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How to Draw

Illustrated by the Disney Creative

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Experiment 626 was sent away on a transport ship

An Introduction from Lilo & Stitch Writer/Director Chris Sanders belonging to a giant alien named Captain Gantu,
Lilo & Stitch marks an artistic return to the rounded characters and watercolor backgrounds of the 1940s, as well who was no match for the devilish smarts of 626.
as a return to the storytelling style that first defined the heart and soul of Disney studios. As with Bambi and He freed himself from his captors, escaped in a lit-
Dumbo, a powerful and unflinching story lies beneath the film’s friendly exterior. tle red police spaceship, and launched himself into
We produced Lilo & Stitch entirely at our feature animation branch in Orlando, Florida. I found the studio, with dangerous territory—the far reaches of space. The
its young, enthusiastic artists, to be a great place for developing new ideas—many of which you’ll discover as Grand Councilwoman was furious when she heard
you learn to draw the characters from Lilo’s world.
that 626 was on a direct course for Quadrant 17,
Lilo & Stitch was a bold move for a studio that had been used to working with an angular animation style. These Section 005, Area 51 . . . a place the aliens called
characters and backgrounds are based on circular rather than angled shapes. This can make drawing them chal-
“E-aaarth.” It was Earth! She wanted to destroy
lenging, but as artists who also had to learn to draw these characters, we give you plenty of clues about how to
construct them and what to avoid. So keep practicing: Drawing this group is a lot of fun! the far-off planet, but was stopped by Agent
Pleakley, who considered himself an expert
One of the curious things about drawing characters is that the more extreme they are, the easier they are to
draw! That’s because you don’t notice if the lines aren’t quite exact when the characters have big, exaggerated on Earth. Pleakley really just had an old toy
features. I recommend starting with Stitch because his design is easily the most extreme in Lilo’s world. from Earth called a View-Master, but he was
(Besides . . . who could be more fun?) Happy drawing! able to convince the Grand Councilwoman to
spare the strange planet. To get 626 back, the
Grand Councilwoman promised Jumba his free-
dom if he could find and capture his invention
on Earth, and she sent Pleakley to keep his eye
on him.

The Story of Meanwhile on Earth, a happy little girl named Lilo swam in the Hawaiian waters near her home before
rushing off to hula school. Lilo and her older sister Nani had been living by themselves since their par-
ents had died. After a bad day at school, Lilo was lying on the floor, cheering herself up by listening to
music. But she had nailed the door shut, leaving Nani stuck outside! And this was no ordinary day;
this was the day a new social worker was com-
ing to check on them. If everything wasn’t per-
In a far-off galaxy, the Intergalactic
fect, Lilo could be sent to a foster home. They
Council had come together to save the
had to make a good impression!
universe from a small but dangerous
creature—Experiment 626. Created by Cobra Bubbles, the social worker, arrived
a rebel scientist named Jumba Jukiba, before Nani could get into the house—and
626 was an indestructible fighting the place was a mess! Even worse, it was
machine, programmed to destroy every- obvious that Lilo had been left alone. No
thing in his path. Governed by the Grand matter how hard they tried, the girls could
Councilwoman, the committee decided not convince Cobra that they could take
that Jumba and his evil experiment should care of each other. Cobra warned Nani:
be jailed. She had three days to change his mind.

