In 1929, Disney's Silly Symphony "Springtime" and later Flowers and Trees" in 1932 each featured a field of dancing daisies and other forest dwellers. In the time since, flowers with faces have been a cartoon staple... Read more
A genie (or jinn) is a mythological being from ancient myths. Mythological genies can be both good and bad and play a large role in Middle Eastern culture. However, when you think of genies, you might think of the genie from the Disney film Aladdin... Read more
Along with Aladdin and Jasmine, Genie is one of the stars of Disney's Aladdin. You can learn how to draw the Genie from Aladdin with the help of this easy cartoon drawing tutorial... Read more
Tiana of Maldonia, or Tia for short, is a Disney princess. In fact, she is the ninth and most recently introduced Disney princess. You can learn how to draw Tiana from The Princess and the Frog with the help of this cartoon drawing tutorial... Read more
Daisy Duck is a classic Disney cartoon character, one of the Sensational Six. You can learn how to draw Daisy Duck with the aid of this Disney cartoon drawing guide... Read more
Beauty and the Beast is one of the most famous Disney cartoons of all time. Disney released a live-action version in 2017, but most people grew up with the cartoon adaption... Read more
Have you ever heard someone say, "You can't see the forest for the trees"? This saying describes someone who is so focused on details that they can't see the big picture... Read more
Would you like to learn how to draw Cuphead? Grab a pencil and get ready to battle some bosses! Who is Cuphead? He is the title character of a "classic run and gun action game" inspired by the "rubber hose" cartoon animation employed by Disney and other studios of the 1930s... Read more
Birds, especially bluebirds, are often used as symbols of spring in art and animation. Disney, for example, has plenty of examples - Mr. Bluebird from Song of the South, Kessie from Winnie the Pooh, and various unnamed birds seen during Snow White's performance of "Whistle While You Work, Sleeping Beauty's "Once Upon a Dream," or those twitterpated pairs from Bambi... Read more
Gravity Falls is an animated series from Disney Channel. It stars twin siblings Mabel and Dipper Pines, "who are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer with their great uncle in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon."... Read more
Sheriff Woody is the star of Disney and Pixar's animated film Toy Story and its three sequels. Woody is young Andy's favorite toy - at least until the space action figure Buzz Lightyear comes along. He is a good-hearted hero who is willing to help others, even when not to his personal advantage... Read more
Thirteen years after the release of the animated film Finding Nemo, Disney and Pixar provided fans with a sequel - Finding Dory. This film expounds on the backstory of one of the franchise's most beloved characters... Read more
Imagine a desolate planet, destroyed by mankind. Humans fled Earth to live on spaceships 700 years earlier. No vegetation grows. Garbage is everywhere. This is the world of Disney and Pixar's post apocalyptic animated film, WALL-E... Read more
Bambi is the title character of a cherished children's book and a 1942 Disney animated film. We first meet Bambi as a newborn fawn. During his first year of life, he befriends a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. He avoids the attention of a female fawn called Faline. He also learns of the dangers of the meadow and the need for caution... Read more
Princess Leia Organa made her film debut in 1977. In the time since, she discovered she was actually a Skywalker - Luke's twin sister and the daughter of Darth Vader - married Han Solo, had at least one child (depending on which canon you're reading), lead the rebellion to numerous victories, and even earned a rare spot as a Disney princess... Read more
Mike Wazowski stars in two Disney/Pixar films, Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, as well as a number of cinematic shorts. He is the best friend of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and the romantic interest of the Medusa-like monster, Celia Mae. He also becomes the caretaker of Boo, a human child lost in the monster's realm... Read more
Donald Duck is a classic Disney character. He debuted in 1934 in The Wise Little Hen and is famous for his quacking voice that is hardly intelligible. He also has a quick temper... Read more
Pocahontas was the first Disney film based on a real-life story. Pocahontas was born around 1595, the daughter of the Chief Powhatan. But for the children's film, that's where history ends and fiction begins... Read more
Disney's version of Snow White may be the most universally known, but the story itself is much older. The German fairy tale was first published by the Brothers Grimm in... Read more
Bugs Bunny may be one of the most recognizable cartoon characters of all time, second only to Disney's Mickey Mouse. The character was named after his animator and creator, Ben "Bugs" Hardaway. He first made it to the screen in 1938... Read more