Eleven pieces of fan-made concept art that pays tribute to classic hand-drawn animation. This beautiful artwork will leave you wishing it were real.
Princess Academy was a short (fan-made) animation project, written and directed by Olivier Ciappa, with artwork by artist David Kawena. The duo spent months working on it, creating hundreds of storyboards and beautiful concept art. The results were not only a wonderful idea for an animated short, but also a tribute to the art form of hand-drawn animation.
Via: ©Olivier Ciappa and ©David Kawena. Disney and Pixar characters are copyrighted to the ©Walt Disney Company and ©Pixar Animation Studios.
According to Oliver, "We wanted to create a very artistic, classy, but also very funny hand-drawn short... I believe this image shows very well the mixture of artistic, high standard, and humor of the project."
Via: ©Olivier Ciappa and ©David Kawena. Disney and Pixar characters are copyrighted to the ©Walt Disney Company and ©Pixar Animation Studios.
The close-up shows not only classic Disney princesses, but also minor and obscure characters, like the Golden Harp from Mickey and the Beanstalk and a centaurette from the "The Pastoral Symphony" in Fantasia.
Via: ©Olivier Ciappa and ©David Kawena. Disney and Pixar characters are copyrighted to the ©Walt Disney Company and ©Pixar Animation Studios.
A statue of Megara from Hercules, imagined for what would be the Princess Academy Building. According to David:
"At the Academy building, not only the 'princess' would have a place, but all of Disney's leading female characters. The building itself was to be a gigantic complex, with a feeling of an ancient palace with fountains, gardens, paintings and statues.
This concept art is one of many works that was conceived by us for the interior design of the Academy."
Via: ©Olivier Ciappa and ©David Kawena. Disney and Pixar characters are copyrighted to the ©Walt Disney Company and ©Pixar Animation Studios.