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That night, a shooting star streaked across the sky and Lilo made a But it was too late—Jumba had blown up
wish—for someone to be her friend. Nani Lilo’s house! Lilo ran into the woods, where
overheard her sister’s wish and want- she found Stitch in his true alien form. She
ed to make it come true. So the next was furious when she realized that Stitch
day, the sisters went to the animal wasn’t a puppy, but in the middle of her
rescue center, and Lilo picked out a outburst, Gantu leaped out of some near-
strange looking . . . puppy? But she by bushes, captured them, and loaded
hadn’t chosen a puppy at all—it was them into his spaceship. Stitch managed
Experiment 626! To hide from Jumba to escape and tried to save Lilo, but he
and Pleakley, 626 had disguised himself was knocked off the ship as it took off—
to look like the other dogs by sucking in with Lilo still on board!
his extra legs, spikes, and antennae.
By explaining what he’d learned about ‘ohana, Stitch con-
Naming her new friend “Stitch,” Lilo took
vinced Nani that he could help her. Then he got Jumba and Pleakley to help rescue Lilo. They caught
him home—over Nani’s strong objections.
up with Gantu and collided with his ship, giving Stitch a chance to jump on board and save Lilo. But
Lilo and Stitch quickly became best friends. They did everything together. And “everything” included he was bounced back to Earth! Thankfully, Stitch was built to be indestructible and clever. By blowing
getting Nani fired from her job! Nani told Lilo that Stitch would have to go back to the shelter. But up an oil tanker, Stitch blasted himself through Gantu’s windshield and right onto his lap. Finally,
Lilo loved Stitch; he was part of their family now. She reminded Nani of the Hawaiian tradition of fam- Stitch managed to crash-land on the wing of Jumba’s
ily, ‘ohana: Nobody gets left behind or forgotten. Nani reluctantly agreed that Stitch could stay, at ship. He had saved Lilo!
least for now. . . .
When they landed back on the beach in Hawaii, the
When Cobra visited Nani and Lilo again, Stitch Grand Councilwoman was waiting for them . . . with
threw a book at his head. Losing patience with handcuffs. But Lilo convinced her to let Stitch stay
the little family, Cobra told Nani that she had with them by explaining that Stitch was part of her
to get a job and that Lilo had to teach Stitch to family now. She proved that she owned him by
behave. Nani interviewed for jobs, but Lilo and showing the paperwork from the animal rescue cen-
Stitch ruined every one of them! Time was ter. The Grand Councilwoman took off with Gantu,
running out. leaving Jumba, Pleakley, and Stitch to live on Earth.

To cheer themselves up, the sisters went surfing Lilo was able to keep living with her sister,
with Nani’s friend David. But more trouble was and she also had some new
afoot: Jumba and Pleakley turned up under the family members—Jumba,
waves to capture Stitch. In the struggle, Stitch dragged Lilo underwater! Although David and Nani Pleakley, Cobra, David, Nani,
rescued them, all was not well; Cobra saw the whole thing! He thought that it was time to separate and Stitch.This family truly
the sisters, and Stitch knew that it was his fault. He left and hid in the woods. embodied the tradition of
‘ohana: None of them were
Angry that Jumba and Pleakley had failed to capture 626, the Grand Councilwoman fired them and
left behind, and none of them
sent Captain Gantu to replace them. But Jumba—still determined to capture Stitch—found him in the
would ever be forgotten—
woods and chased him all the way back to Lilo’s house. Lilo called the only person she could think of
especially Stitch!
to help her—Cobra!

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Tools & Materials Ready? Let’s start by drawing

Stitch’s head. Just follow
these simple steps, and you’ll
be amazed at how fun and
easy it can be.
Step 2

You’ll need some simple supplies to create the fun and out-of-this- Step 1
world characters from Lilo & Stitch. You may want to start with a
graphite pencil, so you can erase any mistakes. Then you can add
color with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolor, or acrylic
paint. Try using a red colored pencil to show someone’s “badness”
level, as Lilo likes to do. Or use all the tools, as Stitch does! felt-tip
markers
2. Each new step appears in blue.
graphite pencil

1. Start by drawing in the middle of

your paper so you don’t run out
paper
of room.
Step 3

3. Refine your drawing

and add more
details.

sharpener
Step 4
Step 5

eraser

colored
pencils
paintbrush
and paints
4. Darken the lines you want to 5. Use your colored pen-
keep and erase the rest. cils, paints, or markers
to add brilliant color.
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Step 3

Stitch is truly one-of-a-

kind—an alien experi- placement of
ment gone wrong. arms and legs
follow curve
Although he can make of body
himself look like a (called
“action line”)
harmless puppy dog,
Stitch is actually pro-
grammed to destroy! Step 4
Step 1
It’s only when he
becomes part of Lilo’s
family that he’s able to
overcome his destruc-
tive tendencies. half-circle shape
for head

Stitch is
roughly
2-1/2
heads tall
Step 2

avoid straight
action lines Step 5

top of nose is higher

than eyes ear is simple
triangle
shape

eye corners
fall just
below eyebrows and eye-
midsection lids follow teardrop
of nose shape of eyes

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BOTTOM OF FEET
Step 4

use circles to
draw Stitch’s
feet and toes stubby toes have
short, strong nails

When Stitch escapes from Gantu’s space-

ship, he lands on the island of Kauai. He
ends up in an animal rescue center, where Step 2 Step 3
he disguises himself as a dog and is adopt-
ed by Lilo. Stitch can be naughty, but with
some training from his new pal Lilo, he
learns to be nice.

