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Looking at these magical Disney scenes it's hard to believe that these are actual paintings and not digital illustrations. They're the work of American artist Thomas Kinkade, who was the master of chiaroscuro, a painting technique using light and dark contrasts to create a sense of drama and the illusion of volume. That's why it looks as though your favorite childhood characters could come alive any second and step through the painting to greet you.

The detail in each piece of artwork is amazing and the longer you look at it the more you'll find. The late Thomas Kinkade illustrated Disney worlds better than anyone I've seen - I'd say even better than Disney itself. He stated that his goal had been "to create inviting worlds that draw people into their depths and encourage them to seek a better, brighter, more hopeful existence". I'd say these paintings definitely achieved that goal.

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    Genevieve Bolinger-Fuentes
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these are painted by "Thomas Kinkade Studios"....Like the stamp pictured on the bottom right here. His apprentices took over the work when he died. So the newer paintings aren't by him per se but in his style. I think he passed in the middle of doing the Jungle Book one. So his people finished it. I'm not sure if his artists add the additional characters from other movies on the larger originals like Kinkade did. Those are so cool.

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    Lady And The Tramp

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    Badá Badaró
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beautiful, it almost made me cry... it's just like I found an old lost memory of the story...

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    Beauty And The Beast

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    Lonely Dragon
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    8 years ago

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    Because Stockholm's syndrome is romantic! Amazing painting, horrible story.

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    Cinderella: The Movie

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    Jennah Wittenbarger
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    Thomas Kinkade had already passed when this movie came out... how did he paint this? He died in 2012, the movie trailer didn't come out til 2014. This doesn't have the same feel as aome of the others anyway...

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    The Little Mermaid

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    Jamie Davis
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jennah - you're some kinda stupid arentcha? Just sayin' know before speaking https://thomaskinkade.com/art-genre/disney-images/

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    Glitch Hop
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    disney could do just as well as him if they tried but imagine the budget they'd need to make a full feature animated film at this length.

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    Lily
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well of course this looks better than the real thing, it's because Disney land/world is filthy

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    Rebecca Olds
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's thw wizard of oz. Not oz the great and powerful. Dorothy is clearly seen

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