Has there been a more divisive artist in recent American history than Thomas Kinkade? The late painter made quite a name for himself in the ’80s and ’90s with his particular style, consisting mostly of gardens and cozy cottages in the woods, usually painted with saturated pastel colors.
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This artist reimagined your favorite Disney characters as kids and the results are insanely clever
Lorna Kelleher is a VERY talented illustrator from Ireland. And not only is she as big a fan of Disney, cats, and Game of Thrones (the perfect trifecta), but she also has a clever approach to reimagining your favorite Disney characters.
Impressionist Brian Hull Performs Adele’s ‘Hello’ In Disney/Pixar Character Voices
Hello… can you hear this guy? Brian Hull, who shot to viral fame singing “Let It Go” while switching between the voices of 21 Disney characters, has done it again.
Disney may replace cuddly theme park characters with robots that mimic human movements
While the technology has been around for a while, this latest machine uses a new hybrid air and water hydraulics system that allows its arms to more closely mirror the movement it’s operator.
Learn to Draw Dozens of Disney and Pixar Characters in Disney Art Academy
Calling all budding artists and Disney fans! In the Disney Art Academy game, launching exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on May 13, you can use a wide variety of tools to learn to draw more than 80 Disney and Pixar characters in 2D. By setting your own pace through multiple easy-to-follow lessons, characters like Mickey Mouse, Nemo fromDisney Pixar Finding Nemo, Elsa from Disney Frozen, Buzz Lightyear from Disney Pixar Toy Story and Simba from Disney The Lion King come to life on your Nintendo 3DS screen.
“Even if you don’t consider yourself an artist, you will be surprised by what you can create in Disney Art Academy,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The game uses fun lessons to teach drawing skills to artists of all ages and skill levels.”
In Disney Art Academy, Disney and Pixar characters can be sketched or painted in many different ways. Using nine art tools like pastels, paintbrushes or markers, you can discover your inner artist by participating in lessons inspired by Disney art and animation. These art lessons are absolutely intuitive and, most importantly, fun! Each lesson guides you through a step-by-step progression to draw a single character. What starts as a series of lines and shapes will gradually evolve into a familiar character using your new art skills! If you ever want to take a break, lessons can easily be saved to continue from the same spot at a later time.
You can even add some extra flair with the Magic Brush, a new addition to the Art Academy series. With the Magic Brush, magical additions like stars, bubbles, and glitter can be added to your masterpieces – all easily accessed by using the touch screen on Nintendo 3DS.
As your art skills improve and you create more and more Disney and Pixar characters, you may very well want to share your creations with others. That can easily be accomplished directly in the game by connecting to the Internet and sharing through Miiverse or social media via Image Share. Completed artwork is also saved to the Nintendo 3DS system’s SD card, allowing you to upload your creations to a personal computer and print them out. Refrigerators around the country are about to get a lot more colorful (and a lot more magical!) once families start printing their favorite drawings.
If you want to create outside the game’s numerous lessons you’re in luck, as Disney Art Academy includes a Free Paint mode that lets you draw even more characters any way you choose. In Free Paint, you can put your newly learned skills to the test by drawing on a blank canvas, or you can select from more than 80 Disney images to use as reference as you add to your virtual gallery. All completed artwork can be viewed at any time in the game’s Clubhouse, where you can also select your favorite pieces to be viewed in a personal showcase slideshow.
Disney Art Academy launches on May 13, and can be purchased in stores, in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and at Nintendo.com at a suggested retail price of $29.99. For more information about the game, visit http://artacademy.nintendo.com/disney/.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
The voices behind Disney’s best characters through history
Angela Lansbury, Robin Williams and Walt Disney: just three of the dozens of famous faces who have voiced Disney characters.
Disney Characters Coming as Lego Minifigures
Some iconic Disney characters are getting the Lego minifigure treatment, many appearing in the brick form for the first time.
This Dad Makes His Kids Disney Lunches For School That Are Inspiring Us All
Beau Coffron, like many other dads, is grateful to Disney for putting a smile on his kids’ faces.
Disney Animation’s 10 Greatest Talking Animal Characters
This weekend sees the release of Zootopia, which takes place in a fanatical metropolis where animals of all kind live side-by-side. And talk. And wear clothes.
What if Disney characters had just used Google to solve their problems?
We all know the classic Disney stories and how they went down, but we’re now in the 21st century and people are now relying more heavily on the internet to solve their problems! What a time to be alive! We can solve any dilemma in the space of 5 seconds, what would happen if Disney characters had the same access as we do?
