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Artist Reimagines How Animated Disney Films Were “Actually Made”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Cinderella”

Have you ever watched a movie with amazing special effects and wondered how it was made? Well, artist Andhika Muksin asked the same question for animated Disney films. As a long-time fan of classics like The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, he created a series of behind-the-scenes illustrations that show how these films would have been made if they were live-action.

“I have been an avid Disney fan since I was a kid,” Muksin tells My Modern Met. “In addition to that, I have always been into art and illustrations and I even had a stint as an artist in my late 20s before I settled on an office job. So I think it was around this time when I started to combine my interests into one: art and Disney. It became my personal way to bring that childhood magic into my adulthood, imagining all these characters dealing with real-life situations in a fun, comedic way.”

Muksin takes apart the most iconic scenes from the animated Disney films and draws them with relatable humor. For instance, instead of a real Prince Charming, Cinderella hugs a cardboard cutout. And the all powerful Genie from Aladdin turns out to be a human wearing blue makeup and yawning in front of a green screen. Even the lovely Princess Ariel is “revealed” to not be a mermaid, but actually a human girl hiding her feet from the camera.

Scroll down to see more ingenious Disney fan art by Muksin, and follow the artist on Instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with his latest creations.

Artist Andhika Muksin creates clever fan art of animated Disney films, showing a “behind-the-scenes” look at the imagined magic behind the movies.

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Aladdin”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“The Little Mermaid”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Sleeping Beauty”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Aladdin”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Pocahontas”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“The Little Mermaid”

Disney Fan Art by Andhika Muksin

“Alice in Wonderland”

 

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My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Andhika Muksin.

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Margherita Cole

Margherita Cole is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met and illustrator based in Southern California. She holds a BA in Art History with a minor in Studio Art from Wofford College, and an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice from Falmouth University in the UK. She wrote and illustrated an instructional art book about how to draw cartoons titled 'Cartooning Made Easy: Circle, Triangle, Square' that was published by Walter Foster in 2022.
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