Step 5
Step 1

large, raised how Stitch’s arm looks when he pulls it in to hide it

knuckles

short wrist—arm puffs out

around wrist
how arm looks when he untucks it
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Step 4

round, chubby
forearm is same
size as hand
in profile, nose is from front, nose
Step 1 large and round appears wide and flat

Only 5 years old, Lilo is an adorable and Step 3

cheerful little girl. She is extremely imagi-
native and loves all things odd! Lilo is spir-
ited, feisty, and determined. But it’s not
always easy being different. Lilo desper-
ately wants to find a friend who won’t
leave her.

Step 2 Step 5

HANDS

rounded tip eye line

of nose ends
just below
eye line

YES! NO!
fingers are short not long and thin
and stubby

YES! just NO! not above

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solid legs
become only a Step 3
little thinner
at knees and
ankles

Lilo is just
over
3 heads
YES! short tall
and thick

NO! not long

and thin

Besides hula dancing, Lilo has a lot of

Step 1 somewhat unusual interests. She collects
photos of tourists, plays with her hand-
made doll named “Scrump,” and loves to
listen to her favorite music—Elvis records.
Step 4

Step 2

Step 5

think baby

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Step 1 Step 2

Although they have a strange

relationship, Lilo and Stitch
become the best of friends. Lilo
teaches Stitch to dance, play
the guitar, and be more like
Elvis. Most important, Lilo
teaches him all about ‘ohana—
the Hawaiian word for “fami-
ly”—meaning “no one gets left
behind or forgotten.” (Stitch,
on the other hand, only teaches
Lilo how to be naughty!)
Step 3

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Step 4
Pleakley is
approximately keep both
4 heads tall tongues simple
and rounded

Pleakley’s 3 rounded legs YES! round

are like tentacles, each with like these
2 fingerlike toes
Step 1 NO! not
pointed
Agent Pleakley is your run-of- like these

the mill nerdy alien. Because

of his supposed knowledge of
Earth, he is sent to capture
Stitch. He tries to stick to the
rules (which is hard with a
partner like Jumba!). The
legs are wider at waist and
always-uptight Pleakley narrower at toes
spends much of his time pan- Step 5
icking, worrying, and trying to
prevent Jumba from destroy- Step 2 Step 3
ing everything in sight.
hands can be
divided into
3 sections
FRONT VIEW

basic head
shape
fits into top section of
square head resembles
a gum drop longest

medium-sized

SIDE VIEW THREE-QUARTER VIEW shortest

stripes on back of
narrower
head lie behind
single eye wider

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SQUASH STRETCH
eye line Step 4

arm and
Jumba shoulder head’s center
has huge, come from
rounded arms top of head cheeks begin at eye line, not
at head’s center line

Step 1 Step 3
Jumba Jukiba is the scientist who created
Stitch. Jumba knows Stitch better than anyone
else, so he’s sent to Earth to capture him.
Jumba hates rules and gets mad quickly—and
he makes it hard for Pleakley to keep him from
destroying the whole mission. (But deep down,
Jumba’s a big softie!)

Step 5

Step 2

EYES EYES
SQUASHED STRETCHED

Jumba is
3 heads
tall
similar to
shape of
EYES FRONT human hand
YES! eyes wrap NO! eyes but 4 round
around curve don’t follow fingers forearms
of head straight line overlap hands

nails are small

and covered
partly by skin

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Step 2 Step 5

Step 3

Nani is Lilo’s older sister who tries to eyes are

hold down a job while taking care of 1 eye-width apart

Lilo. Worried that Lilo might be put in a

Step 1
foster home, she does the best she
Step 4
can to keep the family together. But
Lilo is quite a handful! When Nani lets
her sister adopt Stitch as a pet, she
has no idea of the trouble Stitch is
about to cause—nor does she know
that Stitch might play a hand in keep-
ing her family together.

