May 2013
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Disney Designer Villains - Real Life
This is Erin. And this, is AWESOME! She spent the last 6 months perfectly recreating the Disney Designer Villains version of Queen of Hearts I created for the Disney Stores last year. From the looks of it, the results were totally worth the effort. It makes me happy that something I helped create can inspire other people to take this collection someplace entirely new. Above you can see my...
April 2013
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Disney Store - Artist Series One
Available today from the Disney Stores is the “Artist Series One” mini collection. There are t-shirts, bags, a notecard set and an i-phone case. I was excited to be a part of this series and contribute my art of Ariel from The Little Mermaid, shown with her BFF Flounder in both the note card set and on this fashion Tee. I love being able to draw classic Disney characters in a style...
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March 2013
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Designer Villains - Inspiration
Looking back at the Disney Designer Villains I helped create last year, I thought I would let you in on a little behind the scenes part of the design process. Once we had decided we were going to follow the princesses with villains, my boss came to me and handed me this image.
This of course got me very excited. I knew we were going to push the envelope a bit with this line , and I was...
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Anatomy of a Snow Globe
One part of the snow globe design process you may not give much thought to is the design of the base. I always start out with an overall sketch of the piece as a whole, characters included. But, once that part is done (the easy part), you then need to figure out how it’s actually going to work. As characters come fairly easily to me , the technical aspects of something like a structure or in...
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Concept vs. Reality
I just came across this old concept sketch I did for a Tinkerbell snow globe from a while back. It’s always fun to see how closely the final product ends up when compared to the concept drawing. I may try to dig up more of these as examples over the next few weeks as I try to clean up a bit more around my desk area. There are years worth of drawings and designs in no particular order...
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D23 Expo - August 9-11, 2013 - Anaheim, CA
Are YOU going? The D23 Expo happens every other year and this one is not to be missed. The photos seen below are from the “Disney Designer Princess Collection” artist signing I did with fellow designer Sang Plumlee at the last expo in 2011. While it is still top secret what we have in store, I will again be attending this coming August. As soon as I can let you know more I will post it...
February 2013
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The "Pinnys" Awards
Yesterday I was honored to attend the 1st annual “Pinny” awards ceremony in Anaheim, CA. PinPics partnered with the Disneyana Fan Club during it’s annual convention to honor the art and artists of Disney Pins. Disney pin collecting is huge business, and the people at PinPics (the premier resource for disney pin news , collecting and trading) thought it was time to start honoring...
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Things I love......
When I did the artwork for both the Disney Princess Designer Collection and the Disney Villains Designer Collection, I never really thought much beyond the artwork and product the artwork would end up on. So, when you see fans taking my art to a whole new level , you have to love it. Here are two of my favorites that I have come across. Belle and Ursula. Both of these collections are near and dear...
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January 2013
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"The Art Of The Disney Princess" unused concepts
A few years ago I did some art for “The Art Of The Disney Princess” hardcover book. Not every image I drew got to finished color, or submitted for the final book. As I was exploring the style I did a few sketches of each princess. Here are a few unseen concepts from that time. And, there are a few more where these came from. Presenting, Cinderella.
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December 2012
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D23 - 23 Days of Christmas
Each day this month from the 1st-23rd, D23.com is featuring a different disney artist. This year I was asked to be a apart of it, and above is my art featured today (Dec.8th)! I don’t work too much on Mickey and the gang, but it just felt right to use them here. I hope you enjoy my holiday greeting. Make sure to check out all the other great artist featured this month at:
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D23 - 23 Days of Disney Christmas
I am so honored to have been chosen as one of the Disney artists selected to help D23 celebrate “23 Days of Disney Christmas” this year! Read more below. I will post my art here as soon as it’s available online!
On December 1, 2012, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is kicking off the holiday season with 23 days of special yuletide greetings from featured Disney artists. Each...
November 2012
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People you should know - Frank and Ollie, two of...
I have been meaning to continue my series of artists who inspire me. As a kid growing up, as a student at CalArts and as an artist at Disney, these two have always inspired.
Frank and Ollie met at Stanford University where they were both enrolled in the Art Department. However they discovered that they were more interested in gags and screwy routines for school shows than they were for...
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Derek and Romaine - Disney interview Sirius/XM Out...
SO excited about this! It’s my interview I did for the “Derek and Romaine Show” on Sirius/XM Out Q radio last month live from GayDays at Disneyland. We talk about the villains dolls as well as my career in general over the years. I’ve been at Disney a long time, but this is my very first radio interview! I think you will enjoy it. I come in about 2 min. 30 sec. into the...
October 2012
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Young Merida
Toddler Merida from Brave! For some reason I never got around to posting this drawing I did for the Disney Store toddler doll. It appeared in an interview I did for D23. They had taken a bunch of photos including ones of my desk , this was the drawing on my desk at the time. So, I thought I would post a clear shot of it. You see, when we were developing our doll, Merida did not yet exist as a...
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Glen Keane - A True Artist
A few weeks back when I posted my interview with D23, I mentioned two artists that inspire me. The first was Mary Blair, the second was Glen Keane. If for some reason you are unfamiliar with his work, you certainly know his characters.
This is the man responsible for Ariel, Pocahontas, Beast, Tarzan and so many others. “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast”...
September 2012
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Ursula - Disney Villains Designer Collection
So here she is in all her glory, Ursula. The thing about her is, it’s not really her. It’s a designers interpretation of her. In this case it happens to be an interpretation I was thrilled to work on. The Designer Collection is kind of like “The Art of The Disney Princess” book I was also a part of. The thing that was so great about that book was seeing all the different...
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Sirius/XM OUT Q interview! Gay Days at Disneyland*...
Next Friday, 10/5 at 6:35pm*, I will be a guest on the “Derek and Romaine Show”! They will be broadcasting live from Disneyland at The House of Blues. We’ll be talking about the Disney Villains Designer Dolls and more. Also joining us will be the fabulous Frank Decaro! Don’t have Sirius/XM , but still want to listen?
NEW TIME! I am currently scheduled for 6:05 pm
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Mary Blair - a true original
In my last post, the interview I did for D23 , I mentioned two artists that really inspire me. One of those artists is Mary Blair. If you don’t know her, you should. Many animation artists today list her as one of the artists they most admire, myself included. There is a simplicity to her design that is so graphic and seemingly childlike in it’s appearance. But, the sophistication of...
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August 2012
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Disney Villains Designer Collection
Want to know a little more about the design process behind the new Disney Villains Designer Collection? Check out this brief interview I recently did for the Disney Store Buzz. Link below. :)
Disney Store Buzz Blog - Interview.
