Disney Animators Talk About Drawing Simba and Olaf in New ‘Sketchbook’ Series

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe new series “Sketchbook” from Disney + takes animation fans and aspiring animators inside the world of creating some of the studio’s most beloved characters.

From Olaf to the “Aladdin” Genie, animators share their life experiences and work within the studio as they are captured drawing these characters.Animators Hyun-min Lee (“Frozen’s” Olaf) and Mark Henn (“The Lion King’s” Simba) share what it was like to be a part of this series.Mark Henn: It’s really neat because it’s such a fresh take on this age-old process of how to draw something.

Both of us have done various incarnations of how to draw a character but this particular series really did it well. It’s more than just how to draw, it pulls the curtains back and goes into our personal stories which is what makes it unique. Hyun-min Lee: It’s nice to get a peek into the soul of the characters within Disney Animation, and what makes us tick.Lee: It’s a long story, but I just started loving cartoons and I started drawing.

I can’t even remember when I started drawing. My mom introduced me to Disney feature films and I fell in love with “Robin Hood,” which was the first one that she let me watch.