Nani is 7
heads tall

shoulders
eye is just above halfway
point of head

center of
1/2
body is high
1/3
because of
long legs 1/3 NO!
1/3 don’t make
knees Nani’s head
almond-shaped eyes too round . . .
legs are strong slant upward
and muscular

thick ankles
bottom lip is
thicker than . . . or too thin
top lip
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3-1/3 heads wide at

David is a tanned, muscular, 23-
shoulders
year-old Hawaiian surfer. He
works as a fire dancer (not a
very good one!) and wants to
Cobra is
date Nani. David has a weird
5 funky
sense of humor but a kind heart. Here’s a guy you don’t want to mess with! Cobra heads
tall
Step 1 He does everything he can to Bubbles is a no-nonsense social worker who truly wants
help Nani and Lilo stay together. whatever’s best for little Lilo. His ever-watchful, critical
His favorite pastime: surfing eye makes Nani really nervous. It takes Lilo’s big heart
some “choice waves.” and charming ways to win over Cobra.

Step 1
Step 2 profile
slopes

Step 3

eyes Cobra’s ears line up

nose with eye line,
chin halfway between
eye and back
of head
chest

Step 3 Step 2
waist

FACE FROM BELOW

eyes are 3 eye-
widths apart
David is roughly
6-1/2 heads tall

1/3 FACE FROM ABOVE

1/2 1/2
1/3
eye line is just slightly top of nose
above middle of head 1/3 1/3 begins just
nose
1/2 1/2 above eye line
1/3
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Worlds Apart Step 1

Lilo & Stitch is the first fully animated feature to

use watercolor backgrounds since Dumbo. The
two very different worlds in the story are illus-
trated most dramatically through color. Cool col-
ors like blues and grays are used in space and
on the planet Turo. In contrast, warm reds, yel-
lows, and greens define the lush, tropical
atmosphere on Earth.
Step 2
One thing that outer space and
Earth do have in common is that Lilo and Stitch have become the
the characters, spaceships, props, best of friends. They have a lot
and water effects all feature a of fun together—especially in
rounded design, based on the this spaceship built for two!
drawing style of writer/director
Chris Sanders.

Step 3

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The Grand Councilwoman of the Intergalactic

Council is one tough alien! She sends Jumba and
Pleakley to Earth to capture Stitch but fires them shoulders and neck
when they fail. A stickler for rules, the Grand are thinner and much
Step 1 narrower than human’s
Councilwoman has very little patience—especially
for mistakes!
Step 3
3 stripes on head thick thin

eyebrow

Councilwoman is
6-1/2 heads tall
legs are long and thin,
like a horse’s

1 curved
stripe on
2 fingers and upper leg
thumb are very Step 5
slender—become
more rounded
at tips 2 stripes
Step 2 on lower
part of
Step 4
leg

2 toes (or hooves)

for feet

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lower and upper

lip have definition Step 4

rounded side of
horn on outside

Captain Gantu is a giant among aliens. He is Step 3

ordered by the Grand Councilwoman to take eye line slightly
above center line
Stitch to an asteroid prison in his ship, the
Durgon. When Stitch escapes, Captain Gantu mouth line just
is determined to recapture him. But Stitch slightly below
center line
has learned to care, and nothing will keep
him from being with his new family—not
even a 20-foot alien!
inner corners of
eyes fall on
1/4 1/2 1/4 1/4 line Step 5
Step 1

Step 2

fin sits on neck,

not top of head

head is basically
sphere tucked into
squarish torso

Gantu’s hands
are like
snack cakes

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‘Ohana

Lilo’s wish came true: She did find a friend who wouldn’t leave her. And
what’s more—she found a whole new family! Together they rebuilt Nani
and Lilo’s house, where they all celebrated Christmas. Although Jumba,
Pleakley, Cobra, David, Nani, Lilo, and Stitch aren’t your typical family,
they have the most important thing—‘ohana; they all make sure that
no one gets left behind or forgotten.

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