Disney Lorcana’s first animator-drawn cards are spectacular
Disney Lorcana’s second set, announced on Tuesday, expands the hot new trading card game with more than 200 additional cards. When it launches at mass market in December, it will be joined by the game’s first truly collectible retail release: Disney Lorcana: Disney100 Edition. And while this tiny boxed set only features six alternate art cards, they come courtesy of a murderer’s row of artistic talent from Walt Disney Animation Studios itself — including principal artists who helped create Ariel, Genie, Elsa, and more. Let’s look a little closer at some of the folks invited to flex on these tiny little canvases.
First up is Mark Henn, whose career with Walt Disney Animation began in 1980 working on The Fox and the Hound. His decades of work include more than a few Disney princesses, such as Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, and Tiana. The veteran artist also worked on Mickey’s Christmas Carol, so it’s no wonder he was asked to render The Mouse himself. He’s done so with a light touch that leaves many of his volumetric sketch lines visible through the final color treatment, an in-progress style that’s reminiscent of art you’d find at Lamplight Lounge or Animator’s Palate on board Disney Dream.
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Next up is Brittney Lee, a visual development artist whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, Moana, and Raya and the Last Dragon. However, she’s best known for her work on Frozen and Frozen II where she helped create dresses and hairstyles for the main characters. Turns out she’s responsible for Elsa’s iconic braid, if not the flip itself. Lee also has <a
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