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Post by Pulsar on Sept 8, 2013 3:20:18 GMT
Hey everyone! As you can see I managed to get internet access. I was out at a place called Downtown Disney earlier today. For those of you who don't know, it's basically a Disney based shopping area with loads of stores selling various Disney merchandise etc. Anyway! I was in the animation store and I took a picture or two I thought I'd share with you guys! This first picture is of an area in the store where disney staff actually sit down and draw characters. Obviously not just any disney staff member sits down and draws, these guys/gals are paid to. You can watch them draw characters and/or request some to be drawn (although requests cost you money because you'd obviously be buying it) You can even get the image drawn put onto a watch which can cost from $75-$200 dollars depending on what version you get. (You can get one with a special frame and authenticity paper etc) In among the various art items in the store I found these next things. The first was a reproduced canvas piece. No, I didn't get one, they're about a hundred dollars or so. The last piece was one of the actual paintings hanging on the wall in a wooden frame along with a few other pieces. This piece was about $1,100! Very expensive. (If only I had the cash!) Unlike the previous one this was an actual original. So yeah, just thought I'd share the awesomeness with you guys!
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Post by Kirsui on Sept 8, 2013 7:11:59 GMT
;_; I'm so jealous now. xP Looks like an awesome place though. I hope you're having fun.
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Post by Leorgathar on Sept 8, 2013 8:41:08 GMT
So jealous as well! That's so awesome, and that painting is simply one of the best original TLK art I've ever seen, it's so gorgeous (And gotta love Mufasa's face in the background clouds) so brilliant! Keep having fun around
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Post by KanuTGL on Sept 9, 2013 18:08:20 GMT
Awesome! I must've missed out on that bit when me and my family were there... Dangit xD
Looks super cool! It's a shame about that painting; it's so wonderfully coloured, but Simba looks referenced from the DVD cover (and we all know how sub-par that looked) and I still don't get why Nala is directly referenced from her Kingdom Hearts model ;_; It would've been such a beautiful piece if not for that *sigh* xP
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Post by Pulsar on Sept 10, 2013 19:07:20 GMT
It's a great store, if you guys ever end up in Orlando and you can get to downtown disney, it's definitely worth a visit for anyone that's an art/animation enthusiast. While I'm sure the painting doesn't meet your high standards Kanu ;P I do still think it's quiet the piece. After all, we can't expect every artist that works on a Lion King piece the disney store to be a former TLKFAA AotM now can we? =P That being said I would be somewhat inclined to agree with you in that it might not perhaps be the best quality it could be, even more so when I think of the previous piece I had found in the store which was much better.
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Post by KanuTGL on Sept 10, 2013 21:00:50 GMT
It would have been a truly spectacular piece if not for some details. Can't we agree that Nala doesn't exactly look her brightest like this? images.wikia.com/kingdomhearts/images/f/fa/Nala.jpg xP There are a ton of nice TLK material to trace, but they had to choose that one *sigh* xD
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Post by Kirsui on Sept 10, 2013 21:03:28 GMT
My gods, what form of abomination is THAT?! Also... BLUE EYES? <_< Come on........ She clearly had green when I last saw the 1st TLK. xP
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Post by Pulsar on Sept 10, 2013 21:40:44 GMT
I like the Kingdom Hearts model... Sure it's not perfect or completely accurate but to be honest I was just happy it got a segment in the game rather then being left out like it sometimes is when it comes to certain things. Plus something about the art style really appeals to me. But yes, I can understand and agree with the point you're trying to make.
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Post by KanuTGL on Sept 10, 2013 22:55:54 GMT
I like the Kingdom Hearts model(s) too. But that specific pose is not exactly ideal for an epic painting xP So I'm still wondering why they chose that image out of every Nala drawing available, because it becomes such a distraction, at least for me. That is all Also, yeah, blue eyes. Typical xP
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