Digital PaintingS for Iconic Disney Storybooks
Bringing beloved characters to life through color and storytelling.
As a Story Artist for Disney Publishing Worldwide, I digitally painted and refined artwork for children’s storybooks based on beloved films like Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, Tangled, and Brave. My primary role was to bring scenes to life through vibrant, polished color, lighting, and texture - either by painting directly over provided line work (referred to as "pencils") or by enhancing and finalizing rough color passes.
Often, I was given fully completed line art, and my responsibility was to paint the artwork from scratch - establishing the color palette, lighting, and atmosphere to support the drama and storytelling, all while ensuring consistency with Disney’s visual style. Other times, I received partially painted scenes that needed refinement and final rendering. In every case, my focus was on elevating storytelling through expressive color and detail - creating immersive, engaging visuals that captured the magic of the films for young readers around the world.
These are just a selection of the dozens of digital paintings I completed specifically for the Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University storybooks, including titles such as Monsters, Inc. Movie Book, Monsters, Inc. Storybook Collection, and Monsters University Movie Book.
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