Okay, this is probably the lasts of the Bastion/Rapunzel art out there (is it??)… just a tender moment we’ll never see digitally animated, and that makes these more special.
Also, a character line up of all of the initial character designs!
(In rectifying my mistake in crediting Bastion’s designs to Glen Keane (LOL don’t believe Tumblr without a link sauce!), rather than the equally skilled and similarly styled Jin Kim, I’m going to post some of his other pre-Tangled works. u-u)
Flynn from Tangled was going to be huge and Stabbington-sized, in comparison to Rapunzel, to make the relationship seem “accepting”, so Rapunzel would seem less shallow.
As if to teach a lesson that not ALL 16th century urchin thieves (half the populace) were rapists and murderers; general scary mean guys, despite their intimidating looks.
Then, to appeal more to the target audience of female teens and little girls, they made him Prince Charming with a personality, so you know he’s ‘good and pretty’, and there wouldn’t be a societal issue in pairing a 25+ year old ex-con with someone the size of a 14 year old.
And it worked. GG Disney.
I like Bastion’s design, better.
in·spired - [in-spahyuhrd] - adjective: to be aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence
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