com.au/search?q=nie…

Mulan - The aim with Mulan was to be more unconventional - by that I mean, don't make her sweet and pretty like Disney princesses are usually portrayed as...make her the fierce warrior she would be on the battlefield. I imagine that if she was such a brave soldier as the original Chinese ballad describes, she would have to be as fierce as the men on the battlefield to survive.

Pocahontas - Just did something simple for this one - I couldn't really think of a good idea for Pocahontas, but I did want to play around by putting on the chieftain's headdress on her I know it's probably culturally inaccurate..but it does make a good design, and technically she's a princess - the chieftain's daughter yeah?

Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Barbossa - Knocking out four with one stone here. I used the Curse of the Black Pearl poster as a reference. Not too happy about the paint job - I preferred it in B&W but leaving it that way for this piece didn't work well.

Tinkerbell - Little to say about this one but I wanted to keep it simple. I also decided to change her hair and give her a short pixie haircut