Moana facial expressions. It was very challenging to make her every expressions and attitudes look like a 14 year old girl. Drawing a girl is always much harder than drawing a male character at least for me.

Moana and the Village Children The Underworld Ancestors Copyright Walt Disney Animation Studios

The Hawaiian demigod is extra large in Disney’s new animated film. His creators explain their departure from previous depictions.

An adventurous girl sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master way-finder. Together they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impos

Moana getting tattoos of Maui c:

Jin Kim

bobbypontillas: Moana’s out in theaters today! After animation wrapped on Big Hero, I had the opportunity to help out with design on Moana. One of my assignments was to design the village kids from her island of Motunui. I hoped to bring a sense of authenticity to how they looked, and to make them real for me I thought a lot about watching my little cousins grow up back in the Philippines =) Thankful for